Explore every episode of the podcast Vintertainment: Wine and Movie Pairing
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| Jackie Chan's GORGEOUS (1999) Paired w/ The Odd, Magical, Pretty, and Sweet | 26 Feb 2026 | 01:13:30 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! This episode of Vintertainment is dedicated to Brad Allan, the stuntman and eventual action choreographer man who helped usher in Rush Hour, plays the most likeable antagonist ever in Gorgeous, designed the action for Scott Pilgrim, Shang-Chi, Kick-Ass, Wonder Woman, the Kingsman franchise, and more. Brad passed away in 2021 at the age of 48, from a sudden and unexpected heart attack. His charisma, talent, passion, and genuineness are all horribly missed. And his action sequences with Jackie in this movie are unforgettable. THE WINES: CONCEITO 10yr Tawny White Port, Portugal IDOL RIDGE "String of Pearls" Sparkling Rose of Saperavi, 2021 Finger Lakes, New York Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| MISSISSIPPI BURNING (1988) w/ Wines of Tension, Violence, then Hope | 19 Feb 2026 | 01:18:18 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! The year was 19 ***ing 64... Today we tackle Hollywood's first big budget attempt to cover the Civil Rights movement and one of the darkest events surrounding it. Its a great conversation. We veer from wanting wines of Tention, then Violence, then Hope. Also a wine that Challenges and forces Contemplation. THE WINES: Bodkin Wines 2022 "Light Skinned" Zinfandel Domaine de Belliviere Rouge Gorge 2022 Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| THE RUNNING MAN (1987) Paired with Love and Hate | 12 Nov 2025 | 01:14:04 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! With the brand new Edgar Wright re-adaptation about to drop on Friday, we decided to revisit the OG 1987 movie, itself an adaptation of the “Richard Bachman” novel, itself the pseudonym that Stephen King wrote his non-horror novels under, something he managed to keep secret for over a decade and hysterically the person who secured the movie rights to the book had no idea it was King!!! We deep dive into this history, then talk at length about the movie’s themes and whether or not they resonate today (we did NOT agree on this point!) A man falsely accused of crimes forced to fend for his life on a televised game show where the stakes are life and death all for the entertainment of the passive masses…that sure sounds pretty resonate today, doesn’t it? And in broad strokes, it absolutely is. But the devil is in them details. THE PAIRINGS: Ide Lamplighter 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| DEAD MAIL (2024) Paired with the Best-Selling Wine in America | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:52:44 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! This special Halloween Horror episode was commisioned by our Produce-er, Jessica Maison! Did you know you could support the show and this Substack at the Produce-er level and commission your own episode? PLUS get a shout out in every episode! Well, you can. And special spotlight shout out for Jessica’s Substack here: http://monsteroftheweek.substack.com Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and SPAWN (1997) + You Had Me at Hell No Merlot (plus Cinsault) | 09 Oct 2025 | 01:07:27 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Welcome to our first October movie: 1997’s SPAWN, a true gem that has become a cult classi—no I’m just fucking with you nobody likes this movie, but they should! It’s aged weirdly well. Get the SPAWN 4K remaster on blu ray Wine Trivia Question of the Week: In the 16th Century, during the early days of monks making what we now call "Champagne", what was the name they called their sparkling wine?
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| Ralph Bakshi's AMERICAN POP (1981) - 4 Wines for 4 Generations | 02 Oct 2025 | 00:55:09 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! We saw this at Filmjourn's microcinema screening in downtown Los Angeles, then decided on a flight of 4 wines in real time during the recording! Rotoscoping YouTube Video mentioned in the video. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| We're Off This Week! Lots Going On! | 25 Sep 2025 | 00:05:36 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! No episode this week, but here's a quick 5 minute update on everything we have going on! Make sure to tune in next week when we cover Ralph Bakshi's AMERICAN POP! Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Comics: PLAGUE HOUSE (2025) - Cosmic Horror Meets Sfumato and Sonoma | 18 Sep 2025 | 00:46:48 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! One of the best comics we've read in a while. Dallas especially! A twist on the classic Haunted House subgenre that doubles as a catuonary tale for our times. Written by Micchael W. Conrad and art and letters by Dave Chisholm. The collected graphic novel can be pre-ordered here! The Wines: 2018 Red Car Syrah, Sonoma Coast, California Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025) Paired with Chilean Pais and Sipping Vinegar | 11 Sep 2025 | 01:12:04 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Wine Trivia Question of the Week: When a wine is called "sweet" even though it's dry - "Dry" meaning "no sugar whatsoever" - what are the most likely causes for this sense of "sweetness"?
