In defiance of the presumption of innocence, an article published in 24 Heures of 6 November accused Dominique Giroud of "abusing the Saint-Saphorin appellation". Dominique Giroud intervened and got the newspaper to correct its error in its edition of 11 November 2014, with the following text:
Regarding our article "Winegrowers ready to fight for their image" of 6 November 2014: "The abuse of the Saint-Saphorin appellation" mentioned in relation to Dominique Giroud is currently a suspicion and not a proven fact. It is the subject of an investigation by the Vaud public prosecutor's office, the result of which is expected by the end of the year.
