Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Burgundy, the French-language documentary by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw. A theatrical release is planned for spring 2027, but no specific opening date has been announced. International sales are handled by Charades.
What is confirmed about the UK-Ireland release?
Screen reported on 8 October 2026 that Vertigo Releasing had acquired the UK-Ireland rights from Charades, the film’s international sales agent. Vertigo is planning a theatrical release in spring 2027; that is a seasonal window, not a confirmed date. Screen’s distribution report does not establish a cinema list or an exact opening day.
No age rating, disc edition, streaming service or streaming date is confirmed in the available release information. The announcement concerns theatrical distribution.
What is the documentary about?
Burgundy is a 90-minute film from France, made in French, and directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw. The Venice Biennale film listing describes a community shaped by wine and inherited traditions. Its people include an aspiring sommelière, a young vineyard worker, an aristocratic winemaker weighing his legacy, a maître d’hôtel looking for an heir and a wine critic.
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The film combines observation with imagined storytelling rather than presenting itself as purely observational documentary. The directors’ statement on the Venice page describes the result as “a portrait of a magical community, rendered through drunken eyes.” Their official film page calls it a “playful, dream-like blend of documentary with elements of fiction” and lists English subtitles.
Who appears in the film?
The Venice listing names winemaker Bertrand Devillard, his grandson Melchior, aspiring winemaker Enzo Ferraroli and apprentice sommelier Céleste Kalis, alongside Eric Goettelmann, Patrick Maniere and Guillaume Baroin. These are the festival’s credited spellings.
The story brings together established figures and younger people trying to find a place in viticulture and hospitality. Its scope reaches beyond winemaking to the service and critical worlds that shape how wine is presented and understood.
Where has Burgundy screened?
- Telluride: The film appeared in the 2026 main SHOW program. The festival ran 4–7 September 2026; see the Telluride 2026 program.
- Venice: It screened in Venice Open – Out of Competition in September 2026, as listed by the Venice Biennale.
- San Sebastián: The directors, cinematographers and producers received the 2026 Culinary Zinema Award at the festival’s 26 September closing ceremony, according to the filmmakers’ film page.
- Aspen: Aspen Film screened the 90-minute documentary on 2 October 2026; its event listing provides the screening details.
What should viewers expect?
The film’s stated approach mixes documentary observation and fictional elements to explore tradition, inheritance and changing generations in Burgundy’s wine culture. It also takes in hospitality and wine criticism, not just vineyard work. Vertigo Releasing’s head of UK acquisitions and TV sales, Taylor Haldane, characterized it as “a charming and joyful film that wine lovers and film lovers will hugely enjoy”; that is the distributor’s assessment, not an independent critical verdict.
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