{"id":2386,"date":"2018-10-08T23:31:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T03:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2018-12-11T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T15:32:20","slug":"movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/2018\/10\/08\/movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Movies about Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Over the past 50 years there have been a number of movies that were made that centered around Wine.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are some of the classics that I remember watching.
\nHow many of these have you seen?\u00a0 \u00a0 Looking back, I believe my favorite of all time was A Walk in the Clouds starring Keanu Reeves<\/p>\n

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Here is a sneak preview of each of these movies<\/p>\n

This Earth is Mine<\/strong>\u00a0 (1957)<\/em>\u00a0 Starring Rock Hudson, Jean Simmons and Claude Rains<\/p>\n

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In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. Object: marriage to the heir of another vineyard, to further consolidate holdings in the Valley. But John Rambeau, Elizabeth’s illegitimate cousin, has other ideas about who she should marry, and sharply opposes patriarch Philippe’s refusal to sell wine grapes to bootleggers. John’s activities bring violence to the valley, and soap opera to the Rambeau family…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Secret of Sana Vittoria\u00a0 <\/strong>(1969<\/em>)\u00a0<\/strong>Starring Anthony Quinn,\u00a0 Anna Magnani and Virna Lisa<\/p>\n

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The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a true story about a little Italian hilltop town that hide over 1,000,000 bottles of local wine from the Germans during the final days of World War II.<\/p>\n

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A Walk in the Clouds <\/strong>(1995)<\/em>Starring Keanau Reeves, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon and Anthony Quinn\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When soldier Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) is on his way home after World War II, he realizes that he barely knows his young wife, Betty (Debra Messing). With the couple’s relationship strained and Paul haunted by memories of the war, he is happy to have a diversion in the form of beautiful traveler Victoria Aragon (Aitana S\u00e1nchez-Gij\u00f3n). Circumstances force Paul to pose as Victoria’s new husband for her close-knit Mexican-American family, a situation that brings tension and unexpected results.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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A Good Year <\/strong>(2006<\/em>)\u00a0<\/strong>Starring Russel Crowe, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney<\/p>\n

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After years of no contact with his Uncle Henry, London banker and bond trader Max Skinner learns that Henry has died intestate, so Max inherits a ch\u00e2teau and vineyard in Provence. Max spent part of his childhood there, learning maxims and how to win and lose, and honing his killer instinct (at chess, which serves him well in finance). Max goes to France intent on selling the property. He spends a few days there, getting the property ready to show. Memories, a beautiful woman, and a young American who says she’s Henry’s illegitimate daughter interrupt his plans. Did Max the boy know things that Max the man has forgotten?<\/em><\/p>\n

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SIdeways\u00a0 <\/strong>(2004)\u00a0<\/em>Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Hadden Church and Virginia Madsen<\/p>\n

How can we forget this one?\u00a0 Pinot Noir Anyone?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Struggling writer and wine enthusiast Miles (Paul Giamatti) takes his engaged friend, Jack (Thomas Haden Church), on a trip to wine country for a last single-guy bonding experience. While Miles wants to relax and enjoy the wine, Jack is in search of a fling before his wedding. Soon Jack is sleeping with Stephanie (Sandra Oh), while her friend Maya (Virginia Madsen) connects with Miles. When Miles lets slip that Jack is getting married, both women are f<\/em>urious, sending the trip into disarray.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bottleshock\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>(2008)\u00a0<\/em>Starring Chris Pine, Allan Rickman and Bill Pullman<\/p>\n

History for the United States.\u00a0 \u00a0In the Paris Wine Tasting\u00a0 of 1976, Califorinia Winery Chateau Montelena won first prize.\u00a0 Wine maker\u00a0\u00a0Jim Barrett shocked the world, especially the French with his top rated Chardonnay<\/p>\n

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Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris<\/em><\/p>\n

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And I can not leave out the most recent acclaimed movie<\/p>\n

The Somm\u00a0<\/strong> (2012)\u00a0 <\/em>Starring\u00a0 Bo Barrett (winemaker Chateau Montelena), Shayn Bjornholm, Ian Caudle and the Master Sommelier, Fred Dame<\/p>\n

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Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.<\/p>\n

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Movies about Wine Over the past 50 years there have been a number of movies that were made that centered around Wine.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are some of the classics that I remember watching. How many of these have you seen?\u00a0 \u00a0 Looking back, I believe my favorite of all time was A Walk in the Clouds … <\/p>\n

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