In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire
Language: English
Published by The Experiment LLC, 2017
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?An engrossing account of wine fraud and forgery . . . Hellman clearly knows his stuff.??The Wall Street Journal ?[Hellman] presents . . . the macho, competitive, one-upmanship world of the collectors, an atmosphere that perhaps contributed to their gullibility in the high-rolling economy of the early 2000s.??The New York Times ?Heady, intoxicating . . . shines a light on the esoteric and intriguing world of ultrarare, ultrafine wines.??Foreword, starred review ?In Vino Duplicitas is a cautionary tale of how we can let the romance of wine get the better of us. . . . None of us are immune.??Washington Post.
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- Title
- In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire
- Author
- Peter Hellman
- Publisher
- The Experiment LLC
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1615193928
- ISBN 13
- 9781615193929
“An engrossing account of wine fraud and forgery . . . Hellman clearly knows his stuff.”―The Wall Street Journal
“[Hellman] presents . . . the macho, competitive, one-upmanship world of the collectors, an atmosphere that perhaps contributed to their gullibility in the high-rolling economy of the early 2000s.”―The New York Times
“Heady, intoxicating . . . shines a light on the esoteric and intriguing world of ultrarare, ultrafine wines.”―Foreword, starred review
“In Vino Duplicitas is a cautionary tale of how we can let the romance of wine get the better of us. . . . None of us are immune.”―Washington Post
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 and self-proclaimed “hoarder,” a dignified Burgundian winemaker, a wine-loving young prosecutor, and a crusty FBI agent who prepared for the case by reading French Wine for Dummies―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? 16-page color photo insert
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About the Author
Peter Hellman, a New York-based journalist and author for more than 40 years, has been a contributor to Wine Spectator for more than a decade. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, and many others. His books include When Courage Was Stronger than Fear, Chief!, and Fifty Years After Kitty Genovese. He and his wife, Susan, live in New York City.
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