What do you get when you have a heaping helping of movie trivia, twisted humor, and a glass of wine (or beer for fans of the fizzy lifting drink)? You get the Movie Wino. That's me.

Welcome to all things cinema and grape.If you're like me, your movie selections vary with your mood. When I'm anxious, I default to either of the Ghostbusters movies; Real Genius; Fight Club or The Departed. Then comes the beverage. Call it state dependent learning that most movies are at least slightly more enjoyable when coupled with a glass of wine--and even better if you have a friend who's a fellow movie wino.

My commitment to you is to provide at least one movie and wine pairing for any mood or occasion. If you have suggestions or need one, bring it on. You can search for movie and wine pairings by mood or visit the archives by week and see what mood I was in...

Movie summaries are courtesy of Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Comments and fermented grape juice or hopped up amber beverage recommendations courtesy of my sick, twisted mind. Whether you're a Wine Enthusiast or have Rotten Tomatoes bookmarked, there's bound to be something for you here.


Drink up!

Monday, June 7, 2010

Scottish or Fear of Committment

If you want to connect with your Scottish heritage...or someone else's Scottish heritage...or maybe you're wondering what might happen if you marry someone with a robust history, you'll learn plenty from Mike Myers and Mike Myers and Anthony LaPaglia in So, I Married an Axe Murderer.

Head! Pants! Now!

The Movie
Charlie MacKenzie is a dedicated San Francisco coffeehouse poet, whose poems revolve around his numerous failed relationships. Every one that ends on his doing because of some weird, inexcusable paranoia. His best friend Tony and mother May can only criticize him for his wrong-doings. But Charlie believes he very well may have found the perfect woman in Harriet, a meat butcher with a heart of gold. But Charlie begins suspecting something about Harriet that may not be so perfect.

Woman...woooooman.

The Wine
There Squire Winery in NC offers a Highlander Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot.
Lightly spiced with hints of oak, the medium bodied red is a smooth blend of Cabernet, Sauvignon and Merlot grapes.


The Beer
Unless you live in California or New York, you currently have to go to BrewDog's website, and order Tactical Nuclear Penguin. It's a Scottish beer that has--get this--32% alcohol by volume.

A warning label on the Tactical Nuclear Penguin bottle does state, "This is an extremely strong beer; it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. It is exactly the same manner you would enjoy a fine whisky, a Frank Zappa album or a visit from a friendly yet anxious ghost."

Read more: World's Strongest Beer: BrewDog's Alcohol Heads to U.S. - TIME

And, just for this one, the Whisky...
I'm not a big scotch person, though I love the smell, but from what my scottish whisky drinking friends tell me, Laphroaig 10 Year Single Malt Whisky is supposed to be awesome.

If it's not Scottish, it's crap!

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