The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxChinese crime gangs are responsible for a surge in fake wine being sold in the UK, experts claim.Counterfeit bottles of popular Australian brand Yellow Tail have been found in shops up and down the country.Scammers have attached fake labels to bottles and convinced oblivious shopkeepers that the alcohol is the real deal.Trading standards officers are convinced this latest scheme is part of an international operation looking to exploit the UK wine industry, which is worth £3.2 billion.And these gangs tend to be based in China, says drinks expert Ewan Lacey.“China is an epicentre for counterfeit wine,” he said.“They bottle another.
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