
TenyearsafterMondovino,hisanalysisoftheincreasinglystandardisedwineproductioninFrance,wineexpertJonathanNossiterpicksupthethreadagainandshowswhatitmeanstoberootedinthesoilyou'reworkingon.DuringwalksthroughthevineyardsandrelaxedgatheringswithagroupofalternativeItalianwinegrowers,hetradesexperiencesandarguments.Whatlookslikeabucolicparadise,whereintelligentpeopleproducewineaccordingtotime-honouredandorganicmethods,isactuallyrevealedtobeabattleground.TheDOCassociation,whichissupposedtolookaftertheinterestofindependentvintners,promoteswinemakerswhoproducevastamountsinastandardisedquality;andtheagriculturalindustrywithitshygieneregulationsexcludestraditionalmethodsofproduction.Theonlythingsavingthelandscapefrombeingtotallydestroyedisaffluentforeignersusingtheoldvineyardsassummerholidayhomes.<br/> Withthehelpofafilmcuratorfriendwhocontributestreasuresfromthearchives,thedocumentarycomparestherestorationofthiscinematicheritagewithwinecultureandrevealssurprisingconnectionsbetweenintellectualnourishmentandbodilysustenance.(Berlinale2014)