{"product_id":"sideways-uncorked-the-perfect-pairing-of-film-and-wine-9781493078042","title":"Sideways Uncorked: The Perfect Pairing of Film and Wine","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo stories unspool in Sideways Uncorked: the story behind Alexander Payne's modern movie classic adapted from a most unlikely source--an unpublished novel by a burnt-out ex-filmmaker and wine connoisseur Rex Pickett--and the world of Pinot Noir (and Merlot) winemaking before and after \u003ci\u003eSideways\u003c\/i\u003e was released. For as Kirk and Mira Advani Honeycutt show, the movie was a pop-culture phenomenon that dramatically impacted the wine industry. Sideways Uncorked offers a tour of the lush Santa Barbara wine country that forms the iconic backdrop to Sideways, tracing the effect the story eventually had there and elsewhere. With ample narrative and special features (such as a wine lineup of recommendations from various wine regions), this is a one-of-a-kind illustrated book that will dazzle the palate of oenophiles and cinephiles alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirk Honeycutt\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime film critic, journalist, teacher, and author who wrote the biography \u003ci\u003eJohn Hughes: A Life in Film\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a senior reporter and then chief film critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e for 20 years. Before that, he was chief film critic and feature writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and magazines including \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film\u003c\/i\u003e. He taught several film courses at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMira Advani Honeycutt\u003c\/b\u003e has more than 25 years of experience as a wine journalist. Presently she is the wine editor at 13 Stars Media. Her monthly column \"Sip \u0026amp; Savor\" continues in the \u003ci\u003ePaso Robles Press Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe SOMM Journal, The Tasting Panel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSommelier Indian Wine Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Napa Valley Register\u003c\/i\u003e. Her articles on wine and film have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Hong Kong Tatler, The Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe couple lives in Paso Robles Wine Country on California's Central Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Applause Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892419498258,"sku":"9781493078042","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_efbc872c-ac0d-4506-9a21-f3d597d8854a.jpg?v=1738190103","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sideways-uncorked-the-perfect-pairing-of-film-and-wine-9781493078042","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}