Sage Cellars Celebrates Anniversary of “Bottle Shock”

Sage Cellars hosted a tenth-anniversary screening of the film “Bottle Shock” at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport on September 12. Prior to the screening, guests enjoyed tastes of La Sirena Moscato Azul and La Sirena’s red wine blend, Pirate TreasuRed. Special guests included La Sirena Winery’s Remi Barrett, granddaughter of Jim Barrett, who became renowned after Napa-based Chateau Montelena’s winning feat at a 1976 blind tasting in Paris rocked the international winemaking community, inspiring the subject of the 2008 film. Among guests was George Taber, former TIME magazine reporter and author of the book “Judgment of Paris,” chronicling the personalities and path of a little-known California wine community, and a chardonnay’s entry and first-ever win in an international wine competition.

: Sage Cellars hosted a screening of the film “Bottle Shock” at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport on September 12 while highlighting wines from La Sirena.

: Starring Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Bill Pullman, the 2008 film “Bottle Shock” tells the true story of a California wine pitted against French wines and winning in a blind taste test in Paris, now known as the “Judgment of Paris,” a groundbreaking occurrence in the 1970s.

: Anne Sage, Co-owner, Sage Cellars and Remi Barrett, Sales & Marketing, La Sirena.

: George Taber, author of “Judgment of Paris” and Jesse Sgro, Co-owner, Sage Cellars.

: Emily Carlson and Andrew Doolan, both Sales Associates for Sage Cellars.

: During the event, guests enjoyed La Sirena’s red blend, Pirate TreasuRed, and La Sirena Moscato Azul. La Sirena wines are crafted by Heidi Peterson Barrett in Napa Valley and also include a Cabernet Sauvignon, “Le Barrettage,” Grenache and Art Bus.

: Remi Barrett, Sales & Marketing, La Sirena with La Sirena Moscato Azul. A fourth-generation winemaker, she is the granddaughter of Chateau Montelena’s Bo Barrett, son of winery founder Jim Barrett, whose story inspired “Bottle Shock.”