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Eastbound Westbound film Synopsis:<\/strong> These endearing and outstanding women and men are introduced in a more contemporary section by the American wine merchant and former wine journalist Jeffrey Davies, an expert on the terroirs and winemaking fabric in Bordeaux and on the other side of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n The cast : four families linked by the vineyards of Bordeaux and California.<\/strong><\/p>\n To better demonstrate\u00a0Thomas Jefferson\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0legacy, this intimate relationship between the two wine-growing continents is illustrated through interlinked portraits of four major wine families, from many and varied backgrounds. Despite their differences, these families share an entrepreneurial spirit and a real passion for the civilization of wine, the land, for wine in its hedonistic and cultural dimensions.<\/p>\n The documentary highlights prestigious names, renowned properties at the origin of some of the world\u2019s best wines. The owners featured in the documentary, appearing as themselves, are indeed the real actors in this film.<\/p>\n Dillon family:<\/strong> Tesseron family:<\/strong>
An investigation like no other, Eastbound Westbound lets the viewer understand how this Franco-American friendship around Bordeaux wines had its starting point in the 18th century around the greatest connoisseur of fine wines and lover of Bordeaux, the American Thomas Jefferson, US Ambassador to Paris and third President of the United States. To better demonstrate Thomas Jefferson\u2019s legacy, this intimate relationship between the two wine-growing continents is illustrated through interlinked portraits of wine families, from many and varied backgrounds but all sharing a real passion for wine. Leading players in their field, they produce some of the best wines in the world.<\/p>\n
With HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg (CEO of Domaine Clarence Dillon)<\/p>\n
With Alfred Tesseron (owner, father)
With Justine Tesseron (co-owner, daughter)
With No\u00e9 Tesseron (co-owner, son)
With Matthieu Bessonnet (technical director, Ch\u00e2teau Pontet-Canet)<\/p>\n