There have been millions of words written about which wines go with
which foods. To the best of my knowledge up until now no one has
written about which wines go with which movies. This occurred to me as
I was fetching a wine to drink as I screened "The Godfather" for about
the fifth or sixth time.

Many people might suggest a chianti or barolo but I think a strong red
zin such as a Martinelli or Hartford would be a better choice. The
taste seems to follow the sepia tones of the film, and more than one
Italian-American has told me that red zin reminds him of the wine his
father used to make at home. Besides, zin would go better with the
cannoli.

For "When Harry Met Sally" I'd suggest an over-oaked chardonnay.

"American Graffiti"-- a blanc de blancs Champagne.

"The Producers"-- an inexpensive ice wine (Selaks from New Zealand, for
example, where they pick the grapes then place them in a freezer).

"The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"-- cough medicine.

"Casablanca" anyone?

Shaun Eli
www.BrainChampagne.com
Brain Champagne: Clever Comedy for the Smart Mind (sm)
Brain Champagne-- now with a free comedy video on the website!

"Shaun Eli" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> There have been millions of words written about which wines go with
> which foods. To the best of my knowledge up until now no one has
> written about which wines go with which movies.

> "The Producers"-- an inexpensive ice wine (Selaks from New Zealand, for
> example, where they pick the grapes then place them in a freezer).

2 Buck Chuck would be more like it IMO. Terrible wine for an awful movie.
:^Þ

> "Casablanca" anyone?

Sancerre?

Tom S
www.chateauburbank.com

I've asked this few times In Out of Africa movie with Streep & Redford circa
1910 are drink from what looks like Sauterne. Does anyone know what the
wine was?
"Tom S" > wrote in message
t...
> "Shaun Eli" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > There have been millions of words written about which wines go with
> > which foods. To the best of my knowledge up until now no one has
> > written about which wines go with which movies.
>
> > "The Producers"-- an inexpensive ice wine (Selaks from New Zealand, for
> > example, where they pick the grapes then place them in a freezer).
>
> 2 Buck Chuck would be more like it IMO. Terrible wine for an awful movie.
> :^Þ
>
> > "Casablanca" anyone?
>
> Sancerre?
>
> Tom S
> www.chateauburbank.com
>
>

Mi e' parso che Shaun Eli abbia scritto:

> The taste seems to follow the sepia tones of the film,
> and more than one Italian-American has told me that
> red zin reminds him of the wine his father used to make
> at home. Besides, zin would go better with the cannoli.

Maybe they were from Puglia and theyr parents used to make
Primitivo
--
Vilco
Think Pink , Drink Rose'

Nero d'Avola.


Shaun Eli wrote:
> There have been millions of words written about which wines go with
> which foods. To the best of my knowledge up until now no one has
> written about which wines go with which movies. This occurred to me as
> I was fetching a wine to drink as I screened "The Godfather" for about
> the fifth or sixth time.
>
> Many people might suggest a chianti or barolo but I think a strong red
> zin such as a Martinelli or Hartford would be a better choice. The
> taste seems to follow the sepia tones of the film, and more than one
> Italian-American has told me that red zin reminds him of the wine his
> father used to make at home. Besides, zin would go better with the
> cannoli.
>
> For "When Harry Met Sally" I'd suggest an over-oaked chardonnay.
>
> "American Graffiti"-- a blanc de blancs Champagne.
>
> "The Producers"-- an inexpensive ice wine (Selaks from New Zealand, for
> example, where they pick the grapes then place them in a freezer).
>
> "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"-- cough medicine.
>
> "Casablanca" anyone?
>
> Shaun Eli
> www.BrainChampagne.com
> Brain Champagne: Clever Comedy for the Smart Mind (sm)
> Brain Champagne-- now with a free comedy video on the website!

Hello Shaun,
I guess Pinot Noir with "Sideways" would be a gimme.
Or MadDog 20/20 with "Animal House"!
How about Cloudy Bay SB with "Lord of the Rings"?

