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Mondovino

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With wine more readily available than ever before, a battle over its very soul is being waged. Using the dark, rich Bordeaux as the current standard-bearer, the film traverses several countries and continents to examine how the production of wine has created aristocratic dynasties and class conflicts. Small vineyards are contrasted with production on a grand scale, and wine experts from Sardinia, Napa Valley, Argentina and other places argue over whether wine creation has grown too commercial.

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Critics Consensus

Informative but lengthy behind-the-scenes look at the politics of modern winemaking.

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Peter Debruge Miami Herald 07/08/2005
2/4
The movie runs an exhausting 131 minutes and reveals nothing that couldn't better be expressed with a 10-page story in Vanity Fair. Go to Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times 06/03/2005
2.5/4
For wine-loving filmgoers willing to lavish it, and to forgive the film its excesses, it offers refreshment and reward. Go to Full Review Michael Booth Denver Post 06/03/2005
2.5/4
Nossiter's unimposing style likely landed him many interviews with skittish wine scions, but in the editing room, the gentleness translates into lack of clarity. Go to Full Review Jay Richardson The List 04/23/2019
4/5
A patient, subtle yet compelling film with a strong scent of humor and faint hint of bitterness. Go to Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 02/25/2009
4/5
Usando o vinho como uma metfora para a perda da individualidade no mundo moderno, Nossiter cria um filme fascinante que traz uma galeria de personagens interessantes em um relevante confronto em torno de suas vises de mundo diametralmente opostas. Go to Full Review Rex Roberts Film Journal International 02/22/2007
Overly long and literally unfocused documentary about the wine industry. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/18/2016 Mondovino may be one of the best documentaries that I've ever watched. Rampant capitalism vs small producers, entrepreneurs who make wine only at profits vs people who makes wine for love. If you think that the brand or the price make a good wine, you're wrong. Watch this fascinating film. See more 12/08/2013 This documentary is fascinating , very well done, incredibly interesting & funny, it shows how wine is being made , consumed & talked about in the entire world. No matter is it's being done by farmers in chile or A big Corporate from the Nappa Valley, you will love this tremendous study of the wine industry in our society in the 21st century. See more 05/19/2013 Bordeaux, Napa, Florença, Toscana, Cafayate (Argentina) e Pernambuco. Através destas regiões o diretor Jonathan Nossiter apresenta os caminhos do vinho e a globalização dos sabores. Histórias de grandes vinicultores como a família Mondavi, o maior produtor de vinho da California, e também de pequenos como a família De Montilli, que luta para manter suas terras e as características de seu vinho. See more 01/13/2013 I really enjoyed seeing this recently on TV. The more you drink wine the more you realize there are basically two major apporaches to wine. Interventionalist winemaking which often results in more sameness amongst wines regardless of region and even grapes vs. non interventional winemaking where the winemaker gets out of the way and lets the vineyard's location and the grape variety speak more transparently. I'm a fan of the latter. Want to know what real Pinot Noir should taste like? Try a btl from Mt Eden Vineyards in CA or from Robert Chevillon in Burgundy France. Want real Chardonnay, try almost any btl from Chablis France. See more 01/27/2012 Very entertaining documentary on the wine industry. Here we see alcohol's royalty. I have always been fascinated to learn of the Mondavi family in particular. Good work. See more 06/13/2010 certainly makes you look at wine spectator, robert parker, and the whole "fine wine" industry in a different light. See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Nossiter

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Michael Broadbent

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Hubert de Montille

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Aime Guibert

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Jonathan Nossiter

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Robert Parker

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Synopsis With wine more readily available than ever before, a battle over its very soul is being waged. Using the dark, rich Bordeaux as the current standard-bearer, the film traverses several countries and continents to examine how the production of wine has created aristocratic dynasties and class conflicts. Small vineyards are contrasted with production on a grand scale, and wine experts from Sardinia, Napa Valley, Argentina and other places argue over whether wine creation has grown too commercial.
Director
Jonathan Nossiter
Producer
Emmanuel Giraud, Jonathan Nossiter
Screenwriter
Jonathan Nossiter
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
Goatworks Films
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Pin-Up Nudity)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 23, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 23, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$209.6K
Runtime
2h 15m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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