Sideways gave birth to the new wine drinker and friend who claims they are into wine, but only drink Pinot Noir. Out of all the "overpriced" wines, the most common one I have gotten burned on has been pinot noir. Companies know.
The fact that a movie can dramatically impact the success or failure of a particular wine (merlot) reveals how easily influenced (manipulated?) the wine-buying audience can be.
Two documentaries I enjoy are Blood Into Wine, which is about Maynard James Keenan and his vineyards and wineries (Caduceus and Merkin Vineyards) in Arizona, and Merlove. Merlove is a neat little documentary about the wonders of merlot and the idiocy of the whole Sideways "I am NOT drinking any effing merlot!" effect that destroyed merlot sales - but gave us some incredible buying opportunities. Being from Washington state, I enjoyed Merlove since it featured some of the giants of the Washington state wine world in it. :) Yeah, I am a little biased. LOL
Merlot always brings back a funny memory for me from Namibia. I was out in the bush with my PH and a filthy rich Yank. ( I was a back up gun) . He had brought a case of Petrus 1988 and we drank it out of stemless Tritan glasses. Amazing.
Just after he wounded a Cape Buffalo and it charged us. Mike and I stood and stopped it at 5 yards. The Yank had bolted. Mike broke the neck off a bottle and we smashed it. Petrus and raging adrenaline is a awesome combo. 💪💪😂
The funniest wine scene I’ve ever seen was in “The Cowboy Way”. Woody Harrelson is completely wasted in a swanky restaurant in NYC and not only was he nosing the wine, he was also swirling and LISTENING to the wine. The somm was passing out in disgust.
Sideways is of course THE ULTIMATE wine film. I love that movie so much, had to think of it last Sunday when I was drinking '00 eiswein from plastic cups because I was on a boat with the kids :'). I haven't even seen Bottleshock yet, I never knew Eliza Dushku was in it too. Now I have double the reason to finally watch it. And uhm, I get why anyone would love watching a Good Year b/c of Cotillard, but for me Russel Crowe is a hard reason never to watch it again.
Eiswein in a plastic cup????!!! hahahahah. Bottleshock is a cute little film, I saw it when I knew nothing about wine. Admittedly, Russel Crowe is a little too gruff in A Good Year. Are there any wine films you like that I missed?
It's interesting to note that Miles is mixing. He is taking meds and drinking wine in the movie. Also a good general rule of thumb is to drink no wine under 50 F. Can't go wrong...
The Bond scene might (might!) be on purpose. Bond is supposed to be a rough, edgy character who doesn't care about doing things right, or even does them wrong on purpose (hence shaken vodka martini).
You forgot to mention James Bond’s all-time whiff, bashing The Beatles!! Thankfully they got their revenge when Paul McCartney wrote the song for “Live and Let Die”.
The book "A Good Year is much better than the film, as far as plot and story narrative, though watching Marion Cottillard is always enjoyable. I found Sideways mildly amusing, but after a while I started to hate Miles for being such a whiner. Yes, it gave way to oceans of mediocre PN in the States and globally as well, good Merlot was and always will be great. Bottle Shock took large amounts of artistic license in telling the tale of the Judgement of Paris, I've read once or twice that the late Steven Spurrier nearly sued the film's producer or director for portraying him so terribly. Other parts of the story veer pretty far away from the facts, though Alan Rickman is a fun actor to watch. A big part of the problem is that Hollywood all too often stereotypes and caricaturizes people in the wine industry and/or wine lovers as being arrogant and snobbish. Yes, there are some of those types out there, but equally there are many fine, kind, professional, warm and humble MWs, MSs, wine educators, critics, TH-camrs, salespeople and wine geeks/aficionados.
@@drmatthewhorkey neither did I lol. That’s the irony of his character. He loves merlot so it makes the drop in demand even funnier bc it means ppl didn’t understand the movie
What is your favorite wine scene in a film? Let me know below.
Sideways gave birth to the new wine drinker and friend who claims they are into wine, but only drink Pinot Noir. Out of all the "overpriced" wines, the most common one I have gotten burned on has been pinot noir. Companies know.
You are right, cheaper Pinot Noirs in the USA tend to be not very exciting... Exception is the standard Pinot Noir by Au Bon Climat
Exactly
I just got back from France. Now I can’t even get excited about American Pinot. Just not the same
The fact that a movie can dramatically impact the success or failure of a particular wine (merlot) reveals how easily influenced (manipulated?) the wine-buying audience can be.
Really funny! The Somm movies are really good too!
Yes, I like the first one the best.
