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Based on a true story of love, victory and fermentation.Plot:
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris". | add synopsisAwards:
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What's New in Theaters - August 15, 2008 (From Get The Big Picture. 15 August 2008, 1:58 AM, PDT)
Movie Review - 'Bottle Shock' (From Get The Big Picture. 15 August 2008, 12:25 AM, PDT)
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use.Parents Guide:
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The Parisian street scenes were filmed in Sonoma, CA using cars provided by members of the Arcane Auto Society car club. The automobile's owners were used as extras in the street scenes that showed their cars. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: When the Napa wine makers all scramble to meet Stephen Spurrier with their bottles of wine, one person is clearly offering a prop bottle of "Canadian Club" whiskey as if it were a wine. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Jim Barrett: [voiceover] Before Paris, nobody drank our wine. Well, friends did. But their palates were... less discriminating.
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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!"