http://www.drvino.com/2005/04/08/mondovino-shaky-not-stirring/ wine talk that goes down easy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:02:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.drvino.com/2005/04/08/mondovino-shaky-not-stirring/#comment-29878 Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Verbatim: Parker and Nossiter Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:25:25 +0000 http://drvino.com/2005/04/mondovino-shaky-not-stirring/#comment-29878 [...] “Mondovino: shaky not stirring” [Dr. [...] [...] “Mondovino: shaky not stirring” [Dr. [...]

]]> http://www.drvino.com/2005/04/08/mondovino-shaky-not-stirring/#comment-11949 Jay Miller Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:50:45 +0000 http://drvino.com/2005/04/mondovino-shaky-not-stirring/#comment-11949 I generally agree with your review. Nossiter clearly had an agenda (which is fine) but some participants got slashed pretty badly (undeservedly) while others got puffed up. An example of the latter, Hubert de Montille was portrayed as a crotchety old farmer in his denim overalls dedicating his life to preserving the old way of making Burgundy. In fact, de Montille is a prominent Parisian lawyer whose winery is a hobby. James Suckling probably deserved the Borat treatment he received bur Michel Rolland recommends "micro-oxygenation" to a relative handful of his many clients. Neal Rosenthal, one of the traditionalist heros, comes off as slightly crazed, like someone who forgot to take their lithium. Poor Robert Mondavi didn't have a clue what was going on because he is deaf while Michael exhibited the hubris (making wine on Mars) which probably helped lead to the sale of the company. For those who only saw the film in the theater, the DVD has at least an hour of additional material, some of which is good stuff. Parker is asked how he likes de Montille's wine and he says, "I can't drink that shit". I generally agree with your review. Nossiter clearly had an agenda (which is fine) but some participants got slashed pretty badly (undeservedly) while others got puffed up. An example of the latter, Hubert de Montille was portrayed as a crotchety old farmer in his denim overalls dedicating his life to preserving the old way of making Burgundy. In fact, de Montille is a prominent Parisian lawyer whose winery is a hobby. James Suckling probably deserved the Borat treatment he received bur Michel Rolland recommends “micro-oxygenation” to a relative handful of his many clients. Neal Rosenthal, one of the traditionalist heros, comes off as slightly crazed, like someone who forgot to take their lithium. Poor Robert Mondavi didn’t have a clue what was going on because he is deaf while Michael exhibited the hubris (making wine on Mars) which probably helped lead to the sale of the company. For those who only saw the film in the theater, the DVD has at least an hour of additional material, some of which is good stuff. Parker is asked how he likes de Montille’s wine and he says, “I can’t drink that shit”.

]]> http://www.drvino.com/2005/04/08/mondovino-shaky-not-stirring/#comment-7194 Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Meeting Michel Rolland Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:59:52 +0000 http://drvino.com/2005/04/mondovino-shaky-not-stirring/#comment-7194 [...] Michel Rolland, the globetrotting consulting enologist, is perhaps best known for playing the role of Mephistopheles himself in the documentary Mondovino. He was shown cackling in the back seat of his limousine smoking cigarillos and urging various winery owners in Bordeaux to “mico-oxygenate.” The film portrayed him as on par with Robert Parker, the Emperor of Standardization and Globalization (read my review of Mondovino here). [...] [...] Michel Rolland, the globetrotting consulting enologist, is perhaps best known for playing the role of Mephistopheles himself in the documentary Mondovino. He was shown cackling in the back seat of his limousine smoking cigarillos and urging various winery owners in Bordeaux to “mico-oxygenate.” The film portrayed him as on par with Robert Parker, the Emperor of Standardization and Globalization (read my review of Mondovino here). [...]

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