Karen London picking her Swan clone harvest
Frame from "Pinot: Sonoma Dreams".
Frame from "Pinot: Sonoma Dreams".
On March 9, 2005, Wall Street trader and investment banker Jamie Kutch, then 31, started a thread on a popular Internet wine bulletin board: ``My entire life is changed. I am moving from NYC to California to make Pinot Noir.... Keep an eye out for '05 Kutch Pinot Noir in 2 years.''
Kutch quit his job and persuaded his girlfriend of eight years to join him. He crushed two tons of grapes for his first vintage of 150 cases at tiny cult winemaker Kosta Browne Winery in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley and was getting advice from some of the region's star winemakers. ``It was like being on an all-star high-school team,'' he says. ``I was sweating, drenched, working 14-hour days -- and happy.''
Kutch quit his job and persuaded his girlfriend of eight years to join him. He crushed two tons of grapes for his first vintage of 150 cases at tiny cult winemaker Kosta Browne Winery in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley and was getting advice from some of the region's star winemakers. ``It was like being on an all-star high-school team,'' he says. ``I was sweating, drenched, working 14-hour days -- and happy.''
This is the other side of “Sideways.”
“Pinot: Sonoma Dreams” follows Jamie Kutch and his wife Kristen over the course of a year. Filmed in high definition in the vineyards and wineries of Sonoma County, California, the movie features natural dialogue with no talking heads, no narration and no voice over.
Chris and Karen London star in feature wine documentary
