Sour Grapes
“True Story - Fake Wine”
2016•R•1h 26m•7.3•Released
Documentary
Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.
Director
Jerry Rothwell
Languages
English
Studio
Met Film Production
Cast
Rudy Kurniawan
Himself (archive footage)
Corie Brown
Self - food and wine writer
Laurent Ponsot
Himself
Jason Hernandez
Self - Prosecutor in the Rudy Kurniawan case
Jerome H. Mooney
Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
Vincent Verdiramo
Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
Bill Koch
Self - Businessman and collector
Arthur M. Sarkissian
Self
Don Cornwell
Self - Lawyer and burgundy wine expert
James P. Wynne
Self - FBI agent specialized in counterfeit goods
Percy
Self - Brad Goldstein's dog
Brad Goldstein
Self - Bill Koch's spokesperson
John Kapon
Self - Wine merchant and auctioneer (archive footage)
Eddie Tansil
Self - Wanted Indonesian bank robber (archive footage)
Production
Company
Met Film Production
Producer
Al Morrow
Producer
Catherine Simeon
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