To answer this question and then also to find out the answer head over to our Substack - VintertainmentStudios.com, find this post on KPOP DEMON HUNTERS and cast your vote in the poll, then scroll to the bottom of the post to see if you got it "right". THE PAIRINGS: Pa-Tel Pais Co-Fermentado, Maturana Winery, Colchagua Valley, Chile NUVO White Peach Basalmic Vinegar Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Theatrical Tasting: THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023) | 04 Sep 2025 | 00:41:37 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! We went to the theater! Then sat down at the Gelson's wine bar to find the best pairing. All recorded in real time, right after the screening. Read a full write up about this episode on our Substack here. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and OUT OF SIGHT (1998) with Lauren Smerkanich and Kevin A. Rice | 28 Aug 2025 | 01:04:53 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! With special guests playwright Lauren Smerkanich (THE DIGNITY CIRCLE) and screenwriter Kevnin A. Rice (BECKETT)! Follow Lauren on IG to follow and support live theater in LA! (Kevin is not on the socials.) THE WINES: 2020 Vecchioflorio Marsala Superiore, Dry (but you can opt for sweet) 2017 Terlato and Chapoutier Lieu-Dit-Malakoff Shiraz, Victoria, Australia Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Movies: PARALLEL (2024) Paired With Medium-Bodied Rustic Reds | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:01:40 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Wine Trivia Question of the Week: Today's movie is all about parallel universes. If there were such a thing - and there very well might be, don't be a cynical asshole like Dave - what would be the GREATEST wine grape in ALL universes? Would it be:
To answer this 100% subjective question based on literally nothing factual, and then also to find out the answer as deemed by who-even-fucking-knows? head over to our Substack - VintertainmentStudios.com, find this post on PARALLEL (2024) and cast your vote in the poll, then scroll to the bottom of the post to see if you got it "right". THE WINES: Bergmannhof KARL Lagrein Riserva 2020, Alto Aldige, Italy Calcu Carmenere Gran Reserva, Colchagua Valley, Chile Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| MIRACLE MILE (1989) with Nick Langdon | 12 Feb 2026 | 01:44:47 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Welcome very special guest Nick Langdon - cinephile extraordinaire and Letterboxd powerplayer. Follow Nick Langdon on SUBSTACK and LETTERBOXD Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Music: THE FUTURIST by Robert Downey Jr. | 13 Aug 2025 | 01:08:47 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Paired with the lesser known winery of a celebrity winemaker and an oddly nutty yet refreshing white from an "ancient yet local" region (like RDJ! Ancient yet local!) WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What does the bright ruby red color of a red wine suggest? (This is vs. a blue-purple color instead.) Does it signify:
To answer this question and find out the answer head over to our Substack - VintertainmentStudios.com, find this post on Robert Downey Jr's THE FUTURIST album and cast your vote in the poll, then scroll to the bottom of the post to see if you got it right! THE WINES: -2023 Ottella Lugana Le Creete (100% Turbiana), Lugana, Italy -2021 Domaine Lumineux Pinot Noir Clone 114, Dundee Hills, Oregon Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Movies - Minority Report (2002) | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:06:59 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Wine Trivia Question of the Week: Cabernet Franc is one of the parent grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also the parent of two additional Bordeaux varieties, one equally well-known, the other less so. Are these "other" two child grapes:
