How does Sour Grapes end?

In the final act ("The Raid, Conviction & Aftermath"): The FBI raids Kurniawan's Arcadia home, uncovering empty bottles, cheaper wine, and forged labels. He faces historic conviction, receives a ten-year sentence, and declines to be interviewed for the documentary.

Sour Grapes (2016) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Sour Grapes
Genre: documentary
Released: 2016
Rating: 7.3

Plot Analysis Summary

A documentary tracing the rise and fall of Rudy Kurniawan, the Indonesian wine collector who orchestrated a massive Burgundy counterfeiting ring.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Burgundy Obsession & Rise

The Auction Partnership & 2008 Sale

The Exposure & FBI Investigation

The Raid, Conviction & Aftermath

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.

Directed by

Jerry Rothwell, Reuben Atlas

Key Cast

Rudy Kurniawan — Himself (archive footage)
Corie Brown — Self - food and wine writer
Laurent Ponsot — Himself
Jason Hernandez — Self - Prosecutor in the Rudy Kurniawan case
Arthur M. Sarkissian — Self

Rating: 7.3/10 (97 votes)