The Kurniawan story has since inspired the ‘Sour Grapes’ documentary film that was made available on Netflix.
Around 5,000 bottles authenticated as genuine and found in Rudy Kurniawan’s private cellar were auctioned this month.
More than 500 counterfeits of some of the world's finest wines were crushed at a Texas waste disposal site almost exactly two years after their maker, Rudy Kurniawan, was convicted of wine fraud in a US court.
‘Everything destroyed here today was either counterfeit or had no sale value,’ said Jason Martinez, assistant program manager for the US Marshals Asset Forfeiture Division.
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