Dan-O

Shaun Eli wrote:
> There have been millions of words written about which wines go with
> which foods. To the best of my knowledge up until now no one has
> written about which wines go with which movies. This occurred to me as
> I was fetching a wine to drink as I screened "The Godfather" for about
> the fifth or sixth time.
>
> Many people might suggest a chianti or barolo but I think a strong red
> zin such as a Martinelli or Hartford would be a better choice. The
> taste seems to follow the sepia tones of the film, and more than one
> Italian-American has told me that red zin reminds him of the wine his
> father used to make at home. Besides, zin would go better with the
> cannoli.
>
> For "When Harry Met Sally" I'd suggest an over-oaked chardonnay.
>
> "American Graffiti"-- a blanc de blancs Champagne.
>
> "The Producers"-- an inexpensive ice wine (Selaks from New Zealand, for
> example, where they pick the grapes then place them in a freezer).
>
> "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"-- cough medicine.
>
> "Casablanca" anyone?

Serve Tokaji Eszencia with Dracula. The Tokaji region is not far from
Dracula's home, and this would be a worthy wine for a count from that
part of the world.

Serve Thunderbird with Easy Rider. There was a lot of cheap wine of
this sort drunk by many young people when this picture was made.

Dan The Man wrote:
> Hello Shaun,
> I guess Pinot Noir with "Sideways" would be a gimme.
> Or MadDog 20/20 with "Animal House"!
> How about Cloudy Bay SB with "Lord of the Rings"?

Cloudy Bay SB is reserved for any future film of Douglas Kennedy's novel
The Big Picture, in which it plays a starring role as the murder weapon.

--brian


--
"What's life? Life's easy. A quirk of matter. Nature's way of keeping
meat fresh."

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:08:45 GMT, "Tom S" >
wrote:

>> "The Producers"-- an inexpensive ice wine (Selaks from New Zealand, for
>> example, where they pick the grapes then place them in a freezer).
>
>2 Buck Chuck would be more like it IMO. Terrible wine for an awful movie.
>:^Þ

Heh....I presume you mean the newly-released Ch. Producers 2005, a
veritable Beaujolais Nouveau compared with the deceptively successful
1968 vintage. ( "Opulent notions of leather and ham." - Paul Gregutt,
Seattle Times)

Back then it was Springtime for vintners in Germany, so I'd go with a
light, bubbly riesling.




JJ

I don't know where in Italy they were from but I agree-- my guess is
that primitivo is what they were used to.

Shaun Eli wrote:
> I don't know where in Italy they were from but I agree-- my guess is
> that primitivo is what they were used to.

Sicily, and therefore Nero d'Avola...

We were working on a wine-movie pairing list for a while, which we
floated by the group some months ago. Here's where we ended up:

The Winemonger Movie Pairing List

8 ½ (ITALY)
Kracher #8 Welschriesling TBA and #9 Sheurebe TBA

The 400 Blows (FRANCE)
Chevillon Bourgogne 2000

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

Amadeus (USA)
Hogl Loibner Vision Riesling 2003 Smaragd (Austria)

Amelie (FRANCE)
Beujoulais Villages

Annie Hall (USA)
Braunstein 2002 Oxhoft Chardonnay, or any other oaked Chardonnay. To go
with the lobster.

Apocolypse Now (USA)
Bonny Doon Heart of Darkness

Apollo 13 (USA)
Valley of the Moon Zinfandel

The Aviator (USA)
1991 Sky Vineyards Zinfandel Estate

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

Babettes Feast (DENMARK)
1983 Y'quem

Battleship Potemkin (USSR)
Vodka

Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrive (1978, FRANCE)
Georges Debouef

Ben-Hur (USA)
Falesco Vitiano

The Bicycle Thief (ITALY)
Salice Salentino
Chianti
Antonio Caggiano Tauresi

Big Night (USA)
Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1998
Gaja Barbaresco

Birdman of Alcatraz (USA)
Bonny Doon Big House Red

Breaking Away (USA)
Red Bicylcette

Casablanca (USA)
1926 Veuve Cliquot

Chocolat (USA)
Heiss Acacia-Barrique Beerenauslese Sauvignon Blanc
Banyuls
Bonny Doon Cardinal Zin

Citizen Kane (USA)
Cain 5, Napa, CA

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

Crimson Tide (USA)
Elderton Shiraz "Command"

Dark Star (USA)
Dark Star Ricodarti, Paso Robles

Days of Wine and Roses (USA)
Heiss Traminer Eiswein 2002

Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetary Man, ITALY/FRANCE)
2003 Behrens & Hitchcock Cemetary

Delicatessen (FRANCE)
Arbois Trousseau

Le Dernier Metro (The Last Metro, FRANCE)
2003 Gerard Depardieu Lumiere de l'Atlas

Don's Party (AUSTRALIA)
Yellowtail

Double Indemnity (USA)
Baco Noir, Henry Pelham


Eat Drink Man Woman (TAIWAN)
Black tea

Eating Raoul (USA)
?

