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Mondovino: The Complete Series

2005

1 season

10 episodes

Documentary

Epic in scope, this globe-trotting saga covers not only the entire gamut of wine making, but wine's place in a treacherously globalized world. From the billionaire power brokers of Napa Valley, to the aristocratic rivalries of competing Florentine dynasties, to the efforts of three generations of a Burgundian family fighting to preserve their few acres of land, MONDOVINO: THE SERIES brings to life the human drama (and comedy) of wine making. Shot over several years and in five different languages, the series features intimate encounters with the wine world's most iconic and controversial figures, including the critic Robert Parker, legendary wine mogul Robert Mondavi, zany art collector Jan Schrem, and the noble proprietor of the mythical RomanTe Conti vineyard.

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Epic in scope, this multi-generation, globe-trotting saga covers not only the entire gamut of wine making, but wine's place in a treacherously globalized and hyper-marketed world. From the billionaire power brokers of Napa Valley, to the aristocratic rivalries of competing Florentine dynasties, to the efforts of three generations of a Burgundian family fighting to preserve their few acres of land, MONDOVINO: THE SERIES brings to life the human drama (and comedy) of wine making. Shot over several years and in five different languages, the series features numerous intimate encounters with the wine world's most iconic and controversial figures, including the übercritic Robert Parker, legendary wine mogul Robert Mondavi, zany art collector Jan Schrem, and the noble proprietor of the mythical Romanée Conti vineyard. From Florence to Burgundy, New York to Argentina, each hour-long episode stands alone as a passionate and hilarious piece of documentary filmmaking.

Ep 1
1.Where's Asterix?
17-03-2005
This first episode expands on globalization, the battle between the small town of Aniane and the Mondavis of California. The conflict circles around two issues: the saving of a for...
Ep 2
2.Magic Potion
17-03-2005
Jonathan Nossiter goes to Burgundy following a harvest and interviews the workers who are grumbling over labor and family issues. Then he travels to Sterling, where chaos tightens...
Ep 3
3.Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
17-03-2005
A revealing, weird and refreshing look into the wine industry, reflecting on art, the good life and the triumph of a kind of western aesthetic imperialism. Advocates of the western...
Ep 4
4.Pax Panoramix
17-03-2005
This fourth episode begins with Yvonne Hegoburu. She offers powerful insights into what growing grapes really means. In Sardinia, Battista and Lina Colombu express confusion at the...
Ep 5
5.The Appian Way
17-03-2005
Nossiter addresses all the arguments made after "Mondovino" the film and sits through Michael Rolland and Robert Parker’s lectures on their own influence, on pricing, terroir and t...
Ep 6
6.Quo Vademus?
17-03-2005
What does an older bottle of wine taste like? Neal Rosenthal regrets the way outstanding critics interfere with the wine tasting culture. This episode studies the new changes in wi...
Ep 7
7.All Roads Lead to Rome
17-03-2005
Alain Châtelet of the Govt. Bureau on Wine Fraud leads us through the delicate question of consumer protection with respect to phony wines, a crime that is difficult to prosecute o...
Ep 8
8.Crossing the Rubicon
17-03-2005
Nossiter returns to Italy and investigates the locals who have been producing and drinking wine for decades, even centuries. They discuss the terroir issue that the locals have bee...
Ep 9
9.Et tu Brute...
17-03-2005
An ugly aspect of modern wine culture is its history. Episode nine follows a story of the Antinoris and the Frescobaldis, both aristocratic families of great antiquity. It is a tal...
Ep 10
10.Veni, vidi, vendidi
17-03-2005
In the final episode, Jonathan Nossiter travels to Chile, Brazil and Argentina, meeting new faces and new winemakers. But we are also introduced to the constant racism and class st...

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