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exploring taste—santa margherita gruppo vinicolo people —kurt russel

“Food is the reason I love wine. For me it has never been about sitting down
and drinking a bottle on its own, with no accompaniment. For the way I see it,
wine and food are two intrinsically inseparable elements.”

and graze the cattle. It is a very quiet, secluded spot, that al- will never be a quality product. It will never be a work of art.
lows me to isolate myself from the world and leave the Holly- To make a movie, you start with a story which can be compared
wood bubble behind. to the vine, then you have the grapes, or the actors that repre-
sent the story. The director is the winemaker, the owner of the
Have you ever turned down a role in a movie to pursue vineyard. The way you make your wine is the way you tell your
your passion for wine? story. Grape harvesting is like film editing, you take only the
It’s happened before. But I wouldn’t blame the wine; more that best and, at the end, the individual images and scenes become
the parts weren’t interesting enough for me to leave my barrels, one smooth masterpiece, a good movie, or a fine wine.
that I will admit. I am at a time in my life when, luckily, I can
choose. If a role is intriguing enough, great, I’ll accept it; other- Speaking of winning combinations, you and Goldie
wise I devote myself to my personal life. Making a good film is Hawn have been together for almost 35 years. What is
not that different from making a good wine. the secret to one of the few lasting Hollywood relation-
ships that works?
How so? We don’t have a secret. I’m not sure. It’s a question we get asked
It’s an art; in both cases you need to have your ideas straight all the time and I don’t have an answer. I can make her really
from the outset, before you even start, and you have to know angry at times and she can do the same to me. Isn’t that what
your trade. If you have these points taken care of, you can make couples who have been together for a long time do? We laugh,
a good film just like you can produce a good wine; if you don’t we cry, we get excited. Maybe that is the secret, knowing how to
meet these conditions, you end up with any old thing and it get excited together.

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