Archive - Vintertainment: Wine and Movies

Vintertainment in 2026: Wine and Film Communities

Jan 22 • Dave Baxter

Turning a Box of Franzia Into a $100+ Bottle of Wine

A coda to our recent 2-Part tasting, where we take a look at where the technology might take us in the near-ish future.

Jan 14 • Dave Baxter

The Great Ultra-Premium Non-Alcoholic Wine Tasting - Part 2: The REDS

Time to REALLY put the category to the test, folks! How well do Premium level de-alcoholized RED wines stand up in January 2026? Let's find out.

Jan 13 • Dave Baxter and Dallas Miller

The Great Ultra-Premium Non-Alcoholic Wine Tasting - Part 1: Sparkling, Rose, and Whites

We gathered the priciest, most reputable de-alcoholized wines in 2025/26 and tasted them to find out how far the category has (and hasn't) come.

Jan 6 • Dave Baxter and Dallas Miller

December 2025

Wine and STRANGER THINGS - 5 Seasons That Follow the ROCKY Formula

Listen now | I watched the whole series - everything but the final episode - and give you the wines to drink for each Season.

Dec 30, 2025 • Dave Baxter

58:39

A Spaghetti Western Xmas: A PISTOL FOR RINGO (1965)

A Western DIE HARD 28 years before DIE HARD. Paired With Cremant and Cream Sherry

Dec 23, 2025 • Dave Baxter

1:01:35

Why Is It So Hard to Let Go of Franchises?

They're not merely a symptom of IP-worshipping modernity, but rather an ages-old relationship to storytelling that we have to learn to let go of.

Dec 18, 2025 • Dave Baxter

Watch/Listen Now | Movie Trailers DEC 2025: Coming Soon To Drinkers

We watch trailers for upcoming films and share a few bottles while we do.

Dec 16, 2025 • Dave Baxter and Dallas Miller

1:26:04

No, You Don't Hate Sweet Wines

You just associate sweetness with shitty wine.

Dec 9, 2025 • Dave Baxter

Wine, War, and Wit: TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942) w/ Comedy Writer Carrie Freedle

One of the greatest (and blackest) comedies ever made, paired with wines of history, war, and its aftermath.

Dec 2, 2025 • Dave Baxter and Dallas Miller

1:30:35

November 2025

OPEN DOOM CRESCENDO: The 3-Hour DIY Epic I'm Thankful For + DIY Wine!

Truly independent things aren't for everybody, but they remind me why I love humans.

Nov 27, 2025 • Dave Baxter

MUTE (2018) w/ Jessica Maison - Paired with German Wines that Don't Belong

Watch or Listen now | Jessica returns to heelp us cover the spiritual sequel to MOON (2009), and we had a whole lot of Gemany on the mind!

Nov 25, 2025 • Dave Baxter, Dallas Miller, and Jessica Maison

1:16:22

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