Somm (film)

Somm
a line drawing of a bottle wine with a wine glass inside, inside of which is a tie-clad man pressing against the glass
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJason Wise
Written byJason Wise
Produced byJackson Myers
Christina Tucker
Jason Wise
StarringIan Cauble
Brian McClintic
Dustin Wilson
DLynn Proctor
CinematographyJackson Myers
Edited byBryan Carr
Jackson Myers
Jason Wise
Music byBrian Carmody
Production
company
Forgotten Man Films
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films (theatrical)
First Run Features (DVD)
Release dates
  • November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07) (Napa Valley Film Festival)[1]
  • June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
German
French
Box office$170,561

Somm is a 2012 American documentary following the attempts of four candidates to pass the extremely difficult Master Sommelier examination, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.[2] Directed by Jason Wise, a sequel, Somm: Into the Bottle, was released in 2015 and a third film, Somm 3, came out in October 2018.[3] A TV series based on the movie launched on the Esquire Network in November 2015.[4] In 2019, SOMM TV was launched by creator Jason Wise with original shows.[5]

  1. ^ "Napa Valley Film Festival 2012 Official Guide". Issuu. pp. 62–63. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "World's Toughest Test? The Master Sommelier Diploma Exam". Forbes.com. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  3. ^ "Somm 3 – Samuel Goldwyn Films".
  4. ^ "A Kinder, Gentler 'Somm'". winespectator.com. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  5. ^ "The Team Behind the 'Somm' Films Launched a 'SommTV' Streaming Service". Food & Wine. October 7, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2021.