Bordeaux’s Entre-deux-Mers wine region has been cheated out of €43,000 ($48,000) after payment for a bulk shipment of wine glasses for a tasting event went through a scam email.

According to regional newspaper Sud-Ouest, the scam only came to light at a general meeting of the Entre-deux-Mers winegrowers union in which its president, David Labat, revealed the region had been duped out of the cash several months ago.

“We’re trying to talk to our bank in an effort to retrieve some of the funds but it is not going well,” Labat reportedly said.

It’s understood the culprit was located in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeast France although they remain at large.

“Luckily, the wine region known for its whites is not in the red,” said Sud-Ouest.