From Sigi Hiss, at 14. March 2012 14:27
Peter Hellman – The wine-auction market faces more questions after 107 bottles of Burgundy prove fraudulent
Midway through Acker Merrall & Condit’s April 25 wine auction, held at the Manhattan restaurant Cru, auctioneer and Acker president John Kapon paused the fast-paced action to make an unusual announcement: Twenty-two lots of red Burgundy, identified in the catalog as rarities from the prestigious Domaine Ponsot in Morey-St.-Denis and estimated to sell for as much as $603,000, were being withdrawn from the sale “at the request of the domaine and with the consent of the consignor.”
From Peter Niederhauser, at 14. March 2012 13:41
Diesen Wein setzte uns in Porto im Herbst 2011 (Peer Holm, 
Kristine Bäder & mir) ein portugiesischer Weinjournalist vor die Nase.
Sechs Weine zeigten schwerpunktmäßig das Spektrum an Portugals Rotweinen auf. Nicht umfassend, sondern nur auf die wesentlichen Stilrichtungen beschränkt Der 2008er Quinta da Leda wurde in der Kategorie modernes Portugal ausgewählt. Die Quinta da Leda ist nicht unbekannt, der Konzern dahinter ist ein Big Player im boomenden Weinland Portugal – Sogrape Vinhos. Da stehen Namen wie Porto Ferreira oder Casa Ferreirinha neben dem weltberühmtem Mateus Rose oder Sandemann im Programm. Sogrape Vinhos vereinigt dabei doch einige Gegensätze miteinander und das in erstaunlich harmonischer Art & Weise. Masse & Klasse. David & Goliath. Tradition & Moderne.
Die Klasse, den David & die Moderne aus dem Regal nehmen und mit genügend Sorgfalt cuvéetieren – Quinta da Leda. Von diesem Betrieb wird auch der unter Kennern gerühmte Barca Velha produziert. Er wäre die Wahl gewesen, ersetzte man die Moderne mit der Tradition.
From Franz Aregger, at 12. March 2012 20:01
Rudy Kurniawan Arrested by FBI on numerous fraud charges.
From Sigi Hiss, at 12. March 2012 15:44
by Adam Lechmere, and Maggie Rosen – Spectrum and Vanquish’s first London auction 
took place on Wednesday – with barely a mention of the near-scandal that saw more than a dozen lots withdrawn at the eleventh hour.
Spectrum and Vanquish’s sale at the Mandarin Oriental might have damaged the reputation of the auction world, as one expert said, but there was still a vibrant atmosphere in the packed auction room. Spectrum was ‘incredibly happy with the results’, Jason Boland, president of the California-based house said.
Bidding was dynamic, with many of the 160-plus lots going for above or on the estimate. Lots of Domaine de la Romanee Conti – 12 of which had been removed hours before the sale in highly-controversial circumstances – went for healthy sums. A magnum of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche 1962 went for £10,925, just below its estimate, while a magnum of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée Conti
From Markus Schmidli, at 12. March 2012 15:32
www.winespectator.com U.S. attorney accuses Indonesia-born Burgundy lover of trying to sell $1.3 million in fakes
Rudy Kurniawan, a high-flying California-based wine dealer and collector who once bought and sold millions of dollars worth of wine annually, was arrested by the FBI at his southern California home on the morning of March 8 and charged with five felony counts of wire and mail fraud. The charges center on sales of allegedly counterfeit wines.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “As alleged, Rudy Kurniawan held himself out to be a wine aficionado with a nose for a counterfeit bottle, but he was the counterfeit, pawning off prodigious quantities of fraudulent wine himself to unsuspecting auction houses and collectors.” The complaint alleges that for years Kurniawan financed an extravagant lifestyle by buying and selling millions of dollars of wine and borrowing cash from multiple sources without fully repaying. The complaint also reveals that Kurniawan has been living in the U.S. illegally since 2003, when an immigration court ordered his deportation. Man beachte die Bilder am Schluss des Berichtes!
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