Rudy Kurniawan
How did Rudy Kurniawan sell fake bottles as rare wine?
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45 mins
Explore how Rudy Kurniawan built a reputation among wealthy wine collectors while producing counterfeit bottles. Uncover the auctions, homemade blends, and investigation that eventually exposed the fraud.
Ep 1:
The Night the Auction Stopped
A Frenchman halts a legendary auction mid-bid, exposing a fraud at the heart of fine wine's billion-dollar world—and introducing Rudy Kurniawan, the man behind it all.
Ep 2:
The Making of Doctor Conti
An illegal immigrant with a genius palate and a hidden past transforms himself into America's most trusted Burgundy expert, exploiting a market built entirely on trust.
Ep 3:
Unicorn Wines and the Raid
A single impossible vintage unravels Rudy's empire, triggering a global hunt by a billionaire, a winemaker, and the FBI—culminating in a kitchen-lab raid like no other.
Ep 4:
Verdict, Ruin, and Return
Rudy's trial reveals the staggering scope of his deception, but his story doesn't end in disgrace—he returns to the table, raising unsettling questions about authenticity itself.
Discussions (5)
Gordon
Level 8 · 7 hours agothe part about collectors being too embarrassed to admit they got duped is exactly how frauds like this survive. nobody wants to announce they paid 50k for a bad bottle
Edith
Level 3 · 7 hours agoDRC made in 1945 sold for $558k confirmed
Beau
Level 6 · 7 hours agoRudy's palate being 'real' doesn't make him a savant. Dude was just a liar with good taste buds
