Series

Bottle Shock
Comedy, Drama
(11/22/2008) 110 mins PG-13

7.3 (983 votes)

In 1976, a small American winery bested the exalted French wines of the time and sent the wine industry into a tizzy - putting California wines on the map for good. 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 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, but is also fighting off the creditors. Meanwhile in Paris, unwitting British wine shop owner Steven Spurrier 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...

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Chris Pine ...... Bo Barrett

Alan Rickman ...... Steven Spurrier

Bill Pullman ...... Jim Barrett

Rachael Taylor ...... Sam

Freddy Rodríguez ...... Gustavo Brambila

Dennis Farina ...... Maurice

Director ..... Randall Miller

Producer ..... J. Todd Harris; Brenda Lhormer

Writer ..... Jody Savin; Randall Miller

Goofs:
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. (more)

Trivia:
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. (more)

Filming Locations:
Buena Vista Vinyards - 18000 Old Winery Road, Sonoma, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Jim Barrett: [voiceover] Before Paris, nobody drank our wine. Well, friends did. But their palates were... less discriminating.
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Awards:
1 win (more)