Bottle Shock Page #6

didn't see what I saw.

To them, Pudge was just a...

scruffy, brown dog.

So, this, uh, hobby

of yours didn't pan out.

Well, I've talked to the other partners,

and, uh...

we've agreed to have you back.

But not as a partner.

[Inhales Deeply]

Ah.

- ## [Soft Rock On Speakers]

- ## [Man Singing, Indistinct]

[Bo]

I guess it's true.

I am a loser.

Yeah.

Probably right, but...

you got a good heart.

Well, so do you.

I know.

No, I had, uh- I had open-heart

surgery when I was 12.

And my mother

always told me that-

that my heart has a history and...

that that's what makes it special.

Well, that and the scar that I have.

[Clears Throat]

So when the cop pulled over, you think it was the...

breasts or the scar?

I think it was the heart.

Oh, come on.

Looked like a breast man to me.

- [Chuckles] Stop it.

- [Chuckles]

[Horn Honks]

- Hey.

- Hey.

Hey.

Heard what happened.

Sorry.

You, uh...

told your dad yet?

- No.

- I mean, it'd kill him.

dumped.

Blind taste test?

Not for me, Joe.

I'm sticking with vodka.

- I'm not in the mood for it now.

- Come on, you guys.

I bought a ton of

this stuff this afternoon.

Tell me what you think.

Go ahead.

Bo, y-you gotta try this.

Bo, this is the best...

chardonnay I've ever tasted.

[Inhales, Exhales Deeply]

Two guys stopped

in for a burger earlier.

They had a bunch of wine

on its way to the dump...

and they were wondering

if they could make a little extra cash...

by recycling the bottles.

[Laughs]

Yeah. I'm a fan of recycling myself.

I offered 'em a few bucks

to take care of it for 'em-

in the name of ecology,

first and foremost.

- How much do you want for 'em?

- Just leave me a case.

[Intercom Buzzes]

Bill, it's Bo.

- Tell him I'll call him back.

- It's forJim.

- Tell him I'll call him tomorrow.

- He says it's urgent, Jim.

- Yeah.

- I am staring at...

500 cases of golden-colored

Chteau Montelena.

Dad.

Bo.

That's not funny.

It turned back, Dad.

Dad?

Marge. Marge.

Give me-

[Mutters]

Oh.

[Laughs]

Ho, oh, oh!

Okay. Corkscrew.

You have a corkscrew?

Does anybody have a corkscrew?

Just a little-

Anybody have a corkscrew around here?

Does anybody-

This is a law office,

for criminy's sake.

My God! Uh, just anything

that I could use?

Do you have any corkscrews?

No?

Hang on to this.

Jesus! J- Jim.

Marge.

[Mumbles]

Give me that, honey. Clear.

- Jim, Jim, Jim.

- Clear, clear!

All right.

Hee-yah! Ha!

- [All Gasp]

- All right. Marge, give me a glass.

- Here.

- Oh.

[Mumbles]

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Baby!

Oh. Marge. Marge!

Oh, my God.!

Taste that.

You'll wanna taste this.

Get a glass. Get a glass.

Ah! You'll tell

your children about this wine!

Oh, Jim.

That is some chardonnay.

Yeah! Finish it up.

Finish it up, all of you.

All right.

All right. Well-

Enjoy the chardonnay.

[Marge Chuckling]

[Man]

I don't understand.

[Chattering]

[Man] I don't see why we need to make

such a big deal out of this.

Somebody has to go...

to represent our interests.

Jim.

- I think it should beJim Barrett.

- I agree.

[Crowd]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Man]

I think so.

I think that my son, Bo, should go.

- [Man] Bo?

- [Crowd Murmuring]

l-I don't know, Jim. l- I think we need someone

they're gonna look up to. No offense, Bo.

My vineyard was on the ropes.

Bo here brought it back.

If it gets rough,

he can take the punches.

My vote goes to Bo.

