Wine & Film Pairings

UPDATED & COMPILED:

1=2E   Citizen Kane (US) - Cain 5, Napa, CA - Justin, Justification, Paso Robles, CA - Baco Noir, Henry Pelham

2=2E   The Rules of the Game (FRANCE) - Cabernet Franc, Peller Estates Reserve - 1945 1st-growth Bdx, perhaps? Though come to thing of it its' more a Burgundy type of film. -Chateau Haut Brion

3=2E   8 =BD (ITALY) -Kracher Nummer 8 und Nummer 9 - Pinot Gris- Hillebrand Estates Harvest

4=2E   Battleship Potemkin (USSR) - Surely only vodka, the cheaper the better, would do for Eisenstein's proletarian masterpiece. -Laurel Glen Reds.

5=2E   Singin' in the Rain (US) - O'Connor Pinot Noir - Trius Brute 2002

6=2E   The Godfather (parts I, II, III)    (US) -Niebaum-Coppola Rubicon Proprietary Red Wine 1986 -Niebaum-Coppola Edizione Pennino Zinfandel Estate 1993

7=2E   2001: A Space Odyssey (US) -Luna Merlot 2001 Magnum. It's a long trip, you'll need a big bottle.

8=2E   Wild Strawberries (SWEDEN) -1990 Bollinger R D

9=2E   The Bicycle Thief (ITALY) - Salice Salentino -Chianti

10.   Annie Hall (US) -Braunstein 2002 Oxhoft Chardonnay. To go with the lobster.

11.   Delicatessen (FRANCE) -Arbois Trousseau

12.   Metropolis (GERMANY) - A 1990 Tete de Cuvee Champagne, the choice of many who ushered in the 21s Century. -Lang Trockenbeerenauslese 1999, Austria.

13.   Big Night (US) -Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1998 - Gaja Barbaresco

14.   Vatel (FRANCE) -This movie was made in France in 2000. So pretty much take your pick: Lafite, Haut Brion, Lafleur, Margaux

15.   On the Waterfront (US) -Cold, cheap beer. Pabst Blue Ribbon. Rhiengold.

16.   Casablanca (US) - Krug or Bollinger, served with ennui.

17.   Like Water for Chocolate (MEXICO) - Monte Xanic Chardonnay.

18.   Amadeus (US) -Hogl Loibner Vision Riesling 2003 Smaragd.

19.   Lawrence of Arabia (US) - Karl Lawrence Cabernet - Herbal tea.

20.   The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (FRANCE-BELGIUM) - Sauternes. To go with the profiteroles. Georgina likes profiteroles.

21.   The Grapes of Wrath (US) -Thunderbird or Mad Dog 20-20. Tough wines. - Tough, indeed. But with quality showing through a rough exterior. Pick your favorite under-$20 CalCab, I'll go with the '95 or '96 BV Rutherford (the dust is appropriate, too)

22.   Ugetsu Monogatari (JAPAN) -Nakada Shuzo Yoroko No Izumi (Daiginjo)N.V.

23.   Ben-Hur (US) - Falesco Vitiano

24.   My Dinner with Andre (US) - They'd need a wine to contemplate. Cos D'Estournel, perhaps? -1970 George de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet

25.   Un Chien Andalou (FRANCE) -What kind of wine pairs with eyeballs? - Absinthe with an LSD chaser. -Elephant -Exquisite Corpse, Bonny Doon, USA

26.   Ribelli Per Caso (Rebels by Chance, ITALY) -Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro 2001. I think it might be the best Italian wine from 2001, the year this movie was made.

27.   Seven Samurai (JAPAN) -Shinkame Shuzo Shinkame Funakuchi (Junmaishu) N.V. - Plenty of (hot) sake.

28.   Vertigo (US) - Warrabilla Parola's Reserve Durif 02. At 17.5%, it will give anybody vertigo. -Noon's Solaire can be even stronger. - Given the setting (SF), and the period, a mid-century Inglenook or BV Cabernet.

29.   Babettes Feast (DENMARK) - 1983 Yquem.

30.   Pieces of April (US) -Williams Selyem Pinot Noir 1999 Mendocino -Panther Creek Pinot Noir 1999 Shea Vineyard both to go with the turkey

31.   Whale Rider (NEW ZEALAND) -Kim Crawford 2004 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

32.   L'Avventura (ITALY) -any SuperTuscan red

33.   Soylent Green (US) -It's a cracker, but it's also people.....: Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 1973.

34.   Tampopo (JAPAN) -Kirin beer - Green tea, please. Make it gyokuro.

35.   Belle du Jour (FRANCE)

36.   Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? ( US) - Chateau Margaux 1948 and Chateau D'Quem 1929. Needs to be the most indulgent.

37.   The Sound of Music (US) -Erwin Sabathi Poharnig Sauvignon Blanc 2003 -Tscheppe Pinot Gris Reserve 2002

38.   The 400 Blows (FRANCE) -Chevillon Bourgogne 2000

39.   The Silence of the Lambs (US) -Terrabianca Chianti Clbuttico Riserva Croce 1991 -Amarone

40.   Babe (AUSTRALIA) - Henschke Hill of Grace (often abbreviated HOG) - Turkey Flat Shiraz 02. -Goats Do Roam 2003 Goat-Roti

41.   Raise the Red Lantern (CHINA) - Chinese rice wine. -Red Diamond 2002 Chardonnay

42.   Amelie (FRANCE) - Beujoulais Villages, light fruity, yet serious enough for real consumption. -Jaunegg Muri Chardonnay. To pair with the roast chicken the old man cooks.

43.   Eat Drink Man Woman (TAIWAN) - Black tea.

44.   Picnic at Hanging Rock (AUSTRALIA) - Hanging Rock Heathcote Shiraz 1990.

45.   Chocolat (US) -Heiss Acacia-Barrique Beerenauslese Sauvignon Blanc - Banyuls -Bonny Doon Cardinal Zin

46.   The Story of Boys and Girls (La Storia de Ragazzi ed di Raggazze, ITALY)

47.   Psycho (US) -Johann Donabaum Spitzer Point Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 2002. Because they say Gruner Veltliner goes with anything, and I couldn't think of anything to go with this film.

48.   Eating Raoul (US)

49.   Don's Party (AUSTRALIA) -Something Australian and tacky. Yellowtail should do the trick. Or Australian Sparkling Shiraz (better still if it says Burgundy on the label)

50.   Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (US) -Wenzel SAZ Ruster Ausbruch 2001. The sweetness, and the gold ticket. - A rare Australian Muscat or Tokay. Goes well with chocolate.

51.   Apocolypse Now -Bonny Doon Heart of Darkness

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