Evil Dead (USA)
Exquisite Corpse, Bonny Doon

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (USA)
Red Diamond 2002 Chardonnay

Gladiator (USA)
Trius Brute 2002

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

The Grapes of Wrath (USA)
A strong wine showing through a rough exterior. Pick your favorite
under $20 California Cabernet, such as the '95 or '96 BV Rutherford
(the dust is appropriate, too)

Gypsy (USA)
Gary Andrus Gypsy Dancer

Housebound (2000, USA)
Fisher Wedding Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

It's a Wonderful Life (USA)
Two Hands Angels Share

Jau Si Goo Heung Shun (Wine is Smoothest at Home, 2000, HONG KONG)

Lawrence of Arabia (USA)
Karl Lawrence Cabernet

L'Avventura (ITALY)
-any SuperTuscan red

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


The Man With the Golden Arm (USA)
Dead Arm Shiraz

Metropolis (GERMANY)
Lang Trockenbeerenauslese 1999

My Dinner with Andre (US)
1970 George de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet

Notorious (1946, USA)
Behrens & Hitchcock Chien Lunatique 2003

On the Waterfront (USA)
Pabst Blue Ribbon or Rhiengold beer

The Perfect Storm (USA)
Any Port

Picnic at Hanging Rock (AUSTRALIA)
Hanging Rock Heathcote Shiraz 1990

Pieces of April (USA)
Williams Selyem Pinot Noir 1999 Mendocino
Panther Creek Pinot Noir 1999 Shea Vineyard
Gsellmann & Gsellmann Beerenauslese
(to go with the turkey)

Ribelli Per Caso (Rebels by Chance, ITALY)
Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro 2001

Robin Hood (USA)
Arrowood Sonoma Cabernet

The Rules of the Game (FRANCE)
1945 Chateau Haut Brion

Saundarya Sura (Wine of Youth, INDIA)
Aujoux & Cie Beaujolais Nouveau

Seven Samurai (JAPAN)
Shinkame Shuzo Shinkame Funakuchi (Junmaishu) N.V.

Shawshank Redemption (USA)
Orin Swifts The Prisoner

The Silence of the Lambs (USA)
Terrabianca Chianti Classico Riserva Croce 1991
Amarone

Singin' in the Rain (USA)
O'Connor Pinot Noir
Reynolds Family Cabernet

Some Like It Hot (USA)
Marilyn Merlot

The Sound of Music (USA)
Erwin Sabathi Poharnig Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Tscheppe Pinot Gris Reserve 2002
(both from the Austrian hills of Styria)

Soylent Green (USA)
Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 1973

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

Switchback (USA)
Switchback Ridge Merlot

Tampopo (JAPAN)
Kirin beer
Gyokuro green tea

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

Un Chien Andalou (FRANCE)
Elephant

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

Vertigo (USA)
Warrabilla Parola's Reserve Durif 2002 (17.5% alc.)
1950's vintage Inglenook or BV Cabernet.

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

Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (USA)
Chateau Margaux 1948 and Chateau Y'quem 1929

Wild Strawberries (SWEDEN)
1990 Bollinger R D
Veuve Cliquot Grande Dame

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (USA)
Wenzel SAZ Ruster Ausbruch 2001

Withnail & I (BRITAIN)
1953 Chateau Margeux


Cheers!
e.
__________________
www.winemonger.com

Our News Years Eve movie title would be "As Good As It Gets" - I would
probably be Jack!!!

For the past twelve years, the same four couple have gathered for a night of
good food and fine wine.

This year was no different - late afternoon champagne on the lawn whilst
playing petanque: Lanson Black Label Brut NV; Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle
'La Cuvée' and Krug Grande Cuvée MV (magnum) all disappeared without too
much effort.

First course was my own creation, derived from several dining experiences in
France.

