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The Sideways Phenomenon: Burgundy Next By Raymond Blake |  April 12 2021 Paul Giamatti (Miles in the Sideways movie) and Rex Pickett (right). Photography courtesy of Rex Pickett With its relatable characters and universal concerns, the 2004 hit movie made a mainstream impression that no wine-themed work on the big or little screen has since matched “If anybody orders Merlot I am leaving.” That line, and the expletive-laden one that followed, delivered a sucker punch to the fortunes of Merlot, while providing a meteoric boost to Pinot Noir’s. It barely need...

The Sideways Phenomenon: Burgundy Next With its relatable characters and universal concerns, the 2004 hit movie made a mainstream impression that no wine-themed work on the big or little screen has since matched, says Raymond Blake, who reveals that the Côte d’Or should be the setting for Miles’s final hurrah. “If anybody orders Merlot I am leaving.” That line, and the expletive-laden one that followed, delivered a sucker punch to the fortunes of Merlot, while providing a meteoric boost to Pinot Noir’s. It barely needs to be credited for, once uttered by Miles Raymond, the Pinot-o...

Movie Roles Come and Go, But Santa Barbara County Is Always the Biggest Star Ever the scene stealer, region’s beautiful backdrop is an enduring draw for some of Hollywood’s most-loved movies and TV shows The Bigelow Aerospace hangar from The Rocketeer film set was relocated to the east side of the Santa Maria Public Airport to become the home of the Santa Maria Museum of Flight. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) The Ten Commandments silent movie set was built in the Guadalupe Dunes. (Central Coast Film Society photo) The Ten Commandments set was built in the Guadalupe Dunes and then disma...

The Sideways Phenomenon: Burgundy Next With its relatable characters and universal concerns, the 2004 hit movie made a mainstream impression that no wine-themed work on the big or little screen has since matched, says Raymond Blake, who reveals that the Côte d’Or should be the setting for Miles’s final hurrah. “If anybody orders Merlot I am leaving.” That line, and the expletive-laden one that followed, delivered a sucker punch to the fortunes of Merlot, while providing a meteoric boost to Pinot Noir’s. It barely needs to be credited for, once uttered by Miles Raymond, the Pinot-o...