A Year in Burgundy (2013)

Director
David Kennard

Main cast
Martine Saunier; Christophe Perrot-Minot; Fabienne Coffinet; Lalou Bize-Leroy; Michel Morey

Genres
Documentary

Description
See what it takes to produce a stellar bottle of red. You'll never look at wine the same way again.


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