Bottle Shock (2008)

Directed by

Randall Miller

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 230 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An underdog story about small California winemakers preparing for a blind taste test against French wines in 1976. It follows the characters as they pour their passion into their craft and hope to be taken seriously.

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What happens

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. It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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