Bottle Shock

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Based on a true story, Bottle Shock chronicles the events leading up to the famous ‘Judgment of Paris’ tastings, told through the lives of father and son, Jim and Bo Barrett. A former real estate attorney, Jim (Bill Pullman) sacrificed everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect hand-crafted chardonnay. His business, however, is struggling, and he’s not only trying to overcome differences with his slacker son (Chris Pine), but is also fighting off the creditors.

Meanwhile in Paris, unwitting British wine shop owner Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) hopes to revive his own failing business by sponsoring a competition which will pit the traditional French powerhouse against the California upstarts. Little did Steven and Jim realize that they were both on course to change the history of wine forever.

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I saw this movie for the first time in Auckland, together with my kiwi friends and it immediatly charmed me. Afterwards, we were absolutely dying for a glass of wine so we hurried to this cute wine bar and we even bought a few bottles in the wine shop next door.
Recently this lovely day popped back in my mind so I decided to watch Bottle Shock again, this time accompanied by a nice glass of wine - which is an absolute must!

Cheers guys!