Bottle Shock
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 11:30PM No, surprisingly, this is not a blog post about the tediousness of bottle feeding (make bottle, wash bottle, make bottle, wash bottle). No, no - I'll save that whine for another time. This is actually about wine.
Bottle Shock is a 2008 movie based on the true story of a famous, wine blind taste test that took place in Paris in 1976. I caught the last ten or fifteen minutes of this movie last week and decided I needed to see it from the beginning. Very rarely do I see the end of a movie first and then still want to see the rest, but this one intrigued me.

I'll be honest, what first caught my eye was Chris Pine. He played Captain Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek film and he's a key reason that I've seen that film four or five times now (aside from the fact that the hubby is a die hard Trekkie). But anyway - I spotted him in the film's ending and knew I wanted to see the rest of the film. The other immediate draw (aside from the story)? Alan Rickman. Mmm. (Best known these days as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films.) But check out the rest of the cast: Bill Pullman, Dennis Farina, Eliza Dushku. Not bad, right?
Bill Pullman plays the owner of a vineyard in Napa Valley (CA) who is struggling to keep his vineyard in the black. Chris Pine plays his son - your stereotypical 70s long haired blond guy - who's a bit lazy, more interested in sleeping around and having fun than working. But he finds his dedication and purpose in this vineyard and, in turn, helps his father. Alan Rickman is the British wine shop owner who holds the contest in Paris.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film, even though I already knew the ending, and would definitely recommend it.




















