Looking for a movie to watch tonight ? Here is my TOP of the best wine films that make you want to visit vineyards !
If I hadn't decided to make a blog dedicated to the world of wine, I would most certainly have done it on the cinema. In my opinion, wine and cinema share a common thing : both have the ability - with a single sip or a scene - to take you far beyond the back of your seat. We like to share them and discuss this experience.
Of course, what a top 5 is limited to the film that I saw. You have certainly seen other films devoted to wine that deserve to appear in this top. Liking a movie is very subjective, just like loving a wine. This article will certainly be the least objective of this blog. This post is just to take a look back at some of the best important movie experiences I've had. While waiting to see more, look back at the films on wine that I have already seen.
1 – Documentary : Insecticide, my love (2015)
Documentary by Guillaume Bodin with Emmanuel Giboulot, Jean-Michel Aubinel, Thibault Liger Belair.
Guillaume Bodin a 26 years, he was a producer and wine worker in Saône-et-Loire when he was the victim of compulsory insecticide treatments against the flavescence dorée leafhopper. As it is impossible to be heard, he then decides to quit his job and investigate the matter ! He goes to meet many players in the wine and scientific world such as Emmanuel Giboulot and Thibault Liger Belair, these winegrowers who refused to treat with insecticides. Or Jean-Marc Bonmatin, CNRS researcher and whistleblower on the catastrophic effects of the use of this type of pesticides on the environment. The couple Claude and Lydia Bourguignon provide a lot of information on the impact of these chemicals on soil fauna. However, it is not all so gloomy in this case, however, since a collective of winegrowers is trying to move the file towards greater respect for the environment.
A documentary to be enjoyed with a glass of organic wine of course !
2 – Documentary : Somm (2013)
Documentary by Jason Wise with Bo Barrett, Shayn bjornholm, Dave Cauble.
Four men will do whatever they can to pass one of the toughest exams in the world. SOMM makes us discover with humor the mysterious world of the Court of Master Sommeliers and its intimidating entrance exam. Who will succeed, who will fail ? You will be watching this film dedicated to the sizes of wine.
A documentary film strangely little known in France and yet worth the detour…
3 – Drama : Holy love (2016)
Film by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern with Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste
Every year, Bruno goes on the wine route ... without leaving the Salon de l'Agriculture ! But this year, his father, Jean, come to present his champion bull Nebuchadnezzar, decides on a whim to take him on a real wine route in order to get closer to him. And if they drink at Saint-Amour, they will soon also drink to simple love in the company of Mike, the young taxi driver unexpectedly embarked on this high-risk tour between beautiful vintages and all the women encountered during their journey ...
You will have a glass of Beaujolais with your film ?
4 – Drama : Premiers Crus (2015)
Film by Jérôme Le Maire with Gérard Lanvin, Jalil Lespert, Alice Taglioni
Son of a winegrower, Charlie Maréchal left Burgundy to become a renowned Parisian oenologist, author of a bestselling guide whose notes every year make every vineyard tremble. But in Côte-d´Or, his father lost his taste for wine and his mistakes precipitate the family vineyard into bankruptcy. At first reluctant, Charlie returns to Burgundy. He must put on his boots and roll up his sleeves, become a winemaker and face a trade he doesn’t know, under the dubious gaze of his father. Between a capricious weather and a delicate grape variety, Charlie will have to prove to his father that he is worthy of this land passed down from generation to generation in their family. It is easy to rate a wine, but how do you make a great wine ?
5 – Documentary : Bitter grapes (2016)
Documentary by Reuben Atlas and Jerry Rothwell
The exploding raw notch market, it attracts the greed of financiers like counterfeiters. Touched by the counterfeit of its bottles, Laurent Ponsot, a Burgundian winegrower, goes to the United States to counterattack. He comes face to face with a mysterious Indonesian salesman, Rudy Kurniawan. High Roller, well living, this young man who presents himself as a rich heir is backed by a company that thrives by organizing auctions where wines bring in millions. Laurent Ponsot's investigation catches the attention of collector Bill Koch. Himself touched by the actions of the forger, he hired a detective and filed a complaint with the FBI. To them two, the French and the American dismantle the manipulation orchestrated by the young Rudy Kurniawan.
It is important to have a finish
Do you want more ? Do not hesitate to consult my Senscritique list of films devoted to the world of wine right here : The best films about wine.
And you, which films do you recommend ? Which film would have deserved its place in this TOP 5 ? It's up to you !
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