Today we’re leaving San Francisco to explore wine country. Does it make us sound like lushes to admit this was the whole reason we planned this trip?
Before they were Spiderman villains, Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church were wine loving assholes just like us. The pair are not very likeable men in the movie Sideways, but they sure do bond over bottles of fine wine. Sales of Pinot Noir surged after this movie hit theatres and of course sales of Merlot plunged. It was a little film that could, showing that life can be both funny and tragic at the same time. Alexander Payne (along with Jim Taylor) took home the Oscar for its stellar screenplay and it, along with its four leads, had plenty of acclaim. I liked it the minute I first saw it but after “cellaring” it for a bit, I find that it has matured, and I suppose so have I. It’s a thoughtful movie that pairs well with stuffed olives and\or brie. 😉
We three Assholes don’t need wine to get us going and we don’t drink to get happy – we drink to
get EVEN MORE happy! And we’ll be sloppily happifying all over California wine country today (don’t worry, we’ve engaged a chauffeur), and steadfastly keeping each other’s hair out of the spit bucket (I never spit anyway, I’m definitely a swallower).
We’ll be sure to be updating our twitter account with drunken trip highlights all week long – join us @assholemovies .
ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES 
Won’t be long before you’ll be up in our Sierra Nevada, packing crates of wine. I loved this movie. I hop you guys continue to have a blast here. :O)
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Oh and check out Greystone (CIA) near St. Helena, and Beringers. You’ll love St Helena.
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I LOVE that movie!
I’m jealous of your trip 🙂 Have a glass (or two) for me.
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We had sooooo many glasses, I could spare you a dozen!
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Wine, eh? Give me beer or give me death!
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lol I love this post. Wine is excellent. I’m glad you guys are having a good time!
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This sounds amazing. You’re going to have the best time!
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That sounds fun! I’ve always wanted to go on a wine tasting trip, but I’m awfully weak when it comes to drinking. Have fun on your trip!
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I wanna go! Giggle. Please… 🙂
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Loved this movie, and napa and sonoma. Jealous – enjoy!
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I hear there’s a map of their travels. I should get it. Their travels are so lovely. Look forward to hearing about your adventure.
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I’m sensing a big “box” of wine in my near future. Love boxed wine. Merlot is where I draw the line though. Oh and drunk tweets are the best.
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My favorite wine movie is with a boy and his great uncle. The boy grows up to inherit the winery and grape vineyards in I think, France. It is one of my favorite Russell Crowe movies since he is the man who must go back and face past happy childhood memories. I think it was a simple title called A Good Year. It has really beautiful scenery.
A Beautiful Mind is my other one.
Sideways gets better with time like good wine. California is a place I have never been to. Saw the Eastern side of the Grand Canyon and all things east of there. 🙂 Hope all went well with all the trip.
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So jealous! One day I will do that trip. Mine will have a side of baseball. Still have to visit all the California stadiums.
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We went to AT&T park the next night and saw the Giants win and the Phillies get a splash hit into the bay!
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We drank A LOT. So many vineyards loved to quote this movie – particularly since it caused a lot of the small vintners to rip out their merlot vines and lose a great deal of money over it. Not so cool. But the wine was stupendous, we drank sooo much (and yes, we had hired a driver) and had a lot of fun. We even brought plenty home so we can “revisit” soon.
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