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    Sour Grapes: Bottles of Fake Vintage Wine Sold for $16,000 a Pop

    French and Italian police dismantled a wine fraud ring selling counterfeit bottles as prestigious vintages worth up to $16,000.

    An international wine fraud ring operating across France and Italy was dismantled by police, revealing a sophisticated scheme to pass off low-quality wine as high-end vintages. In a statement published Tuesday, European law enforcement agency Europol revealed that the ring…