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Sideways - Have you seen the movie?
“I do like to think about the life of wine, how it’s a living thing. I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing, how the sun was shining that summer or if it rained... what the weather was like. I think about all those people who tended and picked the grapes, and if it’s an old wine, how many of them must be dead by now. I love how wine continues to evolve, how every time I open a bottle it’s going to taste different than if I had opened it on any other day. Because a bottle of wine is actually alive -- it’s constantly evolving and gaining complexity. That is, until it peaks -- like your ‘61 -- and begins its steady, inevitable decline. And it tastes so f---ing good.”
- Our favorite excerpt from Sideways, released by Fox Searchlight Pictures
This movie has several other wine quotes that were enjoyable as well. The belief that Sideways has led to increased interest in Pinot Noir, reduced interest in Merlot, and added to the tourism of the Santa Barbara wine country is being called “The Sideways Effect.” Visitors to the sites of the movie’s most memorable scenes are often following a Sideways Map they have picked up from the local visitor’s bureau. They visit restaurants, motels, and bars pictured in the movie, and buy the wines mentioned in the movie at local wine stores.
Says director, Alexander Payne, “I don’t work for the wine industry, nor am I getting much free wine. But I’m happy that people are drinking more wine – it’s such a wonderful part of life.”
We’re thinking a movie about winemakers is overdue, and we know just the right place to film it…
K&K
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