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Anyone made up a list of wines featured in the movie yet?
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Re: Wines in SIDEWAYS?
Tue, December 6, 2005 - 9:14 AMThe David Bruce Pinot Noir is my favorite.
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Re: Wines in SIDEWAYS?
Fri, April 22, 2005 - 10:04 PMI believe the Fiddlehead Sauvignon Blanc is one of the local wines consumed at that first dinner with Maya, Miles, Jack and Stephanie.
Of course, the Hitching Post pinots are extensively featured (as is the restaurant of the same name) and I think I remember Andrew Murray being referenced at some point too.
And Miles drinks Cheval Blanc out of a styrofoam cup after Jack's wedding. OUCH!!!
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Re: Wines in SIDEWAYS?
Sat, April 23, 2005 - 9:12 AMGreat Marie! Here are three more.... Kistler, Sea Smoke and Dominique Laurent. Did manage to find some since my posting in the following article:
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Re: Wines in SIDEWAYS?
Fri, May 27, 2005 - 12:36 PMI liked the Cambria 03 Pinot. Good flavor, not overwhelmingly smoky.
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Re: Wines in SIDEWAYS?
Thu, March 9, 2006 - 7:30 PMIsn't Chateaux Cheval Blanc from Bordeaux a Merlot based wine? Didn't he trash Merlot in the beginning of the movie -
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Re: Wines in SIDEWAYS?
Thu, March 9, 2006 - 9:28 PMCheval Blanc's vineyards in St-Emilion are planted to 66% Cabernet Franc, 33% Merlot and 1% Malbec and the makeup of the final wine pretty much follows this ratio. You may be thinking of Chateau Petrus, one of Bordeaux's most famous merlot-based wines, whose properties are in nearby Pomerol (the two properties share a common border at one point).
Miles does denigrate Cabernet Franc at one point in the film though-when he and Jack first meet Stephanie in a tasting room, she offers to pour him a Cabernet Franc and he dismisses both the wine and the grape. -
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Re: Wines in SIDEWAYS?
Thu, March 9, 2006 - 11:24 PMRight, the irony is supposed to be that Miles hates Cab Franc and Merlot, and his favorite wine is a blend of the 2, instead of a red Burgundy, which would be 100% Pinot Noir, his supposed favorite grape.
Cheval Blanc is actually one of only a a few Bordeaux (all in St Emilion I think) that is mostly CF, the majority in St Emilion (and most of Bordeaux actually) are heavier on the Merlot, which may be where the confusion comes from(Left bank has more Cabernet Sauvignon of course). I think the only year that was more Merlot for them was the 2000, not a typical year at all, with 53% Merlot. They have been using more Merlot in recent years, though, perhaps a result of long term weather changes that shift things towards the Merlot. It almost seems like 60CF/40M is becoming their new default.
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