Two stories unfold in Sideways Uncorked: How the modern classic was adapted from a most unlikely source--an unpublished novel by a burnt-out ex-filmmaker and wine connoisseur Rex Pickett--and the world of Pinot Noir (and Merlot) winemaking before and after the movie came out. For as Kirk and Mira Advani Honeycutt show, Sideways was a pop-culture event with the rare ability to change an entire industry. Sideways Uncorked offers a lush tour of the Santa Barbara wine country that forms the iconic backdrop foe Sideways, tracing the impact the story eventually had there and elsewhere. With ample narrative and special features (such as a wine lineup with recommendations from various wine regions), this is a one-of-a-kind book that will dazzle the palate of oenophiles and cinephiles alike. Kirk Honeycutt is a longtime film critic, journalist, teacher, and author who wrote the biography John Hughes: A Life in Film (Race Point Publishing, 2015). He was a senior reporter and then chief film critic for The Hollywood Reporter for 20 years ending in 2012. Before that, he was chief film critic and feature writer for TheDaily News of Los Angeles for over seven years. He has served on numerous international film festival juries.