Vintertainment: Wine and Movie Pairing
We pair wine with movies, TV, music, books, and comics with guests from both the wine and entertainment industries.
Episodes
84 episodes
Double Doc Pairing: THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR and THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
Two thematically linked, Academy-Award nomiated documentaries, just in time for the Oscars this week!THE WINES:Sa...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:15:59
Jackie Chan's GORGEOUS (1999) Paired w/ The Odd, Magical, Pretty, and Sweet
This episode of Vintertainment is dedicated to Brad Allan, the stuntman and eventual action choreographer man who helped usher in Rush Hour, plays the most likeable antagonist ever in Gorgeous, designed the action for Scot...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:13:30
MISSISSIPPI BURNING (1988) w/ Wines of Tension, Violence, then Hope
The year was 19 ***ing 64...Today we tackle Hollywood's first big budget attempt to cover the Civil Rights movement and one of the darkest events surrounding it. Its a great conversation.We veer from wanting wines of Tention, then...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:18:18
MIRACLE MILE (1989) with Nick Langdon
Welcome very special guest Nick Langdon - cinephile extraordinaire and Letterboxd powerplayer. Follow Nick Langdon on SUBSTACK and LETTERBO...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:44:47
GAME NIGHT (2018) w/ The Wine Pair Podcast's Joe and Carmela Mele
SEASON 3 PREMIERE!Welcome very special guests Joe and Carmela Mele, your sommeliers of reasonably priced wines, as they say on their own podcast. One of our very favorite wine podcasts period.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:10:24
Season 3 is Coming! Our Plans For 2026
Vintertainment Studios SubstackThe Wine Pair Podcast MEIOMI Episode
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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14:32
A Spaghetti Western Xmas: A PISTOL FOR RINGO (1965) Paired With Cremant and Cream Sherry
A surprisng Christmas movie in the shape of a Spaghetti Western, A PISTOL FOR RINGO is written and Directed by Duccio Tessari, who co-wrote A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS with Sergio Leone, the film that kick-started the Spaghetti Western genre and was t...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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1:01:35
Movie Trailers DEC 2025: Coming Soon to Drinkers
Trailers Watched:The Chronology of Waterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCBwuJ0pKMAMan Finds Tape...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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1:26:04
Wine, War, and Wit: TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942) w/ Comedy Writer Carrie Freedle
CARRIE FREEDLE is a comedy writer and screenwriter, having penned a number of holiday and comedy features for Hallmark and Netflix. Today she joins us to discuss one of the greatest black comedies ever made (and one of the earliest!) - Ernst Lu...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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1:30:35
MUTE (2018) w/ writer Jessica Maison - Paired with German Wines That Don't Belong
This week we’re joined by our Produce-er, Jessica Maison! Jessica is the writer of the graphic novel series MARY SHELLEY'S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS and novelist...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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1:16:22
THE RUNNING MAN (1987) Paired with Love and Hate
With the brand new Edgar Wright re-adaptation about to drop on Friday, we decided to revisit the OG 1987 movie, itself an adaptation of the “Richard Bachman” novel, itself the pseudonym that Stephen King wrote his non-horror novels under, somet...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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1:14:04
DEAD MAIL (2024) Paired with the Best-Selling Wine in America
This special Halloween Horror episode was commisioned by our Produce-er, Jessica Maison! Did you know you could support the show and this Substack at the Produce-er level and commission your own episode? PLUS get a sho...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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52:44
Wine and SPAWN (1997) + You Had Me at Hell No Merlot (plus Cinsault)
Welcome to our first October movie: 1997’s SPAWN, a true gem that has become a cult classi—no I’m just fucking with you nobody likes this movie, but they should! It’s aged weirdly well.Get the
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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1:07:27
Ralph Bakshi's AMERICAN POP (1981) - 4 Wines for 4 Generations
We saw this at Filmjourn's microcinema screening in downtown Los Angeles, then decided on a flight of 4 wines in real time during the recording!Rotoscoping YouTube Video mentioned i...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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55:09
We're Off This Week! Lots Going On!
No episode this week, but here's a quick 5 minute update on everything we have going on!Make sure to tune in next week when we cover Ralph Bakshi's AMERICAN POP!
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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5:36
Wine and Comics: PLAGUE HOUSE (2025) - Cosmic Horror Meets Sfumato and Sonoma
One of the best comics we've read in a while. Dallas especially! A twist on the classic Haunted House subgenre that doubles as a catuonary tale for our times. Written by Micchael W. Conrad and art and letters by Dave Chisholm.
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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46:48
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025) Paired with Chilean Pais and Sipping Vinegar
Wine Trivia Question of the Week:When a wine is called "sweet" even though it's dry - "Dry" meaning "no sugar whatsoever" - what are the most likely causes for this sense of "sweetness"?A) Fruitiness and alcohol
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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1:12:04
Theatrical Tasting: THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023)
We went to the theater! Then sat down at the Gelson's wine bar to find the best pairing. All recorded in real time, right after the screening.Read a full write up about this episode
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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41:37
Wine and OUT OF SIGHT (1998) with Lauren Smerkanich and Kevin A. Rice
With special guests playwright Lauren Smerkanich (THE DIGNITY CIRCLE) and screenwriter Kevnin A. Rice (BECKETT)!Follow Lauren on IG to follow and support live theater in LA! (Kevin is not...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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1:04:53
Wine and Movies: PARALLEL (2024) Paired With Medium-Bodied Rustic Reds
Wine Trivia Question of the Week:Today's movie is all about parallel universes. If there were such a thing - and there very well might be, don't be a cynical asshole like Dave - what would be the GREATEST wine grape in ALL universes?...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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1:01:40
Wine and Music: THE FUTURIST by Robert Downey Jr.
Paired with the lesser known winery of a celebrity winemaker and an oddly nutty yet refreshing white from an "ancient yet local" region (like RDJ! Ancient yet local!)WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK:What does the bright ruby red c...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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1:08:47
Wine and Movies - Minority Report (2002)
Wine Trivia Question of the Week:Cabernet Franc is one of the parent grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also the parent of two additional Bordeaux varieties, one equally well-known, the other less so.Are these...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:06:59