(WineSpectator) - Tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of wine with bogus vintages, appellations and grape varieties was allegedly exported across the globe.

New Zealand authorities have charged three directors of a wine company in Waipara with fraud. Southern Boundary Wines Ltd.'s vineyard manager and winemaker Scott Berry, winemaker Rebecca Cope and operations and export manager Andrew Moore stand accused of allegedly mislabeling thousands of bottles and then exporting the wines. The case has New Zealand winemakers worried that their industry will be tarnished by a few bad actors.

"The New Zealand wine industry is highly regarded around the world and we cannot let the alleged actions of one winery damage a reputation that we have all worked so hard to build," said Jeffrey Clarke, New Zealand Winegrowers acting CEO, in a statement.

A report from the New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)—a public service department that oversees and regulates imports and exports—states that the trio labeled wines with incorrect vintages, origins and grape varieties. They are also accused of labeling wines as single-vineyard bottlings when they were in fact blends. They are also charged with tampering with and destroying winemaking records. The three were charged in February, but court documents on the case were only recently made public.