IWFS Oakville started 2023 off with a bang. Our first every movie night was held featuring the movie SIDEWAYS. The food was SoCal inspired and the wines all from near-ish to Santa Barbara…. so appropriate with the setting of the movie being southern California.
The action on screen was paused to re-fill glasses to suit the scenes. The food was a variety of items we think of as being “Californian”. Avocado toast, California rolls, fresh seafood and more. It was a tall task for our caterer, keeping pace with the movie, but they were up to it.
Oh yes you are! As soon as this famous line was delivered so was a fresh glass….of merlot of course. But a particularly good one.
It truly was yummy!
It’s no secret that the character of wines in the movie are a metaphor for the characters on screen. So of course the question is posed. Who’s the Pinot Noir, who is the Cabernet Sauvignon? Who is Chardonnay and who is Vouvray? Did we ever reach consensus?
The evening, with its cabaret style seating, flowed perfectly and so we determined to do a little digging for more wine/food movies and make this a regular event. Perhaps “A good year”, “Bottleshock”, “A walk in the clouds”,”Big Night”, “Julie and Julia”. Loads to choose from!
Wines from the Evening
- 2015 Callaway Vineyard Coastal Chardonnay – from the cellar
- 2015 Callaway Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Cellar Selection – from the cellar
- 2015 Craftwork Pinot Noir (Central Coast, Monterrey) – from the cellar
- Raymond Reserve Selection Merlot 2019 – 40.95 – LCBO – 38059
- Belle Glos Dairyman Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020 – 59.95 – LCBO – 366013
- Inglenook Sauvignon Blanc 2019 – $52.95 – LCBO – 17090