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In recent years, French police have dismantled many criminal networks that have made millions of dollars by exporting counterfeit bottles of expensive vintages.
To try to stop the fraudsters, vineyards have used secure labels, secret engravings and even microchips on the bottles.
But those methods are still not foolproof.
That's Benjamin Laforet, the head of research and development at Chateau Angelus in Bordeaux.
He's invented a system for identifying counterfeit wine using the unique genetic code of each vine from the vineyard.
His team mixed samples of DNA from the grapes with wax from local beehives, which are then used to seal the bottle.
If consumers suspect they've been cheated, they can send a sample of the wax back to the chateau for analysis and a definitive answer.
Benjamin says the really clever bit is that the counterfeiters can't recreate this unique seal.
Benjamin Laforet says the idea came to him one night when he couldn't get to sleep.
After that, he spent a year developing this system and has now patented it.
It sounds like a lot of work, but since bottles of Angelus are sold for up to $800, protecting them is a good investment.
Above all, he says, the reputation of his vineyard depends on customers being able to trust that their wines are the real thing and not sophisticated fakes.
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His great nephew Richard has sat for Hockney ever since he was four. He always gets your personality out and that's why he chooses to paint people that he loves, his family, his friends. He always likes my cheeky grin.
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