Drops of God

26 August 2023, 11:25 AM

Steve Miller

Drops of God

Miniseries. Apple TV+.

It’s kind of a hassle to watch as it jumps between 3 languages and you have to depend on subtitles for most of it. The Apple subtitle thing isn’t stable and has to be restarted from time to time. Annoying, but worth doing.

It’s a remarkable film - story, cinematography, writing, acting - it’s all there.

I think you’ll like it.

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26 August 2023, 05:05 PM

Mikhailoh

I saw that yesterday and wondered about it.

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26 August 2023, 05:07 PM

Mikhailoh

Well now.. it's certainly a subject I'm interested in. Two actually. Redheads and wine.

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"A mob is a place where people go to get away from their conscience" Atticus Finch

26 August 2023, 07:03 PM

Steve Miller

Have you seen the “Somm” films? I think they’re up to four now.

They’re kind of hard to find but I’d bet you’ll like them.

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26 August 2023, 07:57 PM

wtg

Where to watch the Somm movies. I'll check Kanopy (no ads) later tonight and confirm that they're actually there. Otherwise, there seem to be other places to watch that have ads if you want to watch for free.

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/somm

https://www.justwatch.com/us/m...somm-into-the-bottle

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/somm-3

Couldn't find a fourth one.

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26 August 2023, 08:53 PM

Steve Miller

I think the fourth one is actually called “The Best Winery in the World” or some such. It’s about Penfold winery, which is not in France.

It’s in (I think) New Zealand.

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26 August 2023, 10:02 PM

wtg

Best wine documentaries? Steve, sounds like this is a genre that you're familiar with. Seen any of these?

https://younggunofwine.com/the...-wine-documentaries/

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

26 August 2023, 10:11 PM

Steve Miller

Wow! What a resource!

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28 August 2023, 01:16 PM

wtg

quote:
Originally posted by Mikhailoh:
Well now.. it's certainly a subject I'm interested in. Two actually. Redheads and wine.

I know you're bummed about the French dumping all that wine, so here's something to take your mind off the pain:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world...placement=newsletter

Steve - We started watching Somm on Kanopy. Very interesting!

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

28 August 2023, 01:49 PM

big al

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
I think the fourth one is actually called “The Best Winery in the World” or some such. It’s about Penfold winery, which is not in France.

It’s in (I think) New Zealand.

The Penfold's I know is an Australian winemaker. I have learned after Googling them that they have also entered into US winemaking.

Big Al

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28 August 2023, 07:37 PM

Steve Miller

I got to taste a Penfold wine from one of those tasting machines where you get a credit card and a machine dispenses tastes until the card runs out of money. Most tastes are around $5. The Penfold taste was $40. I almost didn’t do it - that’s a lot of $ for a wine taste.

But Penfold wines go for upwards of $1000 a bottle and I knew I’d never get another chance. Was it worth it?

Yes it was, although it ruined me for $15 bottles forever. I’ve never had so much flavor hit me all at once. Wow!

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