When there in September, I purchased, in Argentat (under the direction of
Mme Hoare), a couple containers of foie gras de canard entier, and proceeded
to present to my friends a "stack"; pommes de terre rissolée pineaux dressed
with a light serving of caramelised shallots and forest mushrooms; topped
with a thick slice of apple (braeburn) which had been poached in sauterne
(Cordier) atopped with the lightly seared foie gras (I used the reduced
sauterne as a sauce).

I was quite delighted with the result - OK; by necessity, the servings of
the foie gras were small, but quite adequately "bulked up" by the
accompaniments.

However, my hard work was somewhat upstaged by my friends choice of wine -
he produced a 1976 Ch. d'Yquem.

On New Years Eve 1999/2000, the same assembled had bloc de foie gras d'oie
with 1990 Yquem and this was a marriage made in heaven.

The 1976 was a stunning wine, apricot marmalade and honey - I simply cannot
think of any dish which I could prepare that would have done justice to this
wine.

For the main course, our host had acquired a leg of organic lamb (farm
killed); boned it was cooked on the bar-b-que; served with home grown beans,
carrots and new potatoes it was melt-in-the-mouth tender.

To accompany the lamb, our host presented a 1988 Ch. Lynch Bages (Pauillac),
while I supplied a 1997 Ch. Léoville-Barton (St.Julien) which I surprisingly
found in October at Dubai Airport for a reasonable $US40.

The former was quite delightful, prominent cassis/mint - tannins a little
dry; the second was more forward; a softer cherryish claret; ripe sweet
tannins - very elegant against the somewhat bigger Lynch Bages. Both really
worked with the lamb.

By now, much more relaxed after having feverishly slaved to prepare my dish,
my memory of proceeding begins to get a little fuzzy; save to say that we
did another glass of the obligatory champagne at midnight and demolished a
1960 Grahams port with stilton at 1am.

His Lordship crashed, mumbling incoherently, at 2am.

Next year, we're hosting the "I'll Bet, Quartet" - so named because every
year, one or more comments at some stage of the evening "I'll bet that
no-one else in NZ has dined quite like this on this night" - a statement
which is probably correct.

Next years theme will be Champagne - for every course.

I am thinking rock lobster; salmon and a cherry clafoutis (yes, the season
is right, but I will have to prise a recipe from Mme Hoare)

Oh yes, my annual weigh-in on New Years Day revealed a weight loss of 4.5kg
for 2005.

I shall just have to return to France again - it is very good for the
waistline!

--

st.helier

Shaun Eli wrote:

> Many people might suggest a chianti or barolo but I think a strong red
> zin such as a Martinelli or Hartford would be a better choice. The
> taste seems to follow the sepia tones of the film, and more than one
> Italian-American has told me that red zin reminds him of the wine his
> father used to make at home. Besides, zin would go better with the
> cannoli.

Niebaum-Coppola Rubicon ;-)

>
> For "When Harry Met Sally" I'd suggest an over-oaked chardonnay.

White Zin: insipid and sweet

>
> "American Graffiti"-- a blanc de blancs Champagne.

Budweiser

>
> "The Producers"-- an inexpensive ice wine (Selaks from New Zealand, for
> example, where they pick the grapes then place them in a freezer).

If the Mel Brooks version, Mogen David; if the recent version, Night Train

> "Casablanca" anyone?

A good vintage Champagne, circa 1929. Drunk with ennui, of course.

Mark Lipton

Hello Mark,

>> "Casablanca" anyone?
>>
> A good vintage Champagne, circa 1929. Drunk with ennui, of course.

May I recommend Veuve Cliquot '26, a good French wine?

Mark Lipton wrote:

> >
> > For "When Harry Met Sally" I'd suggest an over-oaked chardonnay.
>
> White Zin: insipid and sweet
>
> >
> > "American Graffiti"-- a blanc de blancs Champagne.

With Bugs Bunny, a Mel Blanc...

With Gone with the Wind, a large glass of 'I Don't Givva Damn'...

In article >, says
....
>

[SNIP]
>> "Casablanca" anyone?
>
>A good vintage Champagne, circa 1929. Drunk with ennui, of course.
>
>Mark Lipton

One could always go for the geographical (in name only) of Veramonte (CH)
Chard from the Casablanca Valley. Unfortunately, the wine would pail (or pale)
besides the movie.

Hunt