A wealthy American who discovered wine counterfeits in his collection has started a website dedicated to fighting fakes.

Russell H Frye created wineauthentication.com to offer ‘help, advice and a community to share experiences with’.

Frye created the site, ‘because wine counterfeiting has become a greater and greater problem for buyers and sellers of wine.’

The site, says Frye, is the first of its kind.

‘Up until now, there was no easily accessible resource available to help people determine the authenticity of these bottles,’ he says.

The site promises to provide subscribers with articles, a discussion forum, photos, and a bottle registry. It also lists techniques for neutralising counterfeiting.

It is still in its embryonic state. Thus far, the sole, apparently test post deals with a Boston Red Sox victory over the rival New York Yankees in American League

baseball.

Written by Howard G Goldberg in New York

Howard G Goldberg
Howard G Goldberg
Decanter Magazine, Food & Wine Writer

Howard G Goldberg is a wine writer and critic based in New York City. He made his name writing about wine for The New York Times, where he worked for 34 years. He has written various books on food and wine, including Prime: The Complete Prime Rib Book and All About Wine Cellars. He compiled The New York Times Book of Wine – a collection of the publication’s best wine articles.