《中英對照讀新聞》Lasers to fight off wine pirates 雷射阻擋偽酒

◎鄭寺音

Producers of leading wines are adopting security measures similar to those used on banknotes to stop criminals counterfeiting their products.

知名酒商正採用類似用在鈔票上的安全措施，阻止罪犯偽造他們的產品。

The technology is being pioneered by winemakers in Australia and Italy, using holograms, invisible ink and unique numbers etched onto bottles.

這種科技由澳洲與義大利酒商倡導，以全像術、隱形墨水與獨特的數字，印刻在酒瓶上。

Penfolds, the Australian label, and Brunello, the Italian brand, are in the forefront of the high-tech methods to counter "wine piracy".

澳洲酒商奔富與義大利名酒布魯內羅，處於這種對抗「盜版葡萄酒」高科技方法的最前線。

Paolo Bianchini, one of the main producers, has grafted holograms into the wrapping that seals the cork on his 2001 vintage. The hologram is made by the German Kurz group, which supplies the European Central Bank. "It costs a lot at the start but you can absorb it in time," he said.

布魯內羅的主要製造者之一Paolo Bianchini，已將全像術結合到密封2001年份葡萄酒的軟木塞包裝上。全像術由供應歐洲中央銀行的德國克茲集團製造。他說：「一開始花很多錢，但是可以慢慢吸收。」

From this summer the makers of Brunello are also using a new way of printing a code stamped on the neck label.

今年夏天開始，布魯內羅的製造商也在使用一種在頸標上印製密碼的新方法。

"We are using a paper similar to banknotes," said Stefano Campatelli, director of the consortium. "The ink becomes phosphorescent under ultraviolet light."

布魯內羅協會主管坎帕提利說：「我們正使用一種類似紙鈔的紙，墨水在紫外線下會發出磷光。」

Penfolds Grange, which can fetch up to £1,500 a bottle for its best vintages, has introduced a five-digit alphanumeric code laser-etched into the bottle.

奔富葛蘭在一瓶可達1500英鎊最好的葡萄酒上，已採用一種雷射印刻在瓶身五位數字數密碼。

新聞辭典

counterfeit 動詞，偽造、仿造。例句：It is a crime to counterfeit money.偽造貨幣是犯罪行為。

forefront 名詞，最前線，最重要、最引人注意的位置。例句：A new group of singers are coming to the forefront.一群新歌手正嶄露頭角。