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Falling Leaves – Georgian wine under the Soviets

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Steve Slatcher

The documentary Our Blood is Wine, mentioned in my previous post, has a couple of clips from the 1966 Georgian film Falling Leaves, showing scenes of winemaking in Soviet Georgia. I was motivated to find out more about this film, and discovered it on YouTube with (sadly … Continue reading →

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Our Blood is Wine – film review

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Steve Slatcher

This recently released documentary is about the revival of ancient winemaking traditions in Georgia, traditions that never disappeared despite suppression by Georgia’s Soviet rulers in the last century. There is now something of a renaissance, riding the wave of enthusiasm for … Continue reading →

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Somm – film review

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Steve Slatcher

So here’s another review of a documentary for wine geeks. In fact, in this case I would say the documentary is for the subset of wine geeks that are curious about what it is like to study for the Master Sommelier qualification … Continue reading →

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Barolo Boys – film review

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Steve Slatcher

Around 1980 I was on a budget holiday in Northern Italy, where most meals were bread, cheese and ham picnics.  However, one evening we pushed the boat out and went to a proper (albeit cheap) restaurant.  I remember we ordered a bottle … Continue reading →

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La Bobal Revisited – film review

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Steve Slatcher

No, this is not just a revisiting of the topic of Bobal, but a bit more about Zev Robinson‘s documentary film La Bobal Revisited.  Take a look at the trailer below.  It gives a pretty good impression of the full … Continue reading →

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