Wine Fraudsters & Prominent Wine Frauds

Case studies of the people and schemes behind some of the most significant wine frauds, from Counterfeit bottles and forged provenance to storage and investment fraud. Select a story to read the full account.

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Alexander Lugov

The biggest new story in the world of Counterfeits. Our full account is in preparation and will be published here soon.

Rudy Kurniawan

A comprehensive look at the life and trial of Rudy Kurniawan, arguably the largest Counterfeiter of fine wine ever.

Greenberg vs Koch Trial

The case of Koch v. Greenberg, which began on March 26th, 2013, told in a 16-part series.

Hardy Rodenstock

A wine dealer of international renown who stands accused of having forged the most famous bottles ever sold.

Khaled Rouabah

A “secret cellar” of 1900 Margaux and Lafite that came to market in the late 1990s through a Belgian wine merchant.

Premier Cru

For 35 years, a Berkeley, California retail store where wine lovers turned to find Bordeaux and Burgundy at a discount.

China

Wine Industry Counterfeit Scope and Problem: the rapid growth of China’s wine imports and the Counterfeit problem that followed.

Montreal & Indian Reserves

Bulk Italian table wine imported into Ontario and altered at a factory unit on the Kahnawake Reserve near Montreal.

Mark Anderson Wine Storage Arson

A storage facility illegally selling clients’ wines, whose owner tried to cover his tracks with a potentially deadly fire.

History of Drinks Investment Fraud

Drinks investment frauds, from the whiskey barrel schemes of the early 1990s onward.

Other Wine Frauds