Review of Mondovino (2004) by Jean K — 01 Jun 2007

This charming documentary pokes at the audacity of globalization with great humour. A must see.

This review of Mondovino (2004) was written by Jean K on 01 Jun 2007.

Mondovino has generally received positive reviews.

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La mondialisation dans toute sa splendeur :-(…

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By Malin N (31) on 23 Oct 2006

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By Tomomi T (8) on 28 Jul 2008

After watching this movie, my attitude how to choose the bottle at the wine store changed. What is a good wine? Good depends on one's taste…

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By Claude B (41) on 10 Jan 2008

Soon everybody has an ipod, drives the same make of car and drinks vanilla flavored wines…

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By Florence . (276) on 13 Jan 2013

I really enjoyed seeing this recently on TV. The more you drink wine the more you realize there are basically two major apporaches to wine…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 08 May 2006

[font=Century Gothic]Mondovino is a documentary about the global wine industry, specifically about the Mondavi vineyards' attempts to expand…

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You may need a glass or two of burgundy to get through Nossiter's potent but plodding critique…

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By Scott Vogel (1) for Washington Post (9,851) on 12 May 2005

A picnic wine, if you will -- more conversation-starter than collector's item…

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