WW·032006Casino Royale
The Bond Night
Bollinger, Bordeaux, tuxedo optional.
$135 / flight
The Silence of the Lambsthe wine pairing
The line as filmed, and the line as Harris wrote it.
The bottles
Poured in the order the film pours them.
1
Castello di Volpaia · Chianti Classico
Radda in Chianti, Italy
RedInspired
The match — The line as filmed. Lecter names no producer, so we chose an estate worthy of a refined palate, from a medieval hilltop village in Radda. Decant during the opening titles.
Sour cherry, violets, a savory iron edge.
2
Zenato · Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Veneto, Italy
RedInspired
The match — The line as written: the novel's 'big Amarone.' Pour it for the second half and decide which Lecter you believe.
Dried black cherry, fig, dark chocolate; a big wine, as promised.
The Chianti, As Written
One line of dialogue made Chianti the most famous wine reference in film history. But in Thomas Harris's novel, Dr. Lecter's wine is 'a big Amarone'; the screenwriters swapped it for something audiences could pronounce. This duo serves the scene both ways: the movie's bottle and the book's.
Sip along
Little cues so the bottles land with the scenes.
1
Pour the Chianti — Clarice enters the basement corridor.
2
You'll know the line when it comes.
3
Switch to the Amarone — “I'm having an old friend for dinner.”
