Sour Grapes (2016)

True Story - Fake Wine

Documentary

Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.

Release Date: May 27, 2016
Runtime: 1h 26m
Rating: 7.3/10 (97 votes)

Directors: Jerry Rothwell, Reuben Atlas

Cast: Rudy Kurniawan, Corie Brown, Laurent Ponsot, Jason Hernandez, Jerome H. Mooney, Vincent Verdiramo, Bill Koch, Arthur M. Sarkissian

Production: Met Film Production

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Full Cast (14 people)

Rudy Kurniawan as Himself (archive footage)
Corie Brown as Self - food and wine writer
Laurent Ponsot as Himself
Jason Hernandez as Self - Prosecutor in the Rudy Kurniawan case
Jerome H. Mooney as Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
Vincent Verdiramo as Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
Bill Koch as Self - Businessman and collector
Arthur M. Sarkissian as Self
Don Cornwell as Self - Lawyer and burgundy wine expert
James P. Wynne as Self - FBI agent specialized in counterfeit goods
Percy as Self - Brad Goldstein's dog
Brad Goldstein as Self - Bill Koch's spokesperson
John Kapon as Self - Wine merchant and auctioneer (archive footage)
Eddie Tansil as Self - Wanted Indonesian bank robber (archive footage)

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Sour Grapes

Sour Grapes

Sour Grapes

True Story - Fake Wine

Sour Grapes

Sour Grapes

True Story - Fake Wine

86 min

Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.

True Story - Fake Wine

86 min

Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.

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Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date5/27/2016

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Cast

RK

Rudy Kurniawan

as Himself (archive footage)

CB

Corie Brown

as Self - food and wine writer

LP

Laurent Ponsot

as Himself

JH

Jason Hernandez

as Self - Prosecutor in the Rudy Kurniawan case

JHM

Jerome H. Mooney

as Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney

VV

Vincent Verdiramo

as Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney

BK

Bill Koch

as Self - Businessman and collector

Arthur M. Sarkissian

as Self

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Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an…

How long is Sour Grapes?▾

1h 26m

When was Sour Grapes released?▾

May 27, 2016

Who directed Sour Grapes?▾

Jerry Rothwell, Reuben Atlas

Who stars in Sour Grapes?▾

Rudy Kurniawan, Corie Brown, Laurent Ponsot

What genre is Sour Grapes?▾

Documentary

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Yes, on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV