In Vino Duplicitas.
In Vino Veritas means "in wine there is truth". So, In Vino Duplicitas would loosely translate into "in wine, there is duplicity".
This is an accounting of the rise and fall of the wine forger Rudy Kurniawan. A man who was once called a wine savant, & who ended up serving time for his crimes.
While this is a fascinating accounting, the book itself lacks somewhat in that department. A bit herky(cont in comments)..
While Rudy goes from fabulous to fake, to "Frankenstein Wines",
from marvelous to monstrous, his actions are those of a crafty and creative criminal.
As for the book, it went from fascinating and factual to far to long. Although its not a long book by length, it was indeed far too long to read the author's wandering and repetitive narrative.
I expected a "fine wine" of a book and feel like I got a bottle that was slightly "corked".
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