February 22 , 2022 | The Guardian
Maureen Downey talks about the early days of discovering wine counterfeiters, and the history of wine fraud.

July 12 , 2022 | The Connected Table
Maureen Downey joins the podcast, the Connected Table, discusses counterfeiting and how it’s impacting the wine industry.

July 12 , 2022 | Sommelier Business
An article discussing wine fraud, notorious wine counterfeiters, and what to look for.

January 13, 2021 | XChateau
Maureen Downey discusses the road to be an authenticator and the Chai Vault.

March 19, 2021 | WineSpeed
Maureen Downey is highlighted as a person to know within the wine industry regarding her work in wine fraud.

January 17, 2019 | WSJ
Is the wine you collect as valuable as you think?

February 25, 2019 | Forbes
Fine Wine demand is rising while supply stays the same. This allows for many changes in the wine inudustry

January 22, 2019 | DistilleryNation
Maureen Downey discusses wine and spirits counterfeiting.

March 6, 2018 | Wine-Searcher
Damaged wines from fires and floods come with a great price, but a risk on quality.

February 15, 2018 | Wine Enthusiast
Maureen Downey discusses six tips to avoid wine fraud.

Sept 17, 2018 | Town and Country
Maureen Downey talks about wine authentication and the Chai Vault.

April 12, 2018 | SF Business Times
Maureen Downey talks about wine authentication and the Chai Vault.

March 2, 2018 | SevenFifty Daily
The Chai Vault and how to store wines on the block chain.

July 8, 2018 | P
All about Maureen and Rudy Kurniawan

Mar 10, 2017 | World of Fine Wine
Anne Krebiehl covers the London Trainings and Maureen Downey

July 16, 2017 | Wine Spectator
After Acker Merrall sold counterfeit Krug, Maureen Downey talks about fakes in the market

Jan 22, 2017 | The Times
London Wine Fraud Training recap, and a Sour Grapes review.

June 20, 2017 | The Times
Maureen Downey talks about fraudsters buying empty wine bottles of eBay to sell as authentic

Feb 14, 2017 | The Drinks Business
An overview of the Training in Hong Kong, and wine fraud.

June 26, 2017 | Spectator Life
Maureen Downey talks about how to spot counterfeits

Dec 5, 2016 | Wine-Searcher
The Chai Wine Vault, what it is, and how it works with Maureen Downey.

July 2, 2016 | Wine-Searcher
Maureen Downey shares her feels about new synthetic wines designed to taste like fine wines, but cost a fraction of the price.

February 11, 2016 | Wine-Searcher
Don Cornwell and Maureen Downey discuss Dragon 8 Auction House and whether the wines were authentic or counterfeit.

Dec 8, 2016 | The Drinks Business
$550Million in Rudy Kurniawan fakes are circulating, and how this happened.

January 3, 2016 | Newsweek
Maureen Downey and WineFraud.com contributor, Francis Dinklespiel, author of Tangled Vines, cover recent wine frauds over the last few years in America.

May 30, 2016 | Good Food Revolution
Kim Gertler interviews Maureen Downey about the Sour Grapes film, and Rudy Kurniawan

Nov 1, 2015 | Wine Spectator
The Authenticator: Wine Spectator names Maureen Downey as “The Authenticator” in it’s November 2015 Magazine.

Nov 30, 2015 | The Wine Write
An interview betweeen Randy Smith and Maureen Downey about Wine Fraud, Chai Consulting, and everything in between.

Dec 3, 2015 | Suddeutsche Zeitung
Susanne Schneider interviews Maureen Downey about Rudy Kurniawan, wine counterfeiting, and WineFraud.com.

October 6, 2015 | Filthy Rich Guide
Maureen Downey covers not all expensive wines are authentic and the three main ways to tell if a bottle of wine is fake or real. Maureen begins at 12:12.

November 13, 2015 | CNN
CNN discovers how the demand for fine wine, and a lack of knowledge about wine creates a huge opportunity for counterfeit wines, featuring Maureen Downey.

February 11, 2015 | Bloomberg News
First she helped the FBI bring Kurniawan down, now Maureen Downey will help the wine world battle fraud with the first-of-its-kind tool against counterfeit wine. Elin McCoy explains how wine collectors, restaurants, producers, and vendors will benefit in “New Wine Fraud Website Will Help You Avoid Fake Bottles.”

August 22, 2014 | WineChina.com
The top 16 counterfeited wine producers and how only certain vintages are targeted.

May 15, 2014 | Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Maureen Downey provides a guide to identifying bogus bottles to ensure wine collectors don’t get duped in “Is Your Wine a Fake?” by Andrew Hoover.

August 17, 2014 | The Independent
Ralph Blackburn identifies Maureen Downey as one of the few people in the world able to tell an expertly faked wine from the real thing in “The Wine Detective: Meet the go-to expert for exposing fake vintages.”

August 28, 2014 | The Drinks Business
Fake wine expert Maureen Downey explains who has been most victimized by the crime of wine fraud in Tom Bruce Gardyne’s “The Big Fake Fall Out.”

February 14, 2014 | The Drinks Business
Lucy Shaw asks Maureen Downey fun questions made famous by Marcel Proust in “The Proust Q&A”. Topics include Maureen’s wine fraud database, Deer Valley, and sharks.

July 8, 2014 | Taste China
Jancis Robinson interviews Maureen Downey about how she became the master authenticator.

November 21, 2013 | Wine Spectator
Robert Taylor gets Maureen Downey’s take on how much fake wine has hit the global wine market and buying wine in Asia in his article “Who Are They Fooling? (A Lot of Folks).”

December 15, 2013 | Vanity Fair France
Maureen Downey answers questions about Kurniawan’s fakes and how his trial will affect the fine and rare wine market in “Les acheteurs ont perdu confiance dans les vieilles bouteilles” by Karim Lebhour.

March 24, 2013 | The Guardian
Matt Williams interviews Maureen Downey as a rare-wine expert to give evidence for Koch’s lawsuit in “Wine Fraud Lawsuit is Test of Bottle for Billionaire Bill Koch” highlighting widespread counterfeiting in the world of fine and rare wines.

November 2013 | Talk Radio Europe
Spain’s PanchoCampo interviews wine detective Maureen Downey on identifying counterfeit wine and investing in wine.

December 21, 2013 | France 24
France vingt-quatre profiles Laurent Ponsot and Maureen Downey at Rudy Kurniawan’s trial as they speak out about auction house and winemakers’ complicity in “Wine Fraudster’s Conviction ‘Tip of Iceberg’.”

May 10, 2013 | Decanter Magazine
Mike Steinberger cites Maureen Downey’s experience with a major collector who owns fakes made by Rudy Kurniawan and praises his aptitude in “Counterfeit Wines: Scandal of the Century.”

November 9, 2012 | United Press Int’l
Maureen Downey featured in “Collectors Warned of Counterfeit Wine.”

December 6, 2012 | The Drinks Business
Maureen Downey named in “Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Wine.”

August 29, 2012 | SF Weekly
Cover feature in “The Wine Detective: Maureen Downey Reveals Forged Bottles.”

July 29, 2012 | Norcal Wine
Maureen Downey gives tips for better storing and aging of wine to Fred Swan.

December 17, 2012 | KCBS
Mike Sugerman interviews San Francisco-based wine investigator Maureen Downey on “About the Bay.” Read/listen to Mike Sugarman’s story here.