Wine and Winemaking
As the holiday season arrives, let's get into the festive mood with films that celebrate the miracle that is good wine, from documentaries about the winemaking process to narratives about the role of wine in life and love. Santé!
Everybody Knows
(Todos lo saben)
Laura returns to her small Spanish for her sister's wedding, but an explosive crisis threatens to expose the family’s hidden past.
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- Spain, France, Italy • 2018
- Director Asghar Farhadi
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, Bárbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta, Elvira Mínguez
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Wine Calling
A small portion of wine producers in France ensure that their wine is made using natural methods.
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- France • 2018
- Director Bruno Sauvard
- Cast Laurence Manya Krief, Stéphane Morin, Jean-François Nicq, Jean Sébastien Gioan, Michaël Georget
- Genre Documentary
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle
Back to Burgundy
(Ce qui nous lie)
Three siblings reconnect when their father is ill and must decide what the future looks like for their wine growing family.
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- France • 2017
- Director Cédric Klapisch
- Cast Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot, François Civil, Jean-Marc Roulot, María Valverde
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Sour Grapes
True story, fake wine
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- United Kingdom • 2016
- Director Jerry Rothwell
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Barolo Boys
Friends begin producing a red wine in northern Italy, and 30 years later, their product has become famous the world over.
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- Italy, United States • 2014
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- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Natural Resistance
Wine expert Jonathan Nossiter follows four Italian winegrowers who are part of the rapidly growing natural wine revolution.
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- Italy, France • 2014
- Director Jonathan Nossiter
- Cast Stefano Bellotti, Elena Pantaleoni, Giovanna Tiezzi, Corrado Dottori, Gianluca Farinelli
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Red Obsession
A turn to a new wine market.
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- Australia, China, France • 2013
- Director David Roach
- Cast Debra Meiburg, Sara Eisen
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Langhe Doc. Stories of Heretics in the Italy of Warehouses
(Langhe Doc - Storie di eretici nell'Italia dei capannoni)
A documentary about three “heretics” resisting the transformation of Italy into “the Italy of warehouses.”
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- Italy • 2011
- Director Paolo Casalis
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- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video
You Will Be My Son
(Tu seras mon fils)
Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Emilion, is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business
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- France • 2011
- Director Gilles Legrand
- Cast Lorànt Deutsch, Niels Arestrup, Patrick Chesnais, Anne Marivin, Nicolas Bridet, Valérie Mairesse
- Genre Drama
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
El Camino del Vino
Tragedy strikes when a world-famous sommelier suddenly loses his palate in the middle of the “Masters of Food and Wine” festival.
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- Argentina • 2010
- Director Nicolás Carreras
- Cast Pandora Anwyl, Charlie Arturaola, Susana Balbo
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, GlewedTV, Plex, Plex Channel
Mondovino
The world of wine is ruled by few.
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- Argentina, France, Italy • 2004
- Director Jonathan Nossiter
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- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel
The Grapes of Death
(Les Raisins de la mort)
A young woman must survive a zombie outbreak at her boyfriend's vineyard.
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- France • 1978
- Director Jean Rollin
- Cast Marie-Georges Pascal, Félix Marten, Serge Marquand, Brigitte Lahaie, Françoise Pascal, Evelyne Thomas
- Genre Horror
- Available on Kanopy