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Bottle it and take it home with you.Savor it again and again. This is a stunningly beautiful film. It's just about perfect. My BF didn't think he'd be interested and found himself riveted.Besides being a great script and incredible story, it's the total package, I loved the soundtrack, the cinematography was amazing, the edit, the timing, the cast, the scenery, the vistas, and OMG some of the most wonderful romantic and captivating locations.I don't want to spoil it, but it'd be a mistake to compare this gentle masterpiece to Sideways. Nothing at all similar. We were captivated from the first minute. It is an incredibly inspiring, uplifting tale of human achievement - overcoming great odds... and manages to make some strong statements about us, and about our culture... without becoming syrupy or pedantic.When you get the chance, don't turn away. Enjoy.

5 May 2009. This is a simple tale, based on a true story of how a Napa wine in 1976, the Bicenntential of the United States was entered into a blind wine tasting event in France attended by some of the finest wine tasters. Alan Rickman, portrays a British gentleman in France who comes to America to taste California wines and brings some back to France while Bill Pullman portrays a rigid and hardnosed wine producer from Napa Valley. Mr. Rickman follows up this movie from a hairstyling competition ("Blow Dry", 2001). The movie is entertaining, fun, straightforward with a few dramatic episodes along with the prerequisite reconciliations. Predictable yet easy and free flowing. This is an unpretentious, simple movie with nice musical numbers and coloreful scenery along with some wine education for the layperson. 8/10.

While some people might immediately try to compare this film to Sideways, that would be a big mistake. Both films might share wine as their subject matter but diverge dramatically from there.Bottle Shock tells an unknown story of Californian wine beating French wine in a surprise blind taste test (no one was more surprised than the French).Having the US as the Underdog, seeing the passion of the wine makers and seeing the French being served makes this an absolutely wonderful 2 hours.Bill Pullman was superb, Alan Rickman portrayed the quintessential snobbish Britt, Rachael Taylor was stunning and Dennis Farina was "Bacon Fat with a hint of Ripe Mellon!"