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Bottle Shock review

This piece from Appellation America covers most of my gripes.  Though let me say - for Hollywood's sake - my wife liked it and as she stated  - it was made more for her than for me.

 

 

Bottle Shocked:
Uncorking the Real Gustavo Brambila

What's the difference between real life and the way Hollywood sees it? With the feature "Bottle Shock", quite a bit.

by Alan Goldfarb
August 27, 2008

For the official record:
  • Freddy Rodriguez looks nothing like Gustavo Brambila. (What a shock.)

  • Gustavo Brambila had nothing to do with the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that was one of two California wines which won the Paris Tasting of 1976. (What a shock.)

  • Gustavo Brambila wasn’t making his own red wine in the years he worked for the Calistoga winery. (What a shock.)     .....(more)

    • Posted by Thomas Gallagher on September 5, 2008 11:32 PM |

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