PODCAST. How did Laurent Ponsot, a renowned Burgundy winemaker, manage to bring down the biggest wine forger in the United States? Story and testimony of a suckling hunt with twists and turns until the end. Quest series in 2 episodes.
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The story is worthy of a movie: for years, winemaker Laurent Ponsot tracked down a forger. Not just any forger: Rudy Kurniawan, alias “Doctor Conti”, the biggest wine forger in the United States. The Frenchman, then 54 years old in 2008, will transform himself into a private detective for the occasion and begin his tailing in California and Asia …
An incredible story, a long personal quest, which he recounts for us at home in the vineyards of his estate. Laurent Ponsot is today an honorary FBI agent.
Author and journalist: Lionel Feuerstein
Sound recording and production: Thierry Mongellaz
episode 1
Episode 2
About the podcast: “La Quête” is a podcast native to France Télévisions. A series of meetings with fascinating characters. Men and women who have devoted their entire lives to searching for someone or something… For some, “this quest” has become a vital need, for others, a thirst for adventure.
Why did they start? How did they overcome the obstacles? What did they find at the end?
In this podcast, the time of a journey, rich in sounds and atmospheres, the guests of Lionel FEUERSTEINSenior reporter at France Télévisions, tells you about “their quest”.
