I have come up with a list of 50 films which desperately need wine
pairing suggestions.
I tried to make the list somewhat international, and threw in some
obvious choices along with some more obscure selections (and some
which stump me completely). To get the ball rolling, I have also made
a a few pairing picks.
Go go go!
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1. Citizen Kane (US)

2. The Rules of the Game (FRANCE)

3. 8 ½ (ITALY)

4. Battleship Potemkin (USSR)

5. Singin' in the Rain (US)

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

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

8. Wild Strawberries (SWEDEN)
-1990 Bollinger R D

9. The Bicycle Thief (ITALY)

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

11. Delicatessen (FRANCE)

12. Metropolis (GERMANY)

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

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)

16. Casablanca (US)

17. Like Water for Chocolate (MEXICO)

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

19. Lawrence of Arabia (US)

20. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (FRANCE/BELGIUM)

21. The Grapes of Wrath (US)
-Thunderbird or Mad Dog 20/20. Tough wines.

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

23. Ben-Hur (US)

24. My Dinner with Andre (US)

25. Un Chien Andalou (FRANCE)
-What kind of wine pairs with eyeballs?

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.

28. Vertigo (US)

29. Babettes Feast (DENMARK)

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)

32. L'Avventura (ITALY)

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

34. Tampopo (JAPAN)

35. Belle du Jour (FRANCE)

36. Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? ( US)

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

38. The 400 Blows (FRANCE)

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

40. Babe (AUSTRALIA)

41. Raise the Red Lantern (CHINA)

42. Amelie (FRANCE)

43. Eat Drink Man Woman (TAIWAN)

44. Picnic at Hanging Rock (AUSTRALIA)

45. Chocolat (US)
-Heiss Acacia-Barrique Beerenauslese Sauvignon Blanc

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)

50. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (US)
-Wenzel SAZ Ruster Ausbruch 2001. The sweetness, and the gold
ticket.

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