Bottle Shock (2008)
"Based on a true story of love, victory, and fermentation"
ThumbScore
👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 52%
(RT: 48%, MC: 56) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Hal B. Klein as Shenky
Jean-Michel Richaud as Maitre d'
Is Bottle Shock good?
It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 235 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 52%.
Overview
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris. Wikipedia ↗