To answer this question and find out the answer head over to our Substack - VintertainmentStudios.com, find this post on MINORITY REPORT and cast your vote in the poll, then scroll to the bottom of the post to see if you got it right! THE WINES Featured in this episode: 2022 Quinta das Queimas Encruzado, Dao, Portugal 2021 Conceito Brut Nature, Gruner Veltliner, Duoro, Portugal Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Fake Movies Within Movies Paired With Fake Drinks Within Movies - Part 2 | 24 Jul 2025 | 01:03:55 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! With special guest DECARCERATION, writer of the fabulous substack, "From the Yard to the Arthouse". He wanted to talk to us about Fake Movies Within Movies, and gave us a list of 11 of them! So of course we decided to not just talk about fake movies within movies, but also pair them with fake DRINKS from within movies! As one does. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Fake Movies Within Movies Paired With Fake Drinks Within Movies - Part 1 | 17 Jul 2025 | 01:11:44 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! With special guest DECARCERATION, writer of the fabulous substack, "From the Yard to the Arthouse". He wanted to talk to us about Fake Movies Within Movies, and gave us a list of 11 of them! So of course we decided to not just talk about fake movies within movies, but also pair them with fake DRINKS from within movies! As one does. And now for The Wine Trivia Question of the Week: What is the most common term for the driest (aka least sweet) version of sparkling wine? Is it...
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| Wine and Movies: YOU HURT MY FEELINGS (2023) with Charlotte Simmons | 10 Jul 2025 | 01:21:55 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! SPECIAL GUEST: Charlotte Simmons If you love thoughtful movie Criticism with a capital-C, make sure you follow Charlotte at her own Substack THE TREATMENT THE WINES: 2017 The Others Blend, Department 66, Maury, Côtes Catalanes, France 2022 Domaine Glinavos "Paleokerisio", Ioannina, Greece And "G.A.L." Mocktail - Green Tea, Apple Juice + Lime Juice Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Movies: MARSHMALLOW (2025) Paired with Palhete and Peaches | 03 Jul 2025 | 00:56:10 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Part kid adventure a la GOONIES, part summer camp slasher a la FRIDAY THE 13TH, part sci-fi parable a la BLACK MIRROR, we watched and paired wines with the 2025 under-the-radar indie feature MARSHMALLOW. 91% Critic score on Rotten Tomtoes, 86% Audience score. It had a limited theatrical release back on April 11th, 2025, and is now avilable to rent or buy on VOD/streaming. WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK What the hell is a GSM Blend, so what are the 3 grapes included, and most importanly...why? Where does this blend come from? Is it:
To answer this question AND find out the answer, head over to our Substack - VintertainmentStudios.com, find this post on the Marshmallow movie, and cast your vote in the poll, then scroll to the bottom to see if you got it right! Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Comics: AUTOMATIC KAFKA (2002) by Joe Casey and Ashley Wood | 26 Jun 2025 | 01:10:10 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! One of the $trange$t comics ever published by Wildstorm Studios, Automatic Kafka ran a mere 9 issues but is nevertheless a series worth revisiting in 2025. Paired with the tension between different grapes blended together, and adultified versions of childish wines. Kick DC/Wildstorm to put out a trade paperback collection of it! Author JOE CASEY himself wrote a 2-part history of the series + a retrospective on the extra-wild 4th issue: AUTOMATIC KAFKA ORIGINS PART 1 AUTOMATIC KAFKA ORIGINS PART 2 THE WINES A.A. Badenhorst Family 2017 Red (Shiraz, Cinsault, Grenache, Tinto Barroca) Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| DEMONS (1985) Paired with Final Girl and Ghostnote Wines | 19 Jun 2025 | 01:00:37 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Which white wine grape shares a parent with Pinot Noir? (Aka, they both came from the same parent grape.)
