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Japanese girl band tricked into drinking a Korean wine, Tsongsul that contains feces. Would you drink the “wine” with them? We’ll bet you would. (Rocket 24 – Girl band drinks feces wine)
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Say it isn’t so?! It’s wine, it’s valuable, it’s not from China and it could be bootleg. Imagine, just a few years ago, wine in China wasn’t non existent. Yet now, the tastes of the rich ballers are now shifting to the fine valuable drinks that actually will work with some of their cuisine. Imagine the pork, cattle, and even seafood that China has access to. The reds and whites from around the world will pair, yet the highest end wines could be a fake. Empty bottles are easily collected, labels printed, and wine from Trader Joe’s poured right in. Sad but true. Bootlegging and making a few dollars has no limits. (LA Times – Wine Fakers)
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Yao Ming played NBA basketball, retires, goes to college, owns a basketball team, and is now starting a wine company. This wine will end up being $280 when it comes out next year. We just reported on Wine Futures in China, and now it’s Yao Ming in the game. It’s weird how it’s a 2009 wine with no specific photo except of a generic grape field.
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The dine part is taken care of, but what about the wine? Wine in China is on a growth as luxury products of every sort is seeping in. It’s less of a drinking culture as it’s close neighbors, but the fineness and value of wine is attractive to the rich speculators. It’s not just a drink it’s an investment. The amazing thing? The tax of importing wine was removed, so it’s open season for wine makers to get their juice into the Chinese hands. China is overtaking England as 5th place consumer of wine! (SFGate – Wine)
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