Death on the Vine

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California Drinkin’ Part II

2018 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Linda L. Kane

Rudy Kurniawan was a wealthy 20- year-old from California with a fondness for wine when he first started rubbing elbows with the high rollers at wine auctions. As one collector remembers him, he was “just a geeky kid drinking Merlot.”

California Drinking

2018 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Linda L. Kane

I became interested in the forging of wine after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal. I grew obsessed and researched every article I could find about the theft and counterfeiting of everything from low-end table wine to more expensive wine.