Incidents of fraud, such as mislabeling the origin or quality of wines, have resulted in regulations on labeling. "Wine scandals" that have received media attention include: The 1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal, in which diethylene glycol was used as a sweetener in some Austrian wines. In 1986, methanol (a toxic type of alcohol) was used to alter certain wines manufactured in Italy. In 2008, some Italian wines were found to include sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid. In 2010, some Chinese red wines were found to be adulterated, and as a consequence China's Hebei province shut down nearly 30 wineries.
Incidents of fraud, such as mislabeling the origin or quality of wines have resulted in regulations on labeling "Wine scandals" that have received media attention include: The 1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal, in which diethylene glycol was used a,s a sweetener in some Austrian wines. In 1986, methanol (a toxic type of alcohol) was used to alter certain wines manufactured in Italy. In 2008 some Italian wines w,ere found to include sulfuric acid and hydroch.loric acid. In 2010, some Chinese red wines were found to be adulterated, and as a consequence China's Hebei province shut down nearly 30 wineries.