Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines
Through mesmerizing images of the whole winemaking process and the testimonies of winemakers, sommeliers, enologists, and restaurateurs from La Rioja, this is a sumptuous invitation to enjoy the surprising variety and delicious secrets behind Spain’s most well-known wine.
After the May 12 screening, join us in the SIFF Lounge presented by Delta Air Lines for a guided wine tasting hosted by Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler.*
*Complimentary for Festival passholders. Day Passes available for entry to the SIFF Lounge for $30 ($25 SIFF members).
Tickets
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Sunday, May 12, 2024
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- Matinee
Sunday, May 19, 2024
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- Matinee
Many people have enjoyed a glass (or a bottle) of Rioja wine in their lives. But how much do we know about this wine, the region in Spain that produces it, or its unique history? Rioja: Land of The Thousand Wines, the new documentary of director, writer and cinematographer José Luis López Linares (Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil, SIFF 2019) takes us into a fascinating tour into La Rioja, the winding land along the Ebro River, sprinkled with sunbathed villages and colorful vineyards on the hillsides. Through mesmerizing images of the whole winemaking process and the testimonies of winemakers, sommeliers, award-winning enologists, and restaurateurs from La Rioja, the remarkable spirit that guides the entire region becomes clear, one that combines its rich and treasured wine heritage with innovative ideas implemented by a young generation of winemakers. Traditional forms of winemaking peacefully coexist with state-of-the-art technology which in turn gives birth to new denominations, new manufacturing processes, new culinary concepts, and an ever-expanding international projection. Rioja: Land of The Thousand Wines, with its vibrant photography, precise editing, and immersive music, is a sumptuous invitation to enjoy with all our senses the surprising variety and delicious secrets behind Spain’s most well-known wine.
- Original Language Title: Rioja: la tierra de los mil vinos
- Director: José Luis Lopez-Linares
- Principal Cast: Javier Arizcuren, Tim Atkin, Andres Conde
- Premiere Status: U.S.
- Country: Spain
- Year: 2023
- Running Time: 96 min.
- Producer: Rodrigo Espinel
- Screenplay: José Luis López-Linares
- Cinematographers: José Luis López-Linares
- Editors: Pablo Blanco Guzmán
- Music: Jorge Magaz
- Website: Official Film Website
- Filmography: Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil (2018), El pollo, el pez y el cangrejo real (2008), Storm the Skies (1997)
- Language: Spanish
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- International Sales: Latido Films