Henry Jeffreys

The shocking truth about adulterated wine: it was delicious

Provided it wasn’t actually poisonous, a beefed-up burgundy in the 1970s was often preferred to a weedy pure vintage pinot noir, says Rebecca Gibb

Three bottles used as evidence in the trial of the wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan, displayed in the Federal Court, New York, December 2013. [Getty Images]
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  • Vintage Crime: A Short History of Wine Fraud

    Rebecca Gibb

    University of California Press, pp. 282, £25

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