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Wine importers and good friends, Michael, Chuck and Charlie are on a quest to find the world’s next best wine. Their mission is to sample it, strike a bargain with the vintner, and bring it back home to North America ~ all while enjoying fantasFc local cuisine, and the delights of exoFc vineyards around the world. Sounds like a tough job, but these guys make it look easy. Most of the Fme. Charlie, a self-professed “wine soldier” is a world-class sommelier with a larger-than-life personality. Chuck is a charming, canny negoFator whose talents are boundless, whether tracking down the best Barolo or figuring out the Sat-Nav. And Michael takes care of the business at home, leaving the cut and thrust of it to Charlie and Chuck. The three vino amigos are also canny entrepreneurs, the best in their field. Like all good hunters, they can sense a classic vintage from miles away. Nothing will prevent them from bringing down their quarry and the results are oMen hilarious and always delicious. This series is not just for aficionados. It’s also a fun excursion into the world of luxury wine for the rest who may not know a Sancerre from a Syrah. In each episode, our dynamic hosts take us on a travel adventure into the transacFonal world of wine imporFng, exploring lush wine regions rich with history and the people who call it home. 6 x 30’ | 2017 | FR and ENG versions | HD
Transcript of 6 x 30’ | 2017 | FR and ENG versions | HD
Wine importersandgoodfriends,Michael,ChuckandCharlieareonaquesttofindtheworld’snextbestwine.Theirmissionistosampleit,strikeabargainwiththevintner,andbringitbackhometoNorthAmerica~allwhileenjoyingfantasFclocalcuisine,andthedelightsofexoFcvineyardsaroundtheworld.
Soundslikeatoughjob,buttheseguysmakeitlookeasy.MostoftheFme.
Charlie, a self-professed“wine soldier” is aworld-classsommelierwithalarger-than-lifepersonality.Chuckisacharming, canny negoFator whose talents areboundless, whether tracking down the best Barolo orfiguringouttheSat-Nav.AndMichaeltakescareofthebusiness at home, leaving the cut and thrust of it toCharlieandChuck.
Thethreevinoamigosarealsocannyentrepreneurs,thebestintheirfield.Likeallgoodhunters,theycansenseaclassic vintage from miles away. Nothing will preventthem frombringing down their quarry and the resultsareoMenhilariousandalwaysdelicious.
This series is not just for aficionados. It’s also a funexcursionintotheworldofluxurywinefortherestwhomaynotknowaSancerrefromaSyrah.Ineachepisode,
our dynamic hosts takeus on a travel adventure into the transacFonalworld ofwine imporFng, exploring lushwineregionsrichwithhistoryandthepeoplewhocallithome.
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THE WINE GUYS: Grape Escapes Episodic Synopsis
____________________________________________________________ 2 wineries per episode across Italy and Spain
EP01-“It’sintheSoil”NorthernCentralItaly(Can:nadelCastelloinSoaveandLaCollinadeiCillieginearVerona)WetraveltoNorthernCentralItaly,exploringCanFnadelCastelloinSoave.Here,welearnaboutCarnigaClassico,singlevineyards,andruggedvolcanicsoils.AMerge\nglostinoneofItaly’smanyroundabouts,MichaelandCharliefinallymanagetofindtheirwaytoLaCollinadeiCilliegi,near Verona. We learn about Methodo Classico, a bo^ling process like creaFng Champagne, and dine on delicious beetroot Riso^o andgorgonzolacheesesaucepairedwithRipassowine.DuringnegoFaFons,Michael isaccusedofofferinga“Crazyprice,”whileanewwealthywineowner’sdignityhangsonthebalanceofstrikingtherightdeal.
