Vintertainment: Wine and Movie Pairing
We pair wine with movies, TV, music, books, and comics with guests from both the wine and entertainment industries.
Episodes
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ALL THE SPOILERS! ALL OF THEM! GO WATCH THIS MOVIE BEFORE LISTENING! AND DEFINITELY DO WATCH THIS MOVIE!
With special guest, Screenwriter MARK PALERMO, writer of one of my Top 5 movies of all time, DETENTION (2011). Also podcast host for MOVIES AND CHAOS and writer for the The Retroscope zine.
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD is not-really a horror film that was made for $30,000 by a director whose ...
We finally tackle a WINE movie! And since the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris was last week, we had to cover the (highly fictionalized) movie that was made about the event. We're talking the rather silly and otherwise forgettable BOTTLE SHOCK starring Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Chris Pine, and Chris Pine's wig.
Dig in for a little wine history, a little film history, and a lot of rewriting a shitty sc...
Make sure you listen you our VINTERVIEW with Chris which dropped last week! We cover his short films, branded content company, and how he came to direct our favorite wine documentary of the past many years, EDEN (2024) about the Mount Eden Winery and Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, considered to have the oldest lineage of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in all of North America!
FOLLO...
Today’s VINTERVIEW is with filmmaker, branded content creator, and now documentarian Chris McGilvray.
We chat with Chris about his narrative short filmmaking, how he quickly realized this was never going to lead to the kind of breakthrough previous generations enjoyed, pivoted to branded content and became a champion of pushing that type of work into more organic and authentic expressions, and then segued ...
Dallas asked me: "What's the creepiest movie you've ever seen? Not the scariest - the creepiest."
I only had to think about it for a short moment: PULSE. A movie that is creepy, unnerving, unsettling, and so, so easy to sink into.
We dive deep into its themes of human lonliness, the rise of the internet and the moment of Y2K, and how PULSE imagines the human world might end. Or, perhaps, how it's already ended.
PA...
This week we are joined by no-budget filmmaker Courtney Daniels, writer/director of:
And writer of the book Yes You Can: How to Make a Movie for Almost No Money
You can follow Courtney's journey as she films her 4th feature at:
and
THE WINES:
Honoring the 10th Anniversary of actor Anton Yelchin's passing in 2016 at the insanely young age of 27. PORTO was released posthumously, and since our own Dave Baxter recenty visited the city of Porto for the first time, and currently sells Portuguese wines in LA as his day job, this seemed like a perfect choice for us to tackle.
This is a challenging film, equal parts mesmerizing and frustrating, a film that pl...
Sentimental Value is the 6th feature film by Joachim Trier and co-writer Eskil Vogt, and his second partnering with actress Renate Reinsve after The Worst Person in the World in 2021.
THE WINES:
Zulal Areni, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
2023 K Vintners Art Den Hoed Viognier
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
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From regular SNL short sketches to Super Bowl ad to feature film, MACGRUBER is the dumb aka authentically funny parody of MACGYVER that flopped on arrival but quickly accumulated a cult following and increased recognition with home viewings.
Two of those fans are yours truly - having watched MacGruber when Netflix was still shipping phsyical DVDs to my mailbox - and our special guest this episode JON STAHL, writ...
Today we tackle Ron Haward's GUNG HO and regret it instantly.
Perfectly inoffensive in 1986, as all Ron Howard movies are; and perfectly offensive in 2026, as all Ron Howard movies are.
THE WINES:
Viña Marty’s “Goutte d’Argent” Sauvignon Blanc, Aconcagua, Chile
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wi...
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THE WINES:
E. Guigal Cote du Rhone Rouge 2022
2017 FE Trimbach Pinot Noir Reserve from Alsace
2023 Planet Mouraz "Palhete" Nina (50/50 Red and Orange Wine)
or
A Hong Kong cinematographer and practical effects maestro adapts a Japanese manga - watch the blood and body parts fly!
THE WINES:
- 2020 Paringa Estates Mornington Peninsula Shiraz
- 2018 Kelman Touriga Nacional, Dao, Portugal
More context, write-ups, and bonus clips cut from the main episode on the Substack: https://VintertainmentStudios.com
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ANIKI-BOBO is the 1942 debut feature of Manoel de Oliveira, who was the oldest still-active filmmaker on the day he died at the age of 106 (!) in 2014!!!
I just took my first trip to Portugal, and to celebrate, we had to watch our very first Portuguese movie, which is also pretty close to being the first narrative Portuguese feature film of note in the country’s history.
PAIRED WITH:
BEIRAO (Bay-rao) Licor
M...
Two thematically linked, Academy-Award nomiated documentaries, just in time for the Oscars this week!
THE WINES:
Santa Julia Natural El Zorrito Orange Chardonnay 2024
La Bascule "Babushka" Rose of Syrah 2022
Les Vignerons d'Estézargues Alma Viva 2023
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Come interact wit...
This episode of Vintertainment is dedicated to Brad Allan, the stuntman and eventual action choreographer man who helped usher in Rush Hour, plays the most likeable antagonist ever in Gorgeous, designed the action for Scott Pilgrim, Shang-Chi, Kick-Ass, Wonder Woman, the Kingsman franchise, and more. Brad passed away in 2021 at the age of 48, from a sudden and unexpected heart attack. His charisma, talent, pass...
The year was 19 ***ing 64...
Today we tackle Hollywood's first big budget attempt to cover the Civil Rights movement and one of the darkest events surrounding it. Its a great conversation.
We veer from wanting wines of Tention, then Violence, then Hope. Also a wine that Challenges and forces Contemplation.
THE WINES:
Bodkin Wines 2022 "Light Skinned" Zinfandel
Domaine de Belliviere Rouge Gorge 2022
Ou...
Welcome very special guest Nick Langdon - cinephile extraordinaire and Letterboxd powerplayer.
Follow Nick Langdon on SUBSTACK and LETTERBOXD
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Come interact with us and support the show at:
vintertainmentstudios.com
Join us for monthly short film screenings inside a wine shop...
SEASON 3 PREMIERE!
Welcome very special guests Joe and Carmela Mele, your sommeliers of reasonably priced wines, as they say on their own podcast. One of our very favorite wine podcasts period.
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Come interact with us and support the show at:
vintertainmentstud...
Vintertainment Studios Substack
The Wine Pair Podcast MEIOMI Episode
CASEN POINTE YouTube Series (it's REALLY funny!)
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Come interact with us and support the show at:
vintertainmentstudios.com
Join us for monthly short film screenings inside a wine shop! Each short film paired with a...
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Come interact with us and support the show at:
vintertainmentstudios.com
Join us for monthly short film screenings inside a wine shop! Each short film paired with a wine! Mid-city Los Angeles!
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