{"product_id":"in-vino-duplicitas-peter-hellman-9781615193929","title":"In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire","description":"Few gain entry to the privileged world of ultrafine wines, where billionaires flock to exclusive auction houses to vie for the scarce surviving bottles from truly legendary years. But Rudy Kurniawan, an unknown twentysomething from Indonesia, was blessed with two gifts that opened doors: a virtuoso palate for wine tasting, and access to a seemingly limitless (if mysterious) supply of the world's most coveted wines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After bursting onto the scene in 2002, Kurniawan quickly became \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eFrench Wine for Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e--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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Hellman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1615193928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615193929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2017","brand":"Peter Hellman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965832642815,"sku":"9781615193929","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8481164d-8e56-4f8c-b973-fc67b040d2fc.jpg?v=1767285142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-vino-duplicitas-peter-hellman-9781615193929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}