There are a surprising number of films made about the unwelcome effects of drinking -the Lost Weekend, and Withnail and I come to mind; and more where wine takes centre-stage- Sideways is well known, as are Mondovino, Somm, Red obsession and A good year.

I’ve ransacked my archives to provide a partial list of wine-relevant films, none of which curiously are available through the AWRI or Wine Australia, so there is a deep educational gap within the wine community..

• The acid test
• All creatures great and small
• The birds
• The colour purple
• Do the right thing
• Fires on the plain
• Gone with the wind
• The grapes of wrath
• The greatest show on earth
• Hail the conquering hero
• How green was my valley
• It’s been a hard days night
• I walked with zombie
• Lord of the flies
• The miracle worker
• Never give a sucker an even break
• Red harvest
• Red river
• The ten commandments
• The 39 Steps
• The magnificent seven
• True grit
• The wild bunch
• The wizard of Oz

These will repay close study.