Comments on: Movie rights sold for “A Vintage Crime”

By: Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Bogus Bubbles: The Untold Story of Counterfeit Champagne

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:30:35 +0000

[...] come to the forefront of the wine world’s consciousness. Countless articles have been written, movies have been pitched, and record web traffic has been achieved. But nowhere has Champagne been mentioned. Perhaps this [...]

By: Wino

Wino — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:59:14 +0000

@Clyde: Exactly. What’s to stop somebody from making a movie based on the numerous other articles that have been published before and after Steinberger’s (admittedly very good and, as usual, well-written) piece? What’s Milstein going to do, sue them? That’s like buying the movie “rights” to last night’s Dodgers game. Milstein sounds like a real doofus.

By: Clyde Hamrick

Clyde Hamrick — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:05:03 +0000

@ Wino. I am wondering the same thing. Selling news rights isn’t exactly profitable.

By: Worth Reading: the Catching-Up Collection | Dave McIntyre's WineLine

Worth Reading: the Catching-Up Collection | Dave McIntyre's WineLine — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:20:32 +0000

[...] Mike Steinberger in Vanity Fair. Both are fascinating reading (and Steinberger’s piece has been optioned for movie rights) for a morality story about all that is wrong with wine and wine appreciation. Many high-profile [...]

By: Wino

Wino — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:20:24 +0000

How does one own, sell or buy the rights to a news story? Steinberger’s story came out long after many others (Hellman and Wallace, notably), anyway. What’s Milstein going to do, try to copywrite a real event? His investment acumen is highly questionable.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:59:10 +0000

M. L. – Yes, Chateau Sucker in NY mag was also good. You might also want to check out this first-person account from a collector:

http://oldvinenotes.com/2012/06/18/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-wine-counterfeiter/

Thanks, corrected the location of The Sorting Table.

By: M L Nevin

M L Nevin — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:43:58 +0000

Could be an interesting narrative for film. Already well covered in New York magazine.

One minor correction: The Sorting Table is based in Napa, and not NYC.

By: Wine Cellar Innovations Blog >

Wine Cellar Innovations Blog > — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:59:20 +0000

[...] rights sold for ‘A Vintage Crime’. What do you think about wine movies? Does watching Sideways drive you [...]

By: Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: Princeton’s Judgement

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:02:09 +0000

[...] Colman reports that Level 1 Entertainment has purchased the movie rights to Mike Steinberger’s recent [...]

By: RobinC

RobinC — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:26:53 +0000

After seeing M. Ponsot’s picture, Jean Reno does seem perfect. I have my heart set on Ashton Kutcher as Rudy. He could look Asian.
But who would play Mike Steinberger? I think that Brad Pitt is booked.

By: conspiracy theorist

conspiracy theorist — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:16:43 +0000

I saw that and figured he bought the rights to guarantee it would never get made.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:20:16 +0000

Congrats to Mike Steinberger for writing the story and for being one of the first to report it as it unfolded.