VOTE AT THE POLL HERE. Or send us a message! This week's wines: GHOSTNOTE WINES Super Santa Cruz Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| VINTERVIEW: Director Matt Battaglia Talks Georgian Wine Doc THE RED LINE | 12 Jun 2025 | 01:00:58 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Watch THE RED LINE Documentary HERE. We’ve been following Matt Battaglia on Substack for a couple of years now, but in his role as a comic creator. (And for those just joining us or with short memories, once upon a time we were “Wine and Comics”, a publication and YouTube show dedicated to precisely that, before expanding out into all types of entertainment/media.) I purchased Matt’s first full graphic novel as a one man show writer/artist, HOUSE ON FIRE and absolutely adored it. But wildly, his comics aren’t why we’re featuring Matt on the podcast today! Instead, he reached out via DM to let me know that he had just completed directing a short 20+ minute documentary on Georgian winery "Papari Valley” run by Ketevan “Keti” Gurabanidze, Shalva “Nukri” Kurdadze, and their son Sandro. If you're in the States, distributor BLACK LAMB carries Papari Valley wines, and can be purchased here. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| GREEN PORNO (2008) with Green Wine and...Porno Wine? | 05 Jun 2025 | 00:53:24 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Today we tackle Isabella Rossalini's series of shorts, GREEN PORNO, which originally debuted at Sundance back in 2008. Then we pair it with a "Green" wine, a "Porno" wine (?!?) and a totally normal wine. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| GAME NIGHT (2018) w/ The Wine Pair Podcast's Joe and Carmela Mele | 05 Feb 2026 | 01:10:24 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! SEASON 3 PREMIERE! Welcome very special guests Joe and Carmela Mele, your sommeliers of reasonably priced wines, as they say on their own podcast. One of our very favorite wine podcasts period. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Movies: LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND (1997) | 30 May 2025 | 01:13:09 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! One of the most criminally forgetten and underseen movies of the 90s! Starring John Hurt and Jason Priestly. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Music: THE RETURN OF BRUNO by Bruce Willis (1987) | 21 May 2025 | 01:03:24 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK What does the word "dry" mean in terms of wine? When Someone says "This wine is dry," they are referring to:
Answer by "Sending us a Text" (above, and put your name in the text!) or leave a comment on this episode, or send us an email at vintertainmentstudios[at]gmail[dot]com We will reveal the answer at the top of next week's episode! _____ In this week's episode we cover one of the ultimate vanity projects to ever come out of Hollywood and the music industry: Bruce Willis 1987 THE RETURN OF BRUNO. This was one year prior to Willis starring in DIE HARD and become an action icon. At the time, he was known for playing his harmonica in the TV show MOONLIGHTING and not much else! Music Producer Robert Kraft who assembled a murderer's row of talent to backup Willis including The Pinter Sisters and The Temptations! You can read the DIFFUSER article mentioned in the pod HERE. HBO release a 1 hour Mockumentary Special showing "Bruno" as a long-lost legend of the musical scene, making his comeback in the new album. You can watch the HBO Special HERE. ___ THE WINES (AI-free search links!) Vermut Flores Rose Vermouth, 100% Tannat, Uruguay Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| VINTERFICATION: Script vs. Screen - SIX FEET UNDER Pilot Episode | 15 May 2025 | 01:30:32 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Welcome to out first “Vinterfication” episode! Vin-I-fication is what a winemaker does - all the decisions he or she makes - to transform grapes, the raw materials, into a final wine. And so Vin-TER-fication is when we compare the raw materials of a work of entertanment - the script of a tv episode, movie, or comic - and compare it to the final produced thing. Today we tackle one of the TV shows that helped launch America’s “Golden Age” of television - SIX FEET UNDER. And tell you what to pair with each, whether you're reading the script, or watching the aired episode. The Wines mentioned in this episode (more information can be found on our Substack VintertainmentStudios.com) 2007 Bodegas Navalon Anciano 'Aged 10 Years' Gran Reserva Tempranillo Bodega Dehesa de los Canonigos Clarete Luzianilla, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2021 