New counter measures against counterfeit wines

In parallel with exclusive wines becoming more and more expensive counterfeit wine bottles are becoming a more frequent problem. Much fake wine is no doubt never found out but sometimes you hear stories about a fake bottle of Pétrus in a London restaurant, or a counterfeit old Lafite at a dinner in Hong-Kong etc. Two companies that have recently started offering solutions are HP and Kodak. HP proposes a "memory spot" that can be attached to any surface, e.g. the label. Kodak has chosen a different route with a counterfeit-proof printed label. Read more about the solutions on MSN.com

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