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In vino duplicitas, the rise and fall of a wine forger extraordinaire, Peter Hellman

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In vino duplicitas, the rise and fall of a wine forger extraordinaire, Peter Hellman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In vino duplicitas

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Peter Hellman

Sub title

the rise and fall of a wine forger extraordinaire

Summary

Tells the tale of Rudy Kurniawan, an unknown twenty-something from Indonesia, who quickly became the leading purveyor of rare wines to the American elite, but whose empire fell after his lots of Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis red burgundy--dating as far back as 1945--were discovered to have been first produced only in 1982. Was the mild-mannered Kurniawan himself a dupe? Or had one young man--with little experience and few connections--ensnared the world's top winemakers, sellers, and drinkers in a web of deceit?--Adapted from publisher description

Table Of Contents

Becoming Doctor Conti -- Underside of an auction -- The man from Morey-Saint-Denis -- The auctioneer -- Collapse of the con -- The sheriff -- The takedown -- Before a jury of his peers -- Aftershocks

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