Haus Marke S-22 Solera Red Blend, Burgenland, Austria (93 Points, James Suckling) Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Movies: BABY BOOM (1987) - Happy Mother's Day! | 08 May 2025 | 01:16:32 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Today, for Mom's Day, we tackle the 1987 feature film directed and co-written by Charles Shyer (Father of the Bride) and produced and co-wrritten by Nancy Meyers (Father of the Bride, Private Benjamin). The cast is STACKED - Dianne Keaton, Harold Ramis, James Spader, Sam Shephard, Victoria Jackson, Sam Wanamaker. It features a very 80's baby and is ostensibly a feminist movie but has become horribly dated since its release. Now coming across as moe of a Hallmark movie than a true blue equality manifesto, BABY BOOM is an oldie but not quite a goodie. Nevertheless, it's worth a revisit to see how far we've come. A few moments are still authentically funny, and we of course paired it with two wines: one that matches the film's deficits, and one that contrasts it and gives you what you're missing! DALLAS' WINE: Charles Shaw (2 Buck Chuck! Or I Guess 4 Buck Chuck Now?) Cabernet Sauvignon DAVE'S WINE: 2022 Škegro Family Winery Blatina “Krs Crni”, Bosnia & Herzegovina (yes, a wine from Bosnia! Made from the indigenous "Blatina" grape!) Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| VINTERVIEW: Working with Francis Ford Coppola w/ HALEY SIMS | 01 May 2025 | 01:11:45 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Today we interview HALEY SIMS, who plays the dead wife that haunts Adam Driver's Caesar Catalina in MEGALOPOLIS. Haley tells us all about her experience auditioning, filming, stunt training, wrapping multiple times, and attending the premiere of the film. You might have spotted Haley on the TV shows such as DEAD TO ME, RESERVATION DOGS, GOOD GIRLS REVOLT, and FLAKED, and most recently she co-starred in the horror movie THE GROVE which received a limited theatrical released on April 4th. This is a companion episode to our 2-part coverage of Francis Ford Coppola’s ALPHA and OMEGA, The Godfather and Megalopolis. Make sure you check out those episodes first! This is an excellent conversation, Haley is a brilliant storyteller, and I am so happy to be sharing this episode with you. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Francis Ford Coppola: Winery Godfather to MegaFlopolis, Part 2 - Megalopolis (2024) | 24 Apr 2025 | 01:37:43 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Here’s PART TWO of our coverage of Francis Ford Coppola’s Alpha and Omega of his career. Make sure you check out PART ONE where we cover The Godfather (1972) and the rise, almost fall, then final sell-off of Coppola’s winery empire in Napa, Sonoma, and Oregon. Here in PART TWO we cover the Omega, MEGALOPOLIS (2024). And taste two well-aged Coppola wines - a 1998 Niebaum-Coppola “Cask” Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2000 Niebaum-Coppola Cabernet Franc! - and say which wine pairs best with which film. We opened these two bottles at Curated Wine Shop (go follow them on IG!) We brought them randomly, spur of the moment, this was not planned or mentioned to the Curated folks in advance. And when we arrived, and told them what we had and why we were opening them, they said: “Oh, Megalopolis? The Production Designer, Bradley Rubin, is sitting right over there!” Soooo…yeah. We sure as shit called him over and he graciously allowed us to talk his ear off about his exeperience on making the film!!! Note that this was a very impromptu recording, so the audio is muddy, music and background noise abound, and Brad is a soft spoken person, but it’s all legible! Enjoy, my friends. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Theatrical Tasting: SINNERS (2025) | 23 Apr 2025 | 00:45:20 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! We saw Sinners in the theater this past weekend, and wanted to do a quick mini-episode covering why it's an important movie at this time in cinematic history. In part because of the Rights Reversion deal director Ryan Coogler struck with the studio, also because it's a true-blue tentpole crowd pleaser with more on its mind - a combination we'd lost for a while there. Paired with...? (Hint: Blood Oranges and Honey.) Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Francis Ford Coppola: Winery Godfather to MegaFlopolis, Part 1 - The Godfather (1972) | 17 Apr 2025 | 01:13:17 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Today is the first of THREE PARTS (well, two main parts + a bonus companion "Vinterview"!) In this episode we cover the Alpha of Coppola's career, THE GODFATHER (1972). In PART TWO we'll cover the Omega, MEGALOPOLIS (2024). And then taste two well-aged Coppola wines and say which wine pairs best with which film. Along the way, we'll also chronicle the rise and fall of Coppola's wine empire, from its humble beginnings in Napa, to it's almost dissolution in the early 90's, to its massive expansion to Sonoma and Oregon in the 2000's, to its sale in 2021 in order to finance his lifelong ambition - to film his 40-years-in-the-making Megalopolis. And then take stock of what still exists today. Then in our companion Vinterview, we'll be interviewing one of the actresses from the Megalopolis movie! And whoever you think it might be - no, it's not her. (It's gonna be a wacky surprise.) LINKS TO THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: How Dracula (1992) Rescued Coppola's Winery - Our own article about how Coppola almost lost it all in the early 90's, only to have his Bram Stoker's Dracula film turn it all around. There would have been nothing to sell to finance Megalopolis if there had been no Dracula. What Went Wrong (Podcast) - Our fave movie podcast that has 2-part chronicle of how The Godfather was made, and it's the best version of this story out there in podcast form. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Winebid - The site where we snagged our well-aged Niebaum-Coppola wines! One for $60 and the other for an astounding $25 (!!!) This is a treasure trove for wines if you look for stuff collectors don't care (too much) about. Curated Wine Shop - The shop we drank the wines at, met the Megalopolis Production Designer in, and got connected to the actress we'll be interviewing later! If you live in LA, you gotta check this place out. We love them. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Movies: THE LINGUINI INCIDENT (1991) - Director's Cut | 10 Apr 2025 | 01:07:29 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Also known as Houdini & Company, The Robbery, The Incident, and (our favorite) Shag-O-Rama. The Linguini Incident was the directorial debut of Richard Shepard, the man who would finally get out of “movie jail” when he made 2004’s Matador (starring Pierce Brosnan), then went on to make The Hunting Party (starring Richard Gere), Dom Hemingway (starring Jude Law), and The Perfection (starring Allison Williams). It was a low budget film by a first time director that somehow snagged the INSANE cast of:
The final edit was taken away from the director, different cuts were released in different countries, and it’s main theatrical release was in Los Angeles in 1992…during the LA riots. When there was a curfew. 30 years later, the co-producer and director got the rights back, sourced the longest 35mm print they could find (an epic story in its own right!) and release this Director’s Cut - 8 minutes shorter than the shortest of the previous cuts! Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Music: The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again (2024) | 03 Apr 2025 | 01:09:04 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! This week we tackle the latest album of a band that's been blazing a trail through the music scene for 2 decades now. Combining boroque British folk, a prog rock structure, and Americana (blues, country, American folk) the band has been featured on the sitcoms THE OFFICE and PARKS AND REC and had their 2015 THE KING IS DEAD top the Billboard 200 upon release. Yet somehow neither of us had listened to them until this latest album. And folks, it's bloody great. Paired with some unique wines (to match the unique music!) including this one which can only be found at the below link: DEAR NATIVE GRAPES HUDSON VALLEY HEIRLOOM GRAPE SERIES LE COLONEL (only 72 bottles made!) Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Season 3 is Coming! Our Plans For 2026 | 22 Jan 2026 | 00:14:32 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Vintertainment Studios Substack The Wine Pair Podcast MEIOMI Episode CASEN POINTE YouTube Series (it's REALLY funny!) Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and TV: THE WHITE LOTUS Season 1 with Beth Lisogorsky | 27 Mar 2025 | 01:36:03 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! What's that? Y'all are deep into Season 3 already? Yeah, yeah, we slow. BUT, we are finally on this White Lotus train thanks to our special guest, BETH LISOGORSKY of Beth's Film and TV Recommendations fame! Beth is a film and TV analyst and pop culture critic. She’s written for PopMatters, Valleywag (part of Gawker media), The Boston Globe, and The Jerusalem Post. And she watches ALL the TV and film (or seemingly, anyway) and let's you know what's worth watching and what's not on her Substack bethlisogorsky.substack.com Beth selected WHITE LOTUS Season 1 to chat with us about. Yes, yes, y’all are deep into Season 3 already. But trust us: a revisit to Season 1 is something you want to do. We chat about the show’s history, it’s themes, it’s characters, it’s enormous strngths, its occassional weaknesses, and what changed for Beth between her original viewing of Season 1 and this revisit. And as we learn in the show: you need to drink something special to survive rich peope. Or you could mainline cocaine like Armond. Do you. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| VINTERVIEW: Innovation and Technology in the Wine Space with Liz Mendez | 20 Mar 2025 | 01:03:01 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! From corner bars to Michelin stars, Liz Mendez hails from the Midwest and over the years has developed a portfolio career in wine, tech, and radio, spending three decades immersed in the restaurant industry. She is an award-winning sommelier and a previous owner of a Chicago wine bar, though she hit the reset button when she began working in hospitality technology with American Express and their platform "Resy". Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and Books: GLOW The Autobiography of Rick James | 13 Mar 2025 | 01:23:32 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! When superstar Rick James passed away in 2004, an autobiography was rushed out to the public. But biographer David Ritz was never satisfied with that edition, and many years later releaed this definitivie edition, GLOW: The Autobiography of Rick James. Cobbled together from numerous letters and diary entries that James had written in prison and after, mixed with stories told by Ritz in James' voice, GLOW tells the story of an impulsive musical prodigy who witnessed the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. We listened to the entirety of James' discography while reading this book, and paired wines we think are perfect to match the book AND James' music! DALLAS' WINE PAIRING: Las Jaras 2024 Slipper Sipper Nouveau - 49% Zinfandel | 33% Carignan | 16% Petite Sirah | 7% Vermentino DAVE'S WINE PAIRING: 2022 The Prisoner Red Blend - Zinfandel with the unlikely mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Charbono. Read a more robust write up on both wines here: https://vintertainmentstudios.com Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Welcome to...VINTERTAINMENT | 06 Mar 2025 | 00:47:13 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Yes, we have a new name! This episode is a recap of who we are, where we came from, where this podcast came from, what this podcast will be going forward, and a shout-out to our favorite eisodes of the past, so you can cherry pick previous episodes before OBVIOUSLY following us into the future. FIND ALL THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE HERE. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...Comics: IMMORTAL SERGEANT by Joe Kelly and Ken Nimura | 20 Feb 2025 | 01:00:11 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Joe Kelly is best known for his charater-defining run on DEADPOOL - the movies are heavily based on the comics that bear his name, and no other writer has truly strayed rom Kelly's rendition. He also made a spash with the creator-owned Image Comics series I KILL GIANTS with artist Ken Nimura, which was later made into the feature film of the same name starring Madison Wolfe, Imogen Poots, Zoe Saldana, and directed by Anders Walter, Academy Award winner for best live action short film in 2013 (HELIUM). DAVE'S WINE PAIRING 2020 Quintas de Melgaço Super Reserva Sparkling Alvarinho, Vinho Verde DOC If you're in North America, the best place to nab this is from Diniz Cellars, an importer of Portuguese wine who can sell direct to the public! DALLAS' "WINE" PAIRING Samuel Smith's Old Bull Brewery, Tadcaster Oatmeal Stout Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...Movies: ROMEO + JULIET (1996) and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995) | 13 Feb 2025 | 01:09:20 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Happy Valentine's, Galentine's, Broentine's (no, really) Day! Let's celebrate humans loving other humans + the very concept of romance itself, which is a beautiful thing. Today we celebrate by covering our respective fave romantic movies of all time: Dallas: ROMEO + JULIET (1996) Paired with (AI-free search links): 2022 Tres Raices 'Tre' Sangiovese Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato