This episode is a replay which originally aired on June 18, 2020

Rex Pickett is the  author of the novel Sideways, which was adapted into the now iconic wine  movie of the same name. Two other books followed to complete the  trilogy.

As a writer and director with countless  credits, his love of wine began back in the ‘90s when he was researching  "Sideways."  He grew up in southern California, and attended the  University of California at San Diego, graduating with honors.

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We Talk About:

The wine shop in Santa Monica, CA where Rex got interested in wine

How a conversation at Pinot Days led to Sideways: The Play

Why the movie featured a 1961 Château Cheval Blanc instead of a 1982 Chateau Latour

Impact the movie had on wine:  both pinot and merlot

A surprising fact Rex has never mentioned on any other interview

The Sidways Pinot from Chile and what wine Rex is doing next

Why there was no sequel to the movie

Will there be a Sideways 4 book?