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Bottle Shock is a 2008 American comedy-drama film based on the 1976 wine competition termed the "Judgment of Paris", when California wine defeated French wine in a blind taste test. It stars Alan Rickman , Chris Pine , and Bill Pullman and is directed by Randall Miller , who wrote the screenplay along with Jody Savin and Ross Schwartz. [ 1 ]
[10] Great Northwest Wine said, "Somm: Into the Bottle is a marvelous film that lovingly reveals so much about the history and romance of vines and wines." [11] Wine Searcher's reaction was, "Somm: Into the Bottle is not so much a sequel as a stand-alone introduction to the industry and culture of wine. In this way it is far more invested in ...
Directed by Jason Wise, a sequel, Somm: Into the Bottle, was released in 2015 and a third film, Somm 3, came out in October 2018. [3] A TV series based on the movie launched on the Esquire Network in November 2015. [4] In 2019, SOMM TV was launched by creator Jason Wise with original shows. [5]
Goldman created a wine, the most valuable in history, making it a large bottle for dramatic purposes. [1] "It was written out of blind passion," said Goldman, who said the title was a reference to the greatest year in French wine production, the year of the comet, when a comet passed over France.
Somm 3 is the third film in the SOMM documentary series, following 2013's SOMM and 2015's SOMM: Into the Bottle. [1] Directed by Jason Wise and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films, SOMM 3 centers on two tastings reminiscent of the 1976 Judgment of Paris. [2]
When director Alexander Payne set out to create the 2004 film “Sideways,” based on the then-unpublished novel by Rex Pickett about two friends’ wine-fueled visit to the Santa Ynez Valley ...
In 1996, he teamed up with Thrace Bromberger to form Gustavo Wine, which was making 3,800 cases in 2004 and 7,000 cases in 2008. [1] [5] They produce a mix of Merlot, Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc, Barbera, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon. They also own the Napa Wine Merchants cooperative tasting room as well as several ...
Rudy Kurniawan was a rich Indonesian wine collector with a fascination for Burgundy, and he spent millions of dollars on wine and also sold countless bottles of fake wine. Acker Merrall & Condit, an auction company, broke records by selling US$35 million worth of Kurniawan's wines in 2006 (equivalent to about $55M in 2024).