"SIDEWAYS" CELEBRATION: When the film "Sideways" first sparkled on the silver screen back in 2004, moviegoers responded to its poignant themes, its authentic and complex friendships, and the many ...

A middle-aged man staggered out of an ornate wooden door under a red awning, illuminated by a sign in school-bus-yellow overhead that reads “The Hitching Post II, World’s Best BBQ Steaks.” He lurched, ...

“I am not drinking any f—king merlot.” With those unforgettable words, a quaint central California wine region was forever changed — and continues to evolve, two decades after they were uttered in the ...

“Sideways,” the character comedy that took the wine world by storm, turns 20 this week. Director Alexander Payne says he never could have foreseen its impact — with a Sideways hotel and themed wine ...

Two decades after Alexander Payne’s boozy comedy became a surprise smash hit, its creators — and a host of top sommeliers — marvel at the movie’s lasting influence. By Elycia Rubin Alexander Payne had ...

It’s hard to believe that the movie “Sideways” is 20 years old. Also hard to believe: the lasting impact the small but mighty film had on the wine industry, the attention it drew to Santa Barbara ...