Two 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in Sideways Uncorked: the story behind Alexander Payne’s modern movie classic adapted from a most unlikely source—an unpublished novel by a burnt-out ex-filmmaker and wine connoisseur Rex Pickett—and the world of Pinot Noir (and Merlot) winemaking before and after Sideways was released.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 guide that will dazzle the palate of oenophiles and cinephiles alike.
Kirk Honeycutt is a longtime film critic, journalist, teacher, and author who wrote the biography John Hughes: A Life in Film. He was a senior reporter and then chief film critic for The Hollywood Reporter for 20 years. Before that, he was chief film critic and feature writer for The Los Angeles Daily News. He has contributed to The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday, The San Francisco Chronicle, and magazines including Cosmopolitan and American Film. He taught several film courses at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
Mira Advani Honeycutt 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 & Savor” continues in the Paso Robles Press Magazine. She is a regular contributor to The SOMM Journal,The Tasting Panel, Sommelier India Wine Magazine and The Napa Valley Register and Sommelier India. Her articles on wine and film have been published in The Hong Kong Tatler, The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Magazine.
The couple lives in Paso Robles Wine Country on California’s Central Coast.

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