FBI Busts Fraudulent $13 Million Wine and Whisky Investment Scheme
A British citizen stands accused of masterminding a grift swindling elderly victims across the U.S. through promises of big …
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Cult Cabernet Crime
Principals of wine brokerage firm Bordeaux Cellars are accused of defrauding investors
Cult Cabernet Collateral: How Two Men Allegedly Duped Investors with a Tale of Rare Wines
A federal court indictment says Stephen Burton and James Wellesley offered loans backed by Burgundies and Bordeauxs, but …
U.S. Authorities Deport Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the man known as Dr. Conti was flown to Indonesia on April 8. What he'll …
Wine Ponzi Schemer John Fox Released Early from Prison
The former owner of bankrupt retailer Premier Cru, who defrauded customers out of millions of dollars in collectible wines, …
The Top Stories of 2020
In a year many are eager to forget, our most-read articles reflected the times—covering the impacts of the pandemic, …
Where in the World Is Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan?
The convicted forger of top Burgundies and Bordeauxs finished his prison sentence and faces deportation proceedings
Punctured Tanks to Pilfered Grapes, Global Wine Crimes and Blunders Run Rampant
A Frenchman tries a self-checkout scam with a classified-growth Bordeaux. A famed wine merchant falls prey to an elaborate …
Italian Police Uncover Counterfeit Sassicaia Ring
Authorities exposed an international plot to produce phony bottles of the celebrated super Tuscan, including Wine Spectator…
A Wine Sleuth and Would-Be Novelist
Burgundy winemaker Laurent Ponsot writes his own version of counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan’s story
Man Guzzles Wine from Under Moving Tanker, Elaborate Scam on Champagne Heir: Shocking Acts of Winecrime Everywhere
A highway wine robber in his underwear. A Champenois duped by a fake "secret mission" with Moroccan royals. Wineries, …
Italian Police Arrest Winemakers for Allegedly Producing 130,000 Cases of Counterfeit Wine
Authorities say an Oltrepò Pavese winery in Lombardy doctored non-appellation wine with sugar, water and aromatic additives …