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Wine-Inspired Movies to Keep You Warm This Winter While winter is traditionally the season reserved for big-budget Oscar contenders, award shows, and red carpets, finding a great wine-inspired movie to settle down with at home can be tough regardless of the season. So even though there are plenty of the fall releases to attend the cinemas for, we decided to take a look at eight wine-inspired movies you're able to enjoy from the comfort of your own home — at least until Oscar season officially commences and you have no choice but to go to the theaters if you want to be a part of practically any and all cocktail conversations. Want more? Follow the Grape Collective Cool Wine Movies board on Pinterest.

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Leading Between the Vines From author Terry Theise and production house Farm + Cellar, Leading Between the Vines takes a closer look at the wine regions of Germany, exploring the true meaning of terroir and examining the spirit of winemaking itself. Leading Between the Vines features winemakers the Strub family, Carl Loewen and family, Caroline Diel and family, Florian Weingart, and the Dönnhoff family.

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Mondovino From award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter, Mondovino follows the struggles of winemaking families (including the Mondavis of Napa, California, the Montilles of Burgundy, and the Rollands of Bordeaux) across ten countries - from Argentina to Italy - as they attempt to transform grape to great. In doing so, Mondovino provides a glimpse into the underbelly of familial winemaking as well as the family dynamic as a whole. Mondovino is one of only three documentaries in the history of the Festival de Cannes to be nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or.

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Somm The work of filmmaker Jason Wise, Somm follows four sommeliers as they attempt to pass the rigorous and prestigious Court of Master Sommeliers’ Master Sommelier Diploma exam. Chronicling the intricacies of the famed test - as well as its impact on the lives of its takers - and featuring an unprecedented glimpse into exam room itself, Somm can’t help but inspire interest in the world of winemaking and is undoubtedly one of the most engrossing wine movies ever made. Somm features sommeliers Ian Cauble, Brian McClintic, Dlynn Proctor, and Dustin Wilson.

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Sideways Based on the novel by Rex Pickett, Sideways is perhaps the most well-known wine movie of all time. From Fox Searchlight Pictures, producer Michael London, writer-director Alexander Payne, and writer Jim Taylor, Sideways follows two male friends as they travel the vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley in California the week before one gets married and features the simultaneously comic and tragic misadventures of two hopelessly romantic oenophiles (including the famous wine-tasting scene which ends “Are you chewing gum?”). Sideways won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and features Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh in career-defining performances.

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A Year in Burgundy A Year in Burgundy is the work of award-winning writer-director David Kennard and the first in a wine trilogy featuring one-year glimpses into the winemaking of some of the more notable regions in wine history (such as Burgundy, Champagne, and Port). A Year in Burgundy follows the year of French wine importer Martine Saunier across all four seasons with over a half-dozen winemakers, chronicling the history and pulse of the famed region. A Year in Burgundy features the Domaine Leroy, Perrot-Minot, Morey-Coffinet, Bruno Clavelier, Mortet, Michel Gay & Fils, and Cornin winemaking families.

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Blood Into Wine From writer-directors Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke, Blood Into Wine follows the life of progressive metal singer-turned-winemaker Maynard James Keenan. Known as the multi-platinum frontman of such bands as Tool, A Perfect Circle, and his solo side project Puscifier, Keenan sets out to bring notoriety to the state of Arizona’s burgeoning wine regions in Blood Into Wine. The film also features winemaker Eric Glomski as well as actors Milla Jovovich, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Bob Odenkirk, and Patton Oswalt (among others).

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From Ground to Glass The work of former professional snowboarder Robert DaFoe, From Ground to Glass chronicles the stories of established and up-and-coming California winemakers alike, using the winemakers’ own words to communicate the passion, triumphs, and epiphanies that have shaped their life and careers. From Ground to Glass features interviews with winemakers Warren Winiarski, Joel Peterson, Paul Draper, Chuck Ortman, and Wes Hagen (among others).