Eastbound Westbound: A Winemaker’s Story From Bordeaux and California (2022)
• August 5th, 2022 • 1h 22min
Documentary, History
Overview
A modern and fast-paced cinematic documentary that aims to trace, understand and demonstrate the historical and unwavering links between the United States, Bordeaux and its wines. An investigation like no other, Eastbound Westbound lets the viewer understand how this Franco-American friendship around Bordeaux wines had its starting point in the 18th century around the greatest connoisseur of fine wines and lover of Bordeaux, the American Thomas Jefferson, US Ambassador to Paris and third President of the United States. To better demonstrate Thomas Jefferson’s legacy, this intimate relationship between the two winegrowing continents is illustrated through interlinked portraits of wine families, from many and varied backgrounds but all sharing a real passion for wine. Leading players in their field, they produce some of the best wines in the world.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs
Released on: 2019-12-01
Documentary, History
The Kush Empire was an ancient superpower that dominated the Nile Valley and rivaled the Egyptians, ...
The old
Released on: 2024-04-24
Documentary
They come from all walks of life and have lived for almost a century. They have lived through the up...
Digital Edition
Released on: 2016-06-07
Documentary
In the midst of a publishing revolution, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one of America's most sto...
Apollo 1: Destination Moon
Released on: 2025-03-15
Documentary, History
At the height of the space race, three U.S. astronauts are tapped as the first Apollo crew. With daz...
Notre Dame de Paris: The Ordeal of the Centuries
Released on: 2019-12-18
Documentary, Animation, History
A fictional documentary on Notre Dame de Paris, produced in 2019.
The Battle of France
Released on: 1964-06-03
Documentary, War, Drama, History
A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Released on: 2023-10-10
Documentary, TV Movie
Compulsive Twitterer, Elon Musk bought himself his favorite social network in 2022, and brutally sha...
London Recruits
Released on: 2024-11-22
Documentary, Drama, Thriller, History
The story of the Londoners recruited to be freedom fighters during the South African apartheid durin...
The Troubles with Brexit: What Brexit Means for the Irish Border
Released on:
Documentary
After 40 years of conflict in Northern Ireland, the Good Friday agreement ushered in a period of rel...
John Wesley: The Man and His Mission
Released on: 2012-09-01
Documentary, History
Keith Garner visits historical locations, elegant chapels and bustling city centres as he discovers ...
Apollo 13: Survival
Released on: 2024-03-08
Documentary, History
Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...
It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks
Released on: 2008-09-17
Documentary, History, Crime, Drama
The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publish...
The Trouble with Merle
Released on: 2002-08-29
Documentary
The director explores the birth origins of actress Merle Oberon, traveling to Tasmania and India in ...
Fog in February
Released on: 2024-03-29
Documentary, History
On the eve of the publication of a biography of Claude Jutra, one of the most famous and celebrated ...