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PARIS European authorities are pursuing a network of counterfeiters who passed off hundreds of bottles - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/sitesearch.do?querystring=bottles of swill as Romanee-Conti, often considered the best and most expensive wine in the world. <br> <br> <br> <br> The Burgundy vineyard sounded the alarm last year, suspecting that bottles with Romanee-Conti labels were fake, the Dijon prosecutor's office said in a statement this week. <br> <br> <br> <br> A few dozen of the suspect bottles were seized and tested by a French government lab. <br> <br> <br> <br> The analysis found a mediocre wine inside, masquerading as one that can sell for up to $12,000 a bottle. <br> <br> <br> <br> Vintners from Burgundy said Wednesday that counterfeit wines often end up in China, where consumption of fine wine, especially French wine, 과천출장마사지 - https://www.startopanma.com/%ea%b3%bc%ec%b2%9c%ec%98%a4%ed%94%bc%ea%b1%b8%e2%87%85%e2%97%95%ea%b3%bc%ec%b2%9c%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%ec%97%85%ec%86%8c%cf%a1%e3%84%a8%ea%b3%bc%ec%b2%9c%ec%bd%9c%ea%b1%b8%e2%98%9e%ea%b3%bc%ec%b2%9c.html is exploding and driving astronomical prices. <br> <br> <br> <br> Earlier this month, police in several European countries raided 20 houses and offices, detaining several people for questioning. <br> <br> <br> <br> They turned up packaging - http://www.covnews.com/archives/search/?searchthis=packaging that was used in the counterfeiting. <br> <br> <br> <br> France has asked for the extradition of two Italians who were arrested. <br> <br> <br> <br> The prosecutor's office in Dijon, which is in Burgundy, says the network has sold at least 400 counterfeit bottles for a total of 2 million euros. <br> <br> <br> <br> In conjunction with law enforcement in other countries and Europol, it is still pursuing other suspects. <br> <br> <br> <br> Europol said that while the first sales of the wine took place in Italy, the investigation so far has turned up links to Russia, Hong Kong, Belize and Switzerland. <br> <br> <br> <br> Jean-Michel Guillon, the owner of Domaine Guillon & Fils in Gevrey-Chambertin, said many vintners worry about counterfeiting, but it is the highest-end wines that typically are targeted. <br> <br> <br> <br> Vineyards are getting more savvy, he added, using labels that have chemical additives that allow bottles to be traced more easily.