EP02-“MuchaMancha!”LaMancha,Spain(HaciendaAlbaeandVerumWineries)TheWineGuyszipofftoHaciendaAlbaeinLaMancha,oneoftheoldestprivatewineriesinSpain.InthislandofDonQuixote,wearesurprised to discover aMalbec produced in Spain, andMichael is pushed to his ‘price point’ sipping these delicious, but expensive,wines.Next,weheadoff toBodegasVerum, awinery anddisFllery, located in theheartofCasFlla LaMancha.Michael andCharlieautographa couplebarrels for them,and taste some100-year-oldbrandy.Michael isupset thatCharlie chooses themostexpensivewines,oneofwhichisthe“CinderellaofCasFllaLaMancha,”afruitySauvignonBlanc.MichaelhasatoughclimbtomakeadealsFck.
EP03-“BaronsandBarolo”PiedmontandVenice(SanSilvestroinBarolocountryandCastellodiRoncadenearVenice)MichaelandCharlietraveltoSanSilvestroinPiedmont, Italy.Welearnabouttheimportanceofrichcarbonatesoilandagingin largebarrels to produce top quality Barolo wines. Then they travel across Northern Italy to Venice to visit an Italian Castle, Castello diRoncade,hostedbyareal-lifeBaron!CharlieshowsoffhissommelierskillsseveringtheneckofaProseccobo^lewiththeBaron’ssabre.AtRoncadetemptaFonofge\ngtheirhandsonaProseccomayprovetoohardtoresist,whileatSanSilvestro,negoFaFonsonpricegetheatedasPaolo,theowner,losesitonMichaelduringtheirbusinessdealings.
EP04-“ManchatoRioja”LaManchaandRioja,Spain(BodegaIniesta,ownedbythefatherofthefamousSpanishSoccerStarAndresIniesta,andIsidroMilagro,Riojaloca:on)Michael andCharlie visit Rioja, Spain, starFngat thewineryBodega Iniesta, ownedby the fatherof the famous Spanish Soccer StarAndresIniesta.WeareshownvibrantGracianoandBobalgrapesatthisvineyardandlearnaboutthekeytonightharvesFng.NexttoIsidroMilagroinRioja,wheretheyareluckyenoughtoenjoylambchopsgrilledonthevinesfromtheproducer’slastharvest.AnorganicGarnacha made from 80- to 90-year-old vines is considered against a customer friendly blend. Michael experiences the “toughestnegoFaFonhe’severhad”butaMeraheatedexchangewiththeproducer’sdaughter,managestoswingadeal.
EP05-“ICanTastetheCow”Tuscany,Italy(TenutaBuonTempoandLaCignozza)SetinidyllicTuscany,Italy,wegrasptheidealalFtudeforgrowinggrapesattheTenutaBuonTempowinery–250metersabovesealevel.MichaelandCharlieenjoyaclassicbeeftartarefordinner,pairedwithanexcellentBrunellowinebarreledinFrenchoak.LaCignozza’srusFcfamily-operatedwineryisnext,whereTheWineGuysvisitalltheresidentcats,geese,cows,andothercri^ers.Theychowdownonaduck raised right thereon the farm, swirl and sip someChianFandSangiovesewine, anddrooloverahomemadeFramisu fordessert.MichaelandCharlieareseducedbyaBrunelloReserve.Theystrugglewiththedecisiontobidonit,concernedthatitwillbetooexpensivefortheirmarket.
EP06-“FactoriesandFamilies”UpcountryLaMancha,Spain(IsidroMilagro,LaManchaandAltoLandon–anorganicwinery)EpisodeSixkicksoffinLaMancha,SpainatBodegasIsidroMilagro.MichaelandCharliestepintoawinefactory–onethatproducesover100million litersofwineayear.Charliehas some funcreaFnghisownwine in their laboratory,andTheWineGuys surviveanunexpected hailstorm! AMer drying off, the guy’s head up country to visit Alto Landon, an organic winery in the hills of CasFlla LaMancha.Theyaresurprisedtodiscover11differenttypesofsoilonthesameproperty,andbecauseofthewinery’suniquecondiFons,cantasteabrillianticewine.NegoFaFonsforoldfavoritesdon’tgoquiteasexpected.
