Read our Review of Bottle Shock
(to Jim) "This is your third loan. You default and we take Chateau Montelena."
- Banker,
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(to Spurrier) "What were you expecting...Thunderbird?"
- Bartender,
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"Gustavo Brambila was raised in the vintages of northern California. He has our grapes in his blood. You pour this Mexican hombre a glass of wine and he'll tell you how much Cabernet and how much Merlot is in the blend. He can even tell you the vintage!"
- Bo Barrett,
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(to Garcia) "Taste that wine and tell me if you still would have rather sold your grapes to Gallo?"
- Gustavo Brambila,
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(to Sam) "A comfortable grape, a well watered, well fertilized grape grows into an easy ingredient of a lousy wine."
- Jim Barrett,
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"It's not about just getting it done. It's about getting it done right. It's about making the best Goddamned wine we can!"
- Jim Barrett,
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(on the phone with Time magazine) "Well yeah, I suppose that if you want to you can take a picture of me but I'm really not that pretty!"
- Jim Barrett,
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(to Sam) "Well, Sam, this is where wine is made, the vineyard. The vineyard's best fertilizer is the owner's footsteps."
- Jim Barrett,
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"Wine is sunlight held together by water."
- Steven Spurrier,
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(Jim: 'Why don't I like you?') "Because you think I'm an asshole and I'm not really. I'm just British and, well you're not!"
- Steven Spurrier,
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(to Maurice) "No offense, but I don't see the imminent cultivation of the Chicago vine!"
- Steven Spurrier,
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(to Jim after tasting his Chardonnay) "Rich, round with layers of tangerine, peach...and the kiss of oak."
- Steven Spurrier,
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(to Maurice) "You mark my words, we'll be drinking wines from South America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, India, China...this in not the end Maurice, this is just the beginning. Welcome to the future!"
- Steven Spurrier,
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