Does anybody have

any problem with that?

- [Murmuring]

- Okay.

So...

Bo, you'll represent us?

Yes, I will, sir.

Proudly.

If one of us wins,

we all win, right?

- [Man] Amen.

- [Man #2] That's the spirit.

Now, that, uh, plane ticket is gonna be, uh,

pretty pricey at this latejuncture.

So let's put it in the hat, boys.

Come on. Let's go.

Don't be shy, boys.

Step right up and fill the hat.

There you go. There you go.

Goodjob.

Thank you.

Thank you. Well done.

That's it, boys. Step right up.

Fill it up.

Right to the top.

There you go.

Need any help?

Uh, well, uh...

stacked all the chocks.

Uh, put all the fittings away,

coiled all the hoses.

Thanks, but I think

I have it covered.

Oh, shame, you know.

'Cause I was just, uh...

doing my nails.

I wanted to say good-bye.

You know, in case

I don't see you tomorrow.

Thanks.

Uh, well, night.

Good luck.

Not just for Montelena.

For Napa.

That's a lot of luck.

That's why it was a kiss

and not a handshake.

I could use another one.

Seeing as how there are

[Chuckles]

Where'd you get this?

- Joe's.

- Fair and square?

Oh, yeah.

Man, she pulls out a 1950...

Chteau Latour

Pauillac Bordeaux blend.

- Oh, yeah.

- I wish I could've seen that.

Yeah.

- It's too much.

- No, no, no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey.

Good luck out there.

You know,

thanks for representing us.

Gustavo.

- Hey, Jim.

- You know...

there's a few things around here

that I could use some help with.

You, uh...

offering me my job back?

Yeah. Am I driving you or not?

Yeah. We're going.

We're going. I'm driving.

No. No, you're not.

[Chattering In French]

[Mutters]

[Moos]

[Muttering]

Bonjour.

- [Moos]

- Excuse me. I'm, uh-

Monsieur Barrett!

Monsieur Barrett!

- Monsieur Barrett. Monsieur Barrett.

- Bonjour.

- Yeah, bonjour, bonjour.

- Oui.

- Oui.

- Bonjour, bonjour.

[Both Chuckle]

Don't worry about it, kid.

I speak American.

- Oh, thank God.

- You look kinda young to have your own vineyard.

Maybe that's why your wine is brown.

My wine is not brown.

Please tell me it's not brown.

[Chattering]

Voil.

So, what do you think?

Where's the press?

One reporter? That's it?

One great journalist

is worth a dozen hacks, Bo.

- What's his name?

- Who?

The great wine journalist.

George Taber.

George Taber?

He, uh, rarely takes credit.

Come on.

Here's the wine list

and the corresponding numbers.

The numbers were picked randomly,

so nobody knows which number is which.

It's a big responsibility, George.

Yeah. I got it.

I got it.

Bonjour. a va?

[French]

[Chattering]

Okay. Allons-y.! Let's go. Let's go.

Let's go. You're not a teamster,

you know.

Mesdames et messieurs, bonjour.

It looks like a tough bunch.

Best palates in the business.

What's he saying?

Where I come from,

they call it a left-handed compliment.

But I don't think they have

a name for it in England.

It's too embedded in their culture.

Hmm.

- [Speaks French]

- [Speaks French]

- Hmm.

- Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

- Maurice, wh-

- They seem to be confused.

Confused about what?

About which wines are French...

and which ones are yours.

[Chattering Softly In French]

[Groans]

[Chattering In French]

Merci.

[Chattering]

Merci.

One.

Puligny-Montrachet.

- Two.

- Meursault Charmes.

- Three.

- Chalone Vineyards.

- Four?

- Chteau Montelena.

[Crowd Murmuring]

[Chattering]

- I'm glad you could come.

- Thanks.

No matter what happens,

no matter what is said, stand tall.

Now...

do you have anything

decent to wear...

and perhaps a comb in here?

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