US government plans action on 'Red Bicyclette' affair
US government plans action on 'Red Bicyclette' affair
Feb 26, 2010 6
US wine importers could face government action as the fall-out from the fake 'Red Bicyclette' Pinot Noir scandal in the Languedoc continues.
Regulatory body the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), part of the US Treasury, is continuing its investigations into the issue, and has been involved in discussions with the relevant French authorities over the past year.
Twelve defendants, including conglomerate Sieur d'Arques, were last week handed suspended prison sentences and fines of up to €180,000 by a French court for selling millions of bottles of fake Pinot Noir to E&J Gallo and other US importers.
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