Last year the Californian wine industry got a shot in the arm when the film ‘Bottle Shock’ told the stories of the blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as “Judgment of Paris”. This event put Californian wine on the map and the movie reminded consumers of the quality wine that comes from that region.

New Zealand filmmakers are set to make a film about a journalist’s first winemaking experiences in Marlborough.

Based on the 2007 book, First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under. This book recounts a year in the life of US journalist Eric Arnold as he sets out to make wine in New Zealand. The production team is currently searching for a screenwriter. This film will also give New Zealand wine a lift and will improve the image of their wines.

Maybe South Africa must also make a film about South African wine. Previous films from South Africa like Tsotsi and District 9 does not really attract visitors or wine drinkers to South Africa. Maybe South Africa must make a period drama of the Vryburger revolt when Adam Tas , Jakobus van der Heyden and others rebelled. Van der Heyden was one of the original owners / farmers of Welmoed and he was prominent and brave during this rebellion.

I think the best would be for a James Bond movie that playoff in Cape Town. A car chase on Chapman’s Peak, the villain lives on a wine estate and he only drinks Pinotage.

The Bond girl can be called Chenin Blanc and she is a Big Wave surfer. She can have a Ursulla Andress / Halle Berry beach bikini scene on Arniston,  where Bond awaits sipping (Arniston Bay) sparkling wine on this idyllic beach.

The final scene can be Table Mountain Cable Car action scene or something.

Maybe Gavin Hood or Neill Blomkamp must get involved because a blockbuster movie will make the wine world see South African wine in a new light.