• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 14.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Comedy about wine rivalry blends fun, heart.

Why We Rated This for Ages 14–16

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  A Mexican man is the victim of a brief episode of racism. International competition resorts to some cultural stereotypes (i.e. Americans as "hicks," French people as snobs).
• Violence:

  Several father-son boxing matches are used to dispel real anger, including one powerful roundhouse blow. A truck driver receives one punch.
• Sex:

  Most of the sexuality is confined to one scene that includes passionate kissing as prelude to sex, a couple who begin undressing, post-sexual partial nudity, and a flash of breasts.
• Language:

  Infrequent cursing includes "goddamn," "bullsh--t," "f--k you," "a--hole," "screw," "bitch," and "s--t."
• Consumerism:

  Wineries and brand names play significant roles (Chateau Montelena, Gallo, Buena Vista, etc.). Other products seen or referred to include American Airlines, TWA, Kentucky Colonel.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Wine drinking figures prominently throughout, usually within the accepted standards of responsible behavior. Opening sequence with marijuana use is used to place the film in the 1970s. Some beer drinking, some drunkenness in bar, smoking on two occasions.

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