View Full Version : Forging old wine bottle labels
Runscott
03-12-2012, 03:40 PM
The Ruth forgers have nothing on this guy:
http://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/2012/03/rudy-kurniawan-arrested-by-fbi-on-numerous-fraud-charges/
It's not just forging a collectible, but a brand name product-- pirating. Double legal whammy, plus the wine makers may civilly sue him. I'm sure piracy is prosecuted hard these days.
alanu
03-13-2012, 09:49 AM
This makes me think, why would someone pay $1M for a bottle of wine, but I'm sure the guy drinking the wine is thinking, why would someone pay $1M for a baseball card.
Runscott
03-13-2012, 11:21 AM
This makes me think, why would someone pay $1M for a bottle of wine, but I'm sure the guy drinking the wine is thinking, why would someone pay $1M for a baseball card.
That's what I was thinking. If the bogus wine tasted like the 4-figure wine to the duped, they should be drinking cheaper wine.
There are several versions of this article - some go into more detail on the paper he used to forge the labels, which I thought was the most interesting part - obviously people were more interested in what was IN the bottle, so could miss label age issues.
novakjr
03-13-2012, 06:54 PM
I can just picture these clowns impressing a few of their friends with their Million dollar bottles of wine.....
http://www.facebook.com/TheCobbEdwardsT206HonusWagnerCard
Runscott
03-14-2012, 11:25 AM
I can just picture these clowns impressing a few of their friends with their Million dollar bottles of wine.....
http://www.facebook.com/TheCobbEdwardsT206HonusWagnerCard
I love it. As much as I hate Facebook, I responded.
atx840
03-16-2012, 04:46 AM
Great read, on another site one of his former wine house managers gives his side of the story.