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TIL that the producers of SIDEWAYS originally wanted Paul Giamatti’s Miles’ most cherished wine bottle to be a Petrus Merlot. Petrus’ estate owner declined, forcing a rewrite that included Miles’ most famous line: “If anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!”

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