A new wine-themed feature film, starring Russell Crowe and Albert Finney, is scheduled to open in the UK on October 27, reports Decanter.com.

A Good Year has been directed by Ridley Scott, of Alien, Bladerunner and Gladiator fame. Crowe plays Max Skinner, an ambitious London bond trader whose uncle (played by Albert Finney) bequeaths him an 18 th century chateau and vineyard in Provence , South of France.

Scenes were shot at Chateau La Canorgue in Luberon, which makes organic wine under the appellation Cotes de Luberon. The film is based on a novel by Peter Mayle, with input from his friend Scott, who has a vacation home and vineyard in Luberon, where Mayle has lived for many years.

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