

In Vino Duplicitas
The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire
Author: Peter Hellman
Narrator: Charles Constant
Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 08/15/2017
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, True Crime
Synopsis
After bursting onto the scene in 2002, Kurniawan quickly became the leading purveyor of rare wines to the American elite. But in April 2008, his lots of Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis red burgundy—dating as far back as 1945—were abruptly pulled from auction. The problem? The winemaker was certain that this particular burgundy was first produced only in 1982.
Journalist Peter Hellman was there, and he would closely investigate as a singular cast of characters—including a Kansas-born billionaire, a wine-loving young prosecutor, and a crusty FBI agent—worked to unravel the biggest con in wine history. Whether driven by the love of wine or of justice, all were asking the same question: 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?