We’ve all read about notorious criminals who, after pulling off a clever heist, were caught, served time, then applied their talents to a legitimate trade. Consider Kevin Mitnick, the brilliant computer hacker who was imprisoned for multiple cybercrimes, then launched a globally successful cybersecurity company upon his release. Or the…
There’s an old adage that I’ve found myself using with increasing frequency over the last decade. The more he spoke of his honesty, the faster we counted our spoons. More and more figureheads seem to adhere to the notion that if you say something loud enough and long enough, people…
There are so many cool and interesting things happening in the world! Each month I look forward to sharing the most fun and informative news items that I’ve come across. Here are my picks for April 2021. In many cases, I provide a link that you can follow to the…
Last summer I wrote a post about Rudy Kurniawan, perhaps the world’s greatest wine forger. His story is told in both a Netflix documentary, Sour Grapes, and an award-winning book, In Vino Duplicitas. Kurniawan, a young and charismatic wine dealer who scammed wealthy wine collectors out of millions, makes a…
I first heard about wine investing back in the 1990s when some friends invited me and my husband, Andy, to a wine tasting at their home. That night I learned that similar to fine art, there exists a parallel world of fine wine collectors, insurance agencies, investment brokers, and auction…