Two documentaries I enjoy are Blood Into Wine, which is about Maynard James Keenan and his vineyards and wineries (Caduceus and Merkin Vineyards) in Arizona, and Merlove. Merlove is a neat little documentary about the wonders of merlot and the idiocy of the whole Sideways "I am NOT drinking any effing merlot!" effect that destroyed merlot sales - but gave us some incredible buying opportunities. Being from Washington state, I enjoyed Merlove since it featured some of the giants of the Washington state wine world in it. :) Yeah, I am a little biased. LOL
Hahahah it’s ok, Merlot make such fabulous wines. I haven’t seen Merlove yet so thanks for the recommendation
The comment regarding Merlot was so funny. 🤣🤣
😬🤪
Merlot always brings back a funny memory for me from Namibia. I was out in the bush with my PH and a filthy rich Yank. ( I was a back up gun) . He had brought a case of Petrus 1988 and we drank it out of stemless Tritan glasses. Amazing.
😮😮😮
Just after he wounded a Cape Buffalo and it charged us. Mike and I stood and stopped it at 5 yards. The Yank had bolted. Mike broke the neck off a bottle and we smashed it. Petrus and raging adrenaline is a awesome combo. 💪💪😂
The funniest wine scene I’ve ever seen was in “The Cowboy Way”. Woody Harrelson is completely wasted in a swanky restaurant in NYC and not only was he nosing the wine, he was also swirling and LISTENING to the wine.
The somm was passing out in disgust.
😂😂😂
Hilarious.
He was really taking the piss out of the somm.
12:23 at least he picked a cup that he can fit his nose into.
Hahaha touché
Very nice! Loved it!!!
Thanks!
Sideways is of course THE ULTIMATE wine film. I love that movie so much, had to think of it last Sunday when I was drinking '00 eiswein from plastic cups because I was on a boat with the kids :'). I haven't even seen Bottleshock yet, I never knew Eliza Dushku was in it too. Now I have double the reason to finally watch it. And uhm, I get why anyone would love watching a Good Year b/c of Cotillard, but for me Russel Crowe is a hard reason never to watch it again.
Eiswein in a plastic cup????!!! hahahahah. Bottleshock is a cute little film, I saw it when I knew nothing about wine. Admittedly, Russel Crowe is a little too gruff in A Good Year. Are there any wine films you like that I missed?
I once had vintage Champagne in hotel room coffee mugs, with friends 😆 It was still amazing wine, although not served in ideal conditions 😂
hahahah gotta do what you gotta do
It's interesting to note that Miles is mixing. He is taking meds and drinking wine in the movie. Also a good general rule of thumb is to drink no wine under 50 F. Can't go wrong...
He is mixing indeed… Don’t try this at home kids…
The Bond scene might (might!) be on purpose. Bond is supposed to be a rough, edgy character who doesn't care about doing things right, or even does them wrong on purpose (hence shaken vodka martini).
Hahahahha good call
You forgot to mention James Bond’s all-time whiff, bashing The Beatles!! Thankfully they got their revenge when Paul McCartney wrote the song for “Live and Let Die”.
The Goldfinger bit is in the beginning :)
I didn't know Steven passed away, i must have missed it i went dark on social media for most of last year. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yes RIP Mr Spurrier
I LOVE MERLOT
Me too!
Especially Pomerols!!
The book "A Good Year is much better than the film, as far as plot and story narrative, though watching Marion Cottillard is always enjoyable. I found Sideways mildly amusing, but after a while I started to hate Miles for being such a whiner. Yes, it gave way to oceans of mediocre PN in the States and globally as well, good Merlot was and always will be great.
Bottle Shock took large amounts of artistic license in telling the tale of the Judgement of Paris, I've read once or twice that the late Steven Spurrier nearly sued the film's producer or director for portraying him so terribly. Other parts of the story veer pretty far away from the facts, though Alan Rickman is a fun actor to watch.
A big part of the problem is that Hollywood all too often stereotypes and caricaturizes people in the wine industry and/or wine lovers as being arrogant and snobbish. Yes, there are some of those types out there, but equally there are many fine, kind, professional, warm and humble MWs, MSs, wine educators, critics, TH-camrs, salespeople and wine geeks/aficionados.
I find that wine geeks and consumers are warmer and more humble than others as a generalization hahahah
I don’t think he was “poopooing” on merlot bc he didn’t like it. It reminded him too much of his ex-wife bc they would drink it together
Could be! I didn't read the book.
@@drmatthewhorkey neither did I lol. That’s the irony of his character. He loves merlot so it makes the drop in demand even funnier bc it means ppl didn’t understand the movie