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[EuropeUpClose] Though the scenery and global scope of the film are impressive, the real richness of this documentary lies in the interviews with long-time wine-making families, such as the De Montilles, the Mondavis, the Antinori and the Frescobaldi. From the Bordelaise widow who admittedly pours the love she once had for her husband into the vines that produce her excellent wines to the elderly Provençal gentleman who refused to sell part of his vineyard to the Mondavis for a tidy sum, Nossiter introduces us to people who truly live for their wine.

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[London Pub Resto Bar Nightlife Restaurant Angeles Clark Pampanga Subic Philippines] Flood of Chilean wines: Even more shocking to this fellow was it comes from Chile! This was about as shocking to him as if he had tasted a wine from Mars (Michael Mondavi would not be shocked about Martian wine–see the film Mondovino to better comprehend this attempt at humor).

[Not My Tribe] Mondovino: globalization and terroir, Robert Parker versus your ...: I wanted to be sure to document what I thought was Mondovino’s most brilliant assault on the witless benefit the Parker-Mondavi venture think they’re bequeathing with their anschluss of world wine. It’s about the subjectivity of taste.

[izaiah2708132] Watch Mondovino Online: De Montille speaks candidly about his wines and family, and is one of “Mondovino”'s astronomical personalities. Prominent figures in the corporate world of wine include Tim and Michael Mondavi, Garen and Shari Staglin, Patrick Leon .

[Rantlust] Mondovino: a dogumentary on wine: All the wines featured in the movie are listed on the excellent official website of Mondovino. Let me know if you sample any of the vintages on the film or if you already have.

[Crush Chicks] Terrasses du Larzac: Mondavi's South of France Dream Bottled: In 2000 and 2001, Robert Mondavi’s plan to make one of the world’s finest reds in Aniane, Languedoc, and subsequent battles with Aimé Guibert of Mas de Daumas Gassac prompted widespread debate in publications such as the New York Times, BusinessWeek, TIME magazine, The Wine Spectator, and as a subject of Jonathan Nossiter’s 2004 Documentary, Mondovino.

[Farella Vine and Wine Blog] Funny Business: Now, if you think that I'm going to go Mondovino on you, you are incorrect. I recently saw the film and had a great deal of pleasure following along on the journey of questioning wine globalism, etc.

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