
Explores a thesis: that the deep colored, oak-aged taste of Bordeaux wines has become the world standard, following the writing of critic Robert Parker, the magazine "Wine Spectator," the consulting work of Michel Rolland of Pomerol, and the money of Mondavi, a publicly-traded corporation based in Napa with a family history of wine making. Wine makers worldwide, many using Rolland as a consultant, pursue this structure, color, and taste - to the detriment, argue some, of wine... (Full plot summary below)
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Explores a thesis: that the deep colored, oak-aged taste of Bordeaux wines has become the world standard, following the writing of critic Robert Parker, the magazine "Wine Spectator," the consulting work of Michel Rolland of Pomerol, and the money of Mondavi, a publicly-traded corporation based in Napa with a family history of wine making. Wine makers worldwide, many using Rolland as a consultant, pursue this structure, color, and taste - to the detriment, argue some, of wine that should reflect the character of the land where the grape is grown, including the lighter Burgundy. A few old wine makers, from Aniane, Sardinia, and Argentina offer this argument.
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| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsEngaging doco that touches on fraudulent practices, politics, personalities and poisonous relations in a well paced affair that covers much ground |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyNossiter's ambitious but messy documentary offers an intriguing but ultimately dissatisfying global look at the chnaging scene of the wine industry |
| FilmJerk.comEdward HavensThe brilliance of this film [is] that it can inspire with its message regardless of how you feel about its topic. |
| Washington PostScott VogelA picnic wine, if you will -- more conversation-starter than collector's item. |
| Toronto StarGeoff PevereIt would work beautifully as a the non-fiction backstory to Sideways. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThere's no question where filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter's sympathy lies, but he makes his case leisurely, without hysteria and with much playful screen time devoted to the various interviewees' pet dogs. |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerAn insightful, informative cinematic wine tasting, though it's overly long at 131 minutes. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunAside from some wacky, hand-held wavering goings-on with the camera, Mondovino is really interesting to look at, amusing, smart and already causing a huge furor in the wine world. |
| L.A. WeeklyBrendan BernhardWill get you thinking about wine, and what is and isn't important about it. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustAn entertaining film that is neither stuffy nor pretentious. |