Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexander Payne had modest expectations for Sideways when his unassuming indie about an antic-filled buddy road trip through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Napa Boys," a gross-out Wine Country comedy that made festival audiences walk out, reaches the Bay Area on March 13.

“Quaffable, but far from transcendent.” “You don’t understand my plight.” And, of course: “I am not drinking any [expletive] Merlot!” The 2004 film “Sideways” showed us the fundamentals of wine ...

It happens once in a generation. Pop culture and entertainment collide, a meme is made, and history is forever altered. Santa Barbara County has a hand in the wine world being changed for decades ...

It’s already been two decades since “Sideways” pals Miles and Jack toured the Santa Inez Valley north of Santa Barbara and Miles, played by Paul Giamatti, declared, “I am not drinking any fucking ...

It’s hard to believe that the movie “Sideways” is 20 years old. Also hard to believe: the lasting impact the small but mighty film had on the wine industry, the attention it drew to Santa Barbara ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. Anytime is a good time to visit Buellton, in the wine ...

The movie "Sideways" put the picturesque Santa Barbara wine country on the map for swirling and sipping travelers Credit: Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures ‘Sideways,’ starring Sandra Oh, Thomas ...

The movie "Sideways" put the picturesque Santa Barbara wine country on the map for swirling and sipping travelers Credit: Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures The movie “Sideways” put the ...