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Set in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of
the Montelena Winery, which won an international wine-tasting
competition and put the California region on the vino map. Pine portrays the son of the vineyard owner, who saves the
winery and represents Napa in the French tasting, while Taylor
plays a university student who interns at the winery. Dushku's role is that of a local bartender, and Pullman
plays the owner of the run-down winery, who clashes with his
son. Rickman will play an Englishman who runs L'Academie du Vin
in Paris and is the chief architect of the blind-tasting
challenge that results in an upset victory for the American
vintages. The script was written by Miller and Jody Savin, based on
an original script by Ross Schwartz. Miller, an actor-turned director, is best known for
writing, directing and producing 2005's ensemble musical
"Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School." Pine is shooting the indie drama "Small Town Saturday
Night" and will next be seen in Paramount Vantage's "Carriers,"
due out early next year. He recently starred in the Neil LaBute
play "Fat Pig" at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Taylor can be seen in the summer hit "Transformers" and
recently wrapped the horror film "Shutter" opposite Joshua
Jackson. Dushku next stars in the indie crime drama "The
Alphabet Killer." Pullman recently appeared in the crime comedy
"You Kill Me." Rickman is on screen as Severus Snape in "Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix" and will next be seen in Tim Burton's
"Sweeney Todd." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter |
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