I am looking forward to the weekend, curling up on the couch and watching some movies. All morning different movie options have been floating through my head and I can't decide what I want to watch! It may be because I'm sitting looking at the vineyards - but I'm leaning towards a movie about wine. I'm thinking the classic "Sideways" or "A Good Year."
I often wonder what people think about these movies. They usually show the romantic side of wine, the beauty of the vineyards and how life seems to slow down and things are more appreciated in wine country or even just over a bottle of wine. There is some sort of magic about Wine Country that captures each person who visits or is lucky enough to live here. There is a scene within "A Good Year" in which Max, a bond trader turned French vineyard owner, strolls through the vineyards in the early morning with the sun cascading down, glinting off of the morning due still resting on the vines. As a viewer, you are drawn into the scene, wishing you were walking with Max because the beauty and simlicity of it all is almost overwhelming. Most days as I drive to work, I take in the beauty of the Okanagan as I watch the vineyards go through the seasons, slowly growing and nurturing its grapes and think how lucky I am to live in this part of the world... you should definitely come and visit if you have never been, or need a little reminder of this gem that lies in British Columbia.
Well, I think that little movie reflection makes my movie decision for me - I'm in need of a movie that sweeps me off to France and reminds me of all of the romance, beauty and simplicity of the world of wine - "A Good Year" it is! If you have any suggestions for other great wine movies - I'd love some suggestions!
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