Sour Grapes (2016)

Documentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.

Directors:

Reuben Atlas, Jerry Rothwell

Stars:

Laurent Ponsot, Jay McInerney, Jefery Levy

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurent Ponsot	...	Himself, wine producer in Burgundy, France
Jay McInerney	...	Himself, novelist and wine columnist
Jefery Levy	...	Himself (as Jef Levy)
Maureen Downey	...	Herself, wine consultant
Rudy Kurniawan	...	Himself, convicted wine counterfeiter (archive footage)
Rajat Parr	...	Himself, sommelier
Arthur M. Sarkissian	...	Himself
Corie Brown	...	Herself, food and wine writer, Zester Daily
Don Cornwell	...	Himself, lawyer and burgundy wine expert
David Fredston	...	Himself, private equity investor, Sole Source Capital
Bill Koch	...	Himself, businessman and collector (as Bill Koch)
John Kapon	...	Himself, wine merchant and auctioneer (archive footage)
Brad Goldstein	...	Himself, Bill Koch's spokesperson
Percy	...	Himself, Brad Goldstein's dog
James P. Wynne	...	Himself, FBI agent specialized in counterfeit goods (as Jim Wynne)

Storyline

Documentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2016 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bittra druvor

Company Credits

Production Co:

Faites Un Voeu, Met Film Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Scarface (1983)

User Reviews

sickening

as a kid who grew in France and spent my summer working in vignobles in burgundy. This movie made me sick. A bunch of foreign billionnares wannabes who treat wine like stocks and commodities, pretentious vocabulary and disgusting arrogance. money really does ruin everything. people respect the Chinese guy on the video because with his 1 million a month allowance he buy them expensive bottles period. I can't stop thinking about the guy who trained me in Burgundy and the way he talked about wine, the earth, nature, the sky.... like none of the guys will never experience. he hurt me seeing my patrimoine being ripped off. I'm tired to see our vignobles being bought by Chinese oligarches who transplant their materialism in everything they touch,