Wine for the Confused (2004)
- Directed by
- David Kennard
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 8.8 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
John Cleese hosts this documentary that introduces wine basics for beginners. He travels through California wine country, talks to experts, and holds a tasting party with Brendan Fraser and other guests to test if they can tell cheap wine from expensive wine.
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What happens
Wine for the Confused is a documentary hosted by John Cleese. It is a light-hearted introduction to wine for novices. Cleese guides viewers through the basics of wine types and grape varieties, wine making, wine tasting and terminology, buying and storing wines, through direct narrative and interviews with wine makers and wine sellers. Traveling through California wine country, Cleese meets experts who explain different wine varieties, the fermentation process and how growing location affects the outcome of wine. Cleese also hosts a tasting party, where he tests the palates of Brendan Fraser and other guests to determine the difference between expensive and inexpensive brands. The film duration is 92 minutes and concludes with a large group conducting a blind wine tasting. One of the tasting results was that most tasters could not distinguish between red wine and white wine. Another was that most tasters rated an inexpensive wine equal in taste to an expensive prestige wine, and both of these out scored the rest of the mid-priced and high-priced wines in the blind test. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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