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Prosecutors in Rudy Kurniawan trial will depose heads of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Georges Roumier and Domaine Ponsot
Posted: May 8, 2013 By Peter Hellman
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Court finds that collector Eric Greenberg defrauded Florida billionaire at wine auction
Posted: April 12, 2013 By Peter Hellman, Mitch Frank
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Accused wine counterfeiter pleads not guilty to new indictment; no sign of plea bargain
Posted: April 10, 2013 By Peter Hellman
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After two weeks of testimony, the trial over 24 bottles of alleged counterfeit wine rages on in federal court
Posted: April 9, 2013 By Peter Hellman
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The patriarch of the Tuscan estate many credit with creating Brunello was an outspoken champion of the wine
Posted: April 8, 2013 By Mitch Frank, Bruce Sanderson
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Bill Koch has spent eight years and millions of dollars picking fights over wine
Posted: March 28, 2013 By Mitch Frank
The picture is still hanging in my office: Bill Koch, the energy executive who has made fighting sales of counterfeit rare wines a personal obsession, stares menacingly at me, wearing a cowboy hat, a bandana and a sheriff's star. The shot was taken when Wine Spectator photographed Koch for our Dec. 15, 2009, cover story, "The Crusade Against Counterfeits." The outfit was Koch's idea: In addition to wine, he collects Old West memorabilia.
In the end, we opted for a shot of Koch in a suit, holding a magnum of Château Pétrus 1921. Koch says he bought that bottle at a 2005 Zachys auction of 17,000 bottles of wine from the cellar of California tech entrepreneur Eric Greenberg. Koch alleges that Greenberg bought it from Royal Wine Merchants, and Royal sourced it from German wine broker Hardy Rodenstock. Koch believes it’s a fake.
That magnum, and all those players, are back in the headlines this week, as a jury of six men and two women hear Koch v. Greenberg in a Manhattan federal court. Koch has been suing Greenberg for six years over 24 bottles he bought for almost $350,000 at that auction, wines he says are counterfeit. (Contributor Peter Hellman, who has doggedly pursued this topic, has written an excellent summary of the case.)
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Bill Koch will finally bring a case to court, suing collector Eric Greenberg over 24 rare wines he says are fakes
Posted: March 25, 2013 By Peter Hellman
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Noemi Marone Cinzano sells to undisclosed investors so she can focus on her Argentine property
Posted: February 11, 2013 By Bruce Sanderson
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Federal judge rules that FBI had probable cause to search defendant's home; trial could be scheduled at a hearing next month
Posted: January 17, 2013 By Peter Hellman
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Someone emptied all the casks, dumping out 16,500 gallons of wine; no motive for crime
Posted: December 4, 2012 By Bruce Sanderson
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Court filing asserts that FBI agents had reason to sweep his home; includes photos of alleged "counterfeiting lab"
Posted: November 8, 2012 By Peter Hellman
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New details of arrest emerge as lawyers try to exclude evidence from "counterfeiting lab"
Posted: October 16, 2012 By Peter Hellman
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Judges find Bill Koch waited too long to accuse Christie's of selling counterfeits
Posted: October 8, 2012 By Mitch Frank
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Defense lawyers asking judge to toss evidence obtained in FBI search of Kurniawan's home
Posted: September 12, 2012 By Peter Hellman
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A leading négociant is accused of illegally blending and mislabeling 1.5 million bottles
Posted: June 15, 2012 By Suzanne Mustacich
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Federal grand jury hands down charges against the wine collector; he could be extradited to New York soon
Posted: May 10, 2012 By Peter Hellman
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U.S. attorney accuses Indonesia-born Burgundy lover of trying to sell $1.3 million in fakes
Posted: March 9, 2012 By Peter Hellman
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Rare bottles are pulled from a London auction after collectors raise questions about authenticity
Posted: February 9, 2012 By Peter Hellman
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There's no law to stop Chinese wineries from producing "Bordeaux;" the French are trying to change that
Posted: November 8, 2011 By Suzanne Mustacich
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Brunello winemakers reject a plan to allow grapes other than Sangiovese in Rosso di Montalcino
Posted: September 9, 2011 By Mitch Frank
