Wine mockumentary released
July 21, 2009 Oliver Styles A new film that ridicules the world of wine is set to be shown in San Francisco next month after receiving positive reviews from previous screenings. The film, called 'Corked!', is a low-budget spoof documentary, or 'mockumentary', which follows the travails of four different wineries and the people associated with them. Characters in the film include Jerry, the independent winemaker ('eventually, I'll be the hospitality host – if I ever get a tasting room'), the marketing boss ('I certainly don't have to drink wine to sell wine'), Donald, the PR director of a large winery ('this is our provincial Italian courtyard - many people feel it evokes Tuscany...I like to think of it as a French chateau') and Dane, a vineyard manager with a 120dB bird scarer. Locations for the film include Simi winery, Bella vineyard, and the Michel-Schlumberger estate. The film was premiered at the Cannes film festival in France in May...