Trivia: What wine does Paul Giamatti’s character hate in the film “Sideways”?
Cabernet franc
Orange wine
Merlot
Moscato
The correct answer is Merlot
So why is this answer correct? : In the 2004 film “Sideways,” cantankerous sommelier Miles Raymond (played by Paul Giamatti) praises the complexity of pinot noir in one scene before savaging the easy-drinking merlot in another. For years after the Oscar-winning film’s release, merlot saw a noticeable dip in sales while California increased its pinot noir production by 170%.