Mexico 2018 Bocale Montefalco Sagrantino, Umbria, Italy Dave: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995) Paired with (AI-free search links): Otima 10 Year Tawny Port, Portugal _ _ _ _ _ Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...The Superbowl - with Barefoot's winemaker, JEN WALL | 04 Feb 2025 | 01:01:03 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Plus our fave American Football movies and which Barefoot wines we'd pair with them. Watch the Superbowl FOR FREE this year on TUBI Follow Barefoot and Jen on Instagram: It's our SEASON 2 PREMIERE! So a special episode was called for. We sit down with Barefoot Wine's winemaker, Jen Wall, to discuss how Barefoot became the official wine sponsor of the Superbowl, which Barefoot wines pair with which Sueprbowl party food, and of course we then pair with football movies a well. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| SEASON 1 FINALE: Wine and...Music - Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas in tha Dogghouse (2008) | 12 Dec 2024 | 01:18:55 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! We try THREE of Snoop Dogg's 19 Crimes wines (Cali Red, Cali Rose, and Cali Gold [sparkling]) and see if they pair with his 2008 Xmas album! Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...Movies: MOON (2009) w/ Jessica Maison | 05 Dec 2024 | 01:32:31 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Penultimate (I love that word, I don’t really know why) episode of 2024! Today we tackle the directorial debut of Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie, and his shockingly good use of split screen to make a doppelganger movie like no other with actor Sam Rockwell. We’re joined writer by Jessica Maison, novelist of the PASTIC GIRL Trilogy and graphic novelist of the MARY SHELLEY’S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS line of OGNs. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...Movies: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1995) | 27 Nov 2024 | 01:06:44 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! A rare Thanksgiving movie in a sea of Xmas movie porn, this is straight up my all-time fave holiday movie. I saw it in the theater back in 1995, and it has stayed with me all thee years. The second directorial effort by Jodie Foster, starring the insane ensemble cast of Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Geraldine Chapman, Dylan McDermott, Claire Danes, Cynthia Stevenson, and Steve Guttenberg. We follow a normal American family during a dysfunctional time for three days - the day before, the day of, and the morning after. Way ahead of its time in tackling issues of political divide, LGBTQ+, single motherhood, and more. It was not a box office success, but has since found its very fervent fans. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| STRANGER THINGS: Everything But the Final Episode - Spoiler Free! | 30 Dec 2025 | 00:58:39 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...Books: BREASTS AND EGGS (2019) by Mieko Kawakami | 21 Nov 2024 | 01:00:04 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Today we finally drop the episode covering the winner of our first Substack subscriber poll! Kawakami is a failed J-Pop singer (she released 2 albums during a J-Pop decline) who discovered she loved writing the lyrics more than the music. She turned this into poetry and prose on a blog during the heyday of blogging and drew in 200,000+ reader PER DAY for her writing. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...TV: TASKMASTER Series 1 (2015) w/ Mike Shea and Kevin Jospeh | 15 Nov 2024 | 01:25:32 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! In this episode we tackle the British "comedy panel" show where different celebrities (mostly comedians) compete to accomplish a number of creative tasks in the most outlandish and/or embarassing ways possible. We cover all of the first "Series" (what the Brits call a "season") which ran 6 episodes back in 2015. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...Music: THE CIVIL WARS (2013) w/ Maria Banson - Part 2 | 08 Nov 2024 | 01:15:49 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! Make sure to listen to Part 1 where we discuss the history of the band, the album, and talk about the wines we chose to pair with it! Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||
| Wine and...Music: THE CIVIL WARS (2013) w/ Maria Banson - Part 1 | 07 Nov 2024 | 01:12:21 | |
Send us a message and we always repsond! What a shit shitty week in America, folks. Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: | |||