The misadventures begin when Miles (Paul Giamatti), an un-recovered divorcé and would-be novelist with a wine fixation, decides to gift old college buddy and washed-up actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) with a celebratory trip to the vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley the week before Jack’s wedding. The two couldn’t be an odder couple: Jack is an over-sexed charmer, while Miles is a sad-sack worrier. Jack is looking for his “last taste of freedom;” Miles just wants to taste perfection in a bottle. Jack is fine with cheap Merlot; Miles pines for the elusive, perfect Pinot. Indeed, the only thing they seem to share in common is the same heady mix of failed ambitions and fading youth. And yet, as they make their way up the coast, Miles and Jack soon find themselves drowning in wine and women, careening dangerously and comically toward mid-life crises. Now the wedding approaches, and with it the certainty that Miles and Jack won’t make it back to Los Angeles unscathed or unchanged… if they get back there at all.

Pop your corks: we are celebrating 20 years of Sideways in style! Presented in partnership with Wine Enthusiast, we are thrilled to present a special screening of this iconic wine country romp, followed by a private wine tasting event featuring varietals from the film, in the JBFC’s Take 3 Wine Bar & Café, led by Marshall Tilden, Chief Revenue & Education Officer at Wine Enthusiast.

This event is limited to 40 people and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.