'' Bottle Shock '' is a 2008 American comedy-drama film based on the 1976 wine competition termed the " Judgment of Paris " , when California wine defeated French wine in a blind taste test . It stars Alan Rickman , Chris Pine , and Bill Pullman and is directed by Randall Miller , who wrote the screenplay along with Jody Savin and Ross Schwartz . It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Bottle Shock