Is an online copy available of Mr Joe Nugent’s 2012 documentary "From Obscurity to Excellence: The Story of Grapes and Wine in the Russian River Valley"?
This film features interviews with Joe Rochioli, Jr., Burt Williams, Howard Allen, Joseph Ciatti, Louis M. Foppiano, Christine DeLoach, Louis J. Foppiano, Davis Bynum, Robert Salisbury, and Vinece Colombano!
Maurice Nugent YouTube video:
“RRVTrailer [‘From Obscurity to Excellence: The Story of Grapes and Wine in the Russian River Valley’]”
October 8, 2012
North California Public Media
“Wine and History in the Russian River Valley”
"Russian River Valley is acclaimed for its complex red varietals and the wine made from them. But it wasn’t always that way, as a local film-maker has now documented.
"Long before the grapegrowers and winemakers of the Russian River Valley developed a widely recognized ‘name’ for their products, says local documentarian Joe Nugent, they quickly learned how to tap into regional markets for them.
“His film, ‘From Obscurity to Excellence: The Story of Grapes and Wine in the Russian River Valley’, has been a five-year project for Nugent, one that grew out of his own, somewhat spontaneous entry into the realm of grape growers in the Russian River Valley…”.
Press Democrat
“Film Outlines Russian River Wine Story”
November 17, 2012
Hawk Wakawaka Wine
“Russian River Valley’s Unique History: From Obscurity to Excellence, a Documentary Review”
by Elaine Chukan Brown
November 16, 2012
Russian River Valley Movie WordPress
“About Our Movie”
October 9, 2012
Amazon Product page (Currently Unavailable):
“From Obscurity to Excellence The Story of Grapes & Wine in The Russian River Valley (2013 DVD Widescreen Edition)”
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