Duboeuf Fined for Improper Blending
Mitch Frank
Issue: September 30, 2006
A French court has convicted Les Vins Georges Duboeuf, the wine company founded by the vintner known as the "king of Beaujolais," of fraud and attempted fraud for improperly blending grapes from cru Beaujolais vineyards with grapes from lesser Beaujolais-Villages vineyards.
For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands September 30, 2006.