Seven wines that taste like cinema to watch the Goya gala

Laura S. Lara

Updated Saturday, February 10, 2024-00:25

This weekend, the red carpet of

the 2024 Goya Awards

will once again be rolled out at the feet of the most applauded artists and filmmakers of current national cinema in a gala that will be broadcast by La 1 de Televisión Española from

Valladolid

. Starting at ten at night (although at 7:30 p.m. the first guests will begin to be seen),

Javier Ambrossi

and

Javier Calvo

will lead with

Ana Belén

a ceremony that will also feature musical performances by

Amaia Romero

,

David Bisbal, Estopa

,

India Martínez

,

Niña Pastori

or

Silvia Pérez Cruz

. The international note will be given by actress

Sigourney Weaver

, who will go on stage to collect the International Goya.

20,000 species of bees

and

The Snow Society

, with 15 and 13 nominations respectively, start as favorites, closely followed by

Close your eyes

,

They know that

and

Un amor

, which is also up for a few awards. An unmissable date for film lovers and a great Saturday plan to enjoy from the sofa with a good bottle of wine. We propose a few references with a cinema flavor so that there is no lack of glamor or storytelling in the glass.

3055 Chardonnay (Jean Leon)

Behind the cinematic name of

Jean Leon

there is a real person:

Ceferino Carrión

, who could well be the protagonist of a biopic with a wine theme. The documentary

305: Jean Leon

by

Agustí Vila

, brings us closer to the adventures of this man from Santander who left Spain as a stowaway on a merchant ship at the age of 19 and went on to run his own restaurant in Beverly Hills, La Scala, where he became host and personal friend of celebrities and politicians such as

Marilyn Monroe, James Dean or JFK

. His desire to entertain such illustrious guests and his ambition to make his own wine took him back to his native country, specifically to

Penedés

, where the man already known as Jean Leon planted cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and chardonnay, from the best wineries. French of the moment. In 1994, the Torres family, close to the famous Hollywood hotelier, acquired the vineyards and took over the production of wines that have not lost the elegance and distinction of their origins.

To drink the Goya gala, we choose

the freshness and impudence of their chardonnay 3055

, a tribute to the license number of the taxi that Ceferino drove during his first years in New York and reveals to us the man behind the legend, the humble origin of an idealist who achieved his dream in Los Angeles. Reality always exceeds the fiction.

Price:

12.90 euros

Colina Triste Crianza (Sincere Wines)

The mythical Sad Hill circular cemetery, with its four thousand simulated tombs, where

Clint Eastwood

stages one of the most memorable moments of Sergio Leone's spaghetti western

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

(1966), is a work of cinematographic architecture built within the municipal limits of Contreras and Santo Domingo de Silos. Yes, in Burgos, in the vicinity of the

DO Arlanza

, and it has been recently rebuilt by a group of local enthusiasts so that it does not get lost in oblivion (and in the weeds).

In homage to this famous movie setting,

Colina Triste is a wine that moves away from the conventionalities

that accompany the reds of the area, with little extraction and made from old strains of Tempranillo, Garnacha and Mencía, microplots that were in state of semi-abandonment in Alto Arlanza. Vinos Sinceros is one of the freshest and most appetizing initiatives from the Lerma region of Burgos, and this aged red wine also has a white version with a lot of personality.

Price:

16.50 euros

X Rosé SJP (Invivo Wines)

The eternal Carrie from

Sex and The City

, actress

Sarah Jessica Parker

, has been one of the latest celebrities to launch into the attractive wine industry. She has done so by collaborating in the production of two references for the Invivo Wines winery, wines that for a few months have been available in Spain through the online store celebrityfoodstore.com.

A white from New Zealand and this fresh, vibrant and fruity rosé from Italian Provence

, which invites you to imitate the protagonists of the popular New York series. In the fashionable place already in the middle of the afternoon. Even with an ice and sea view. Hedonism and enjoyment in its purest form.

Price:

22 euros

Rita (Bodegas Speaks)

The overwhelming personality of

Rita Hayworth

, her charisma and also her figure, is trapped in the elegant bottle of this rosé. The Extremaduran winery pays homage to this icon of North American cinema from the 1940s

with a careful

blend

of Syrah and Grenache from the organic vineyards that Habla manages in Côte de Provence

, in the south of France. A haute couture jewel inspired by the character and sensuality of

Hayworth,

whose bottle evokes the silhouette of the immortal

Gilda

, her most remembered role, while the black capsule is a tribute to the satin gloves with which this diva revolutionized the world of celluloid giving rise to one of the most evocative scenes in Hollywood history.

Price:

25 euros

Petite Fleur (Fleur de Miraval)

The new champagne produced by the Fleur de Miraval maison, owned by

Brad Pitt

, follows the line of exquisiteness of its older brother, based on a more classic profile and a more economical price

(a bottle of Petite Fleur costs just under €100, while Fleur de Miraval is around €390)

. This 'little flower', made with chardonnay grapes from the Grand Crus of Mesnil-sur-Oger and a touch (5%) of

pinot noir

from the neighboring

Premier Cru of Vertus

vinified as a red, pays tribute to

Sidney Bechet

, the legend of the American jazz who, like the actor, fell madly in love with France as soon as he set foot there (although in Pitt's case it was from the sky, when he saw the Miraval estate from his private helicopter).

A more affordable champagne that captures the essence of its place of origin

, the magnificent terroirs of the Côte des Blancs, and reveals the chalky texture and salinity that mark the style of Fleur de Miraval.

Price:

80 euros

Bela 2021 (Bela Wineries)

"The Ribera del Duero DO reinforces its commitment to culture and excellence with a unique selection of reds, whites and rosés in the celebration of the 2024 Goya Awards." Thus, while the appellation prepares to shine in these iconic awards with the participation of

29 wineries in the post-gala party

, we take advantage of the opportunity to choose our riverside favorite. Well, ours and

Wine Spectator's

, because the darling of the CVNE group in Villalba de Duero has been the only Ribera del Duero

selected by the prestigious list among the 100 best wines in the world

, in which only five reds have been included national. A traditional wine with a short aging of 6 months in American and French barrels, which combines the roundness, balance and history of an iconic region, with a quality-price ratio that is difficult to beat.

The cinematographic note of this wine?

That the facilities that Bodegas Bela occupies today once belonged to Antonio Banderas.

Price:

11.75 euros

Finca La Colina Verdejo Cien x Cien (Sanz Wines)

The DO Rueda also wanted to participate in the great cinema festival by welcoming the Goya Awards in Valladolid by dressing its train station with messages such as

"If there is Rueda there is cinema"

. We get on the wagon of the seventh art with a wine that reflects the tradition of the cradle of Verdejo. Finca La Colina Verdejo Cien x Cien is the label most faithful to the native flavor provided by the local grape, obtained from old vines and raised on lees.

From the golden mile of Rueda, Vinos Sanz has been producing wines that reflect the purest essence of the appellation for more than 150 years

and this white is, in the words of Ana Carbajo, head of the winery, "a Verdejo for those who know of Verdejos". Expressive, intense, herbaceous and fruity, with a magnificent evolution that has led it to be awarded the Gold medal this year at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.

Price:

10.90 euros