Vintertainment
We pair wine with movies, TV, music, books, and comics with guests from both the wine and entertainment industries.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 66
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Theatrical Tasting: THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023)
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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.
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Wine and OUT OF SIGHT (1998) with Lauren Smerkanich and Kevin A. Rice
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With special guests playwright Lauren Smerkanich (THE DIGNITY CIRCLE) and screenwriter Kevnin A. Rice (BECKETT)!
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Wine and Movies: PARALLEL (2024) Paired With Medium-Bodied Rustic Reds
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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 a…
Wine and Music: THE FUTURIST by Robert Downey Jr.
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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 …
Wine and Movies - Minority Report (2002)
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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 varieti…
Fake Movies Within Movies Paired With Fake Drinks Within Movies - Part 2
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With special guest DECARCERATION, writer of the fabulous substack, "From the Yard to the Arthouse".
He wanted to talk to us about F…
Fake Movies Within Movies Paired With Fake Drinks Within Movies - Part 1
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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…
Wine and Movies: YOU HURT MY FEELINGS (2023) with Charlotte Simmons
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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 WI…
Wine and Movies: MARSHMALLOW (2025) Paired with Palhete and Peaches
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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 202…
Wine and Comics: AUTOMATIC KAFKA (2002) by Joe Casey and Ashley Wood
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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.
Pair…
DEMONS (1985) Paired with Final Girl and Ghostnote Wines
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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.)
- Chardonnay
- Sauvignon B…
VINTERVIEW: Director Matt Battaglia Talks Georgian Wine Doc THE RED LINE
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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 tho…
GREEN PORNO (2008) with Green Wine and...Porno Wine?
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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 "P…
Wine and Movies: LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND (1997)
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One of the most criminally forgetten and underseen movies of the 90s! Starring John Hurt and Jason Priestly.
Become a "Produce-er", commisson yo…
Wine and Music: THE RETURN OF BRUNO by Bruce Willis (1987)
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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:
- A) The dry feeling …
VINTERFICATION: Script vs. Screen - SIX FEET UNDER Pilot Episode
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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 mater…
Wine and Movies: BABY BOOM (1987) - Happy Mother's Day!
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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 Meye…
VINTERVIEW: Working with Francis Ford Coppola w/ HALEY SIMS
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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 auditi…
Francis Ford Coppola: Winery Godfather to MegaFlopolis, Part 2 - Megalopolis (2024)
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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) a…
Theatrical Tasting: SINNERS (2025)
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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.
I…