Bottle Shock

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Drama
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Shot on location in the breathtakingly beautiful Northern California wine region, Bottle Shock is the true story of an upstart band of wine makers and their dream of winning the historical 1976 blind wine tasting in Paris.
When novice vintner Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman) bought the Chateau Montelena, he risked everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect hand-crafted California Chardonnay. Meanwhile in Paris, struggling wine seller Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) is planning a publicity stunt to help his floundering shop – a wine tasting that would pit France’s world famous wines against the up-and-coming wines being created in California. As Spurrier travels through Napa, he is surprised by the quality of the wines he encounters and the passion of its makers, soon realizing the history of wine was about to change forever.

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Bottle Shock' based on true father-son story

Published on August 19th, 2008 - 9:50 pm

Pop Matters has posted an article about 'Bottle Shock'. Directed by Randall Miller, the film is based on real events. In 1976 there was a blind taste test conducted with the Americans against the French. When the American wines beat out the French, California became a respectable area for wine enthusiasts. The article interviews several surving members of the families that competed and people involved n making the film.