In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire | 
so-soIn Vino Duplicitas.
In Vino Veritas means "in wine there is truth". So, In Vino Duplicitas would loosely translate into "in wine, there is duplicity".
This is an accounting of the rise and fall of the wine forger Rudy Kurniawan. A man who was once called a wine savant, & who ended up serving time for his crimes.
While this is a fascinating accounting, the book itself lacks somewhat in that department. A bit herky(cont in comments)..
I was watching Sour Grapes on Netflix when I remembered that I had a book on the topic on my shelf! #BoundTogetherJune #BeverageOnTheCover #myfavoritebeverage
A book I‘m starting tonight so I can put it in my dad‘s stocking. Hope it‘s a fairly quick and interesting read!
#GratefulReads This was a really interesting #nonfiction book about Rudy Kurniawan and his forgery of rare and vintage wines.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
I snagged this one!
https://www.amazon.com/Vino-Duplicitas-Rise-Forger-Extraordinaire-ebook/dp/B01M6...
pickI just finished this morning's #coffeeandabook. This was a really interesting look into the world of rare wine, and Rudy Kurniawan, who was able to fool expert wine collectors with his counterfeit wines. #BookRiotReadHarderChallenge2019: book of non-violent true crime
My #FridayNightBookClub read. I'm learning so much about wine collectors, wine auctions, and rare old wines. @JoScho @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Looking forward to starting this one, the true story of a wine forger. 📚🍷📚
Perfect happy hour read. I know next to nothing about fine wine collecting but this book is a fascinating and accessible read. PeterHellman.com
Know nothing about wine but this is so accessible. Great story. Fast read. Racing thru it. PeterHellman.com
so-soAn interesting recap of an amazing vintage wine con artist. How he got away with so much deception is remarkable. I listened to the audio of this one, and wish I had read the hard copy instead. Narrator was great, just a lot of information. There‘s a documentary that relates as well, called ‘Sour Grapes‘, but that fell a bit short for me, as well.
I finally went out yesterday and it was a good time.
My #wrapup for June. Above are the books I finished in June. Some were really good; others so-so. And, I'm still in the middle of a lot! #SplashIntoSummerReads
so-so#netgalley This book had a lot of promise - chronicling the path of a wine forget. There were parts I sped through, eagerly awaiting the next bit of information. But, there were other parts that were very slow. The writing style is dry and at times very journalistic (not a fault, but it took me some time to get into it). Overall, an okay read. I did learn about some rare wines!
While Rudy goes from fabulous to fake, to "Frankenstein Wines",
from marvelous to monstrous, his actions are those of a crafty and creative criminal.
As for the book, it went from fascinating and factual to far to long. Although its not a long book by length, it was indeed far too long to read the author's wandering and repetitive narrative.
I expected a "fine wine" of a book and feel like I got a bottle that was slightly "corked".
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