Comments on: Gotcha moment spawns yet more controversy

By: E Fuller

E Fuller — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:09:39 +0000

I was very disappointed with the telling of this story. Grgich was completely omitted. If you know Grgich wines you know that is criminal.
Chateu Montelena could not have won without Grgich !!!
Mon Dieu !!!

By: Jorge

Jorge — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:58:06 +0000

Great movie, i loved the blind tasting, and that California wine beats the French wine in a blind tasting. Just like you an tell that California wine is good from a blind tasting, I’d be able to tell this movie was good, just from a blind tasting.

By: Jonathon tato

Jonathon tato — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:49:31 +0000

So funny Bottleshock has such a heart. I caught the movie at sundance and am going to see it again when it hits the theaters with some of my wino friends…really capture the spirit of wine ! cheers.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:20:49 +0000

Actually just saw Bottle Shock at the Maue Film Festival and it’s actually really good! The movie centers around the family of Chateu Montelena (though there’s no DeVito in site) and uses a lot of humor and a great soundtrack to tell the story of the burgoning Califorina wine country. Check out the webite. http://www.bottleshockthemovie.com.

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By: Craig (mars-hill)

Craig (mars-hill) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:35:27 +0000

Yeah, if the basics of scripting, casting and directing are solid then prestige definitely sells.

Prestigious countries and people are two of the eight things one looks for in a good news story, so I think it’ll work for movies too.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:26:56 +0000

Craig – It seems you think prestige sells in movies?

Based on what I’ve read so far, I think they’re both likely to be another A GOOD YEAR but if I were handicapping them, the Rickman/DeVito one would have an edge, though they are both long shots.

By: Craig (mars-hill)

Craig (mars-hill) — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:41:59 +0000

OK, it’s never going to be a blockbuster but at least one of them are going to make good money for many reasons – here’s a quick five.

1) It’s about prestige and elitism: the prestige of wine drinking.

2) It’s about prestige and elitism: the USA and France are both prestigious countries. (When was the last time you heard a news report about Nauru?)

3) There’s an underdog who wins. The underdog happens to be America (with huge amounts of entertainment spending).

4) There’s a niche market, with good chance of cult-status within the group and eternal ordering through the long tail effect.

5) Product placement? Are you kidding – there’s real money there.

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By: East Village Wine Geek

East Village Wine Geek — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:15:14 +0000

If they could just use the judgment of Paris as a piece of a bigger story. Maybe one of the chateaux has a great back story as well as Stag’s Leap and they could show how the different growers came to love wine. It was different in the 60′s. Passion ran rampant. I’m sure there is much to tie into without totally focusing on this one event. This is all very weird. I mean, I get that the U.S. is drinking more wine than ever right now and maybe they are thinking about riding the coattails of Sideways. But they are treading into Spice Girls: The Movie territory.

EvWg

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:09:50 +0000

Good look to either movie being interesting or fun. Neither would get my money for financing.