I understand that elements of the story were fictionalized, but I come to expect that with most 'based on a true story' films. Bill Pullman's character, as the owner of the winery, had a terrific arc. Alan Rickman was as great as always, and Freddy Rodriguez was amazing. The scenery that was captured is going to get people to visit Napa on it's own. Of the six or so films I saw, this one was the best. I have to disagree with the negative comments. Barrett's chardonnay has buttery notes and a Smithsonian finish. As Spurrier organizes the 'Judgment of Paris,' Jim doesn't want to participate while Bo knows it's their only chance. Plus, there's Sam, a UC Davis graduate student and free spirit, mutually attracted to both Gustavo and Bo. There's strain in Jim's relations with his hippie son Bo and his foreman Gustavo, a Mexican farmworker's son secretly making his own wine. He meets Jim Barrett, whose Chateau Montelena is mortgaged to the hilt as Jim perfects his chardonnay. In 1976, Steven Spurrier, a sommelier in Paris, comes to the Napa Valley to take the best he can find to Paris for a blind taste test against French wine.
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