The Wine Was Fake In 'Sideways' And Other Things You Might Not Know About The Film Ten Years Later

Moviesdevotedtoalcoholseeminglyfallintooneoftwocategories:youhavedepressingdramaslikeLeavingLasVegas,andthenyouhaveyourgoofycomediessuchasBeerfestorTheWorld’sEnd.Sideways,amovieabouttwo40-somethingmendrinkingandfornicatingtheirwaythroughwinecountrymanagedtobeboth.IlovedSidewayswhenitcameout10yearsago,it’sequalpartsroadtripmovie,buddycomedy,andromanticdramaskeweringCaliforniawinecountrywithdirectorAlexanderPayne’sdarkhumor.