Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

The highest praise I can give to Mondovino is that it makes you want to sample every vintage it shows you.

Variety by David Rooney

Consistently fascinating material provides an uncommonly eloquent, provocative statement against globalization that's sure to stimulate thinking audiences.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Crust

An entertaining film that is neither stuffy nor pretentious.

Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum

This cagey and compelling 2004 documentary looks at the world of wine, but it's actually a nuanced, provocative piece of journalism about globalization and its discontents.

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

The real subject, though, is how globalization fosters a homogeneous, "same-old-stuff" conformity that molds almost everything on the planet into an ever-shrinking number of shapes, sizes, and varieties.

Rolling Stone by Peter Travers

If "Sideways" made you curious about vino, this fierce, funny and challenging doc opens up a world worth debating.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

An intoxicating attack on the homogenization of wines around the world - a "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the oneophile set.

Premiere by Aaron Hillis

The film's ambitiously eye-opening hypothesis, colorful characters, genuine compassion, and unexpected humor will make for a great vintage in years to come.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

It's such a knowledgeable work and so pleasantly obsessed with its subject that it will interest even audiences whose attraction to wine is only casual.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

Despite its visual restlessness and its dogs, Mondovino is a fascinating film.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

Hugely entertaining, globe-trotting documentary.

The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias

For all its pervasive irritations and lack of discipline, succeeds in using below-the-belt tactics to get its message across, especially for those unschooled in the rarified world of oenophilia.

The Hollywood Reporter

An insightful and affectionate glimpse into the behind-the-scenes struggles of modern-day winemaking.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

If you have a serious interest in wine and the ­patience for this kind of rangy, undisciplined filmmaking, you'll learn something. But you'll have more fun at a winetasting.

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

Smart, sincere and sloppy film.