Fake bottles of Barca Velha and Pêra Manca

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Mika H
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Fake bottles of Barca Velha and Pêra Manca

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I bumped into these news about ASAE, a Portuguese economic and food safety authority, finding out about fake bottles of Barca Velha and Pêra Manca auctioned:
https://www.jn.pt/justica/interior/asae ... 06656.html
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Only a matter of time. Despite what some think, fake Portuguese wines, Port, and Madeira are here. The increased value of them made it inevitable. Buyer beware!


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