Billionaire William I. Koch, one of America’s most prolific—and most litigious—wine collectors, will auction off 1,500 lots from his prized cellar next month in what Christie’s calls a “once-in-a-generation” sale expected to fetch US$15 million. Read More
Rudy Kurniawan
For the first time, attendees of wine authentication expert Maureen Downey's workshop in Hong Kong could obtain advanced certification to become a certified 'wine detective'.
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Known as "Sherlock Holmes of wine," fine wine authentication expert Maureen Downey is returning to Hong Kong this October to offer a much-needed two-day workshop amid concerns of rising fakes. Read More
The notorious wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan, aka Mr Conti, has been deported to his native country Indonesia last week from the US after spending seven years in jail for defrauding wine collectors millions of dollars. Read More
Auction house Bonhams has pulled out the entire A-1 Fine Wines Sale of 607 lots, which was touted as "one of Asia's most encyclopedic wine collections," from last Saturday's auction, due to overwhelming allegations of fake wines. Read More