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Sep 5, 2008 · Bottle Shock: Directed by Randall Miller. With Chris Pine, Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Dennis Farina. The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".
- Randall Miller
- 3 min
Feb 21, 2024 · Spurrier is shocked to discover the now award-winning Chardonnay and is determined to get the wine back to Paris for the blind taste testing. As with any movie based on a true story, you might be wondering what was fact and what was fiction, so we’re here to share. Bottle Shock (2008) Trailer #1. Watch on.
Bottle Shock is a 2008 American comedy-drama film based on the 1976 wine competition termed the "Judgment of Paris", when California wine defeated French wine in a blind taste test. It stars Alan Rickman , Chris Pine , and Bill Pullman and is directed by Randall Miller , who wrote the screenplay along with Jody Savin and Ross Schwartz. [1]
- Mark Adler
- Randall Miller, Jody Savin, Brenda Lhormer, Marc Lhormer, J. Todd Harris, Marc Toberoff
- August 6, 2008
In this fact-based story, Jim Barrett owns Chateau Montelena in Napa Valley. In 1976, Napa Valley wines have not yet earned respect. Jim's son Bo does not seem very ambitious, although the father and son do enjoy boxing. In Paris, Maurice, who sounds American, tells Steven Spurrier his wine shop needs more variety.
Aug 4, 2008 · “Bottle Shock” is a charming fictionalized version of the victory, “based,” as they love to say, “on a true story.” Shot in California like " Sideways " but set much closer to the earth, it tells the story of a struggling vineyard named Chateau Montelena, deeply in debt with three bank loans.
Sep 5, 2008 · Bottle Shock (2008) PG-13 09/05/2008 (US) Comedy , Drama 1h 50m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. Based on a true story of love, victory, and fermentation. Overview. 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.
