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Experience Sommsation in Park City 2023

January 13, 2023

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Sundance Film Festival returned to Park City this year, celebrating independent filmmakers and their works of art in-person for the first time in 3 years. Sommsation delightfully joined the festivities with our own premiere of the Sommsation Lounge - an intimate wine experience pop-up curated to sip, connect and celebrate with Sundance Festival attendees and wine lovers alike. 


As a company who champions independent winemakers, we felt right at home on historic Main Street in Park City as we connected with numerous independent films and filmmakers. From press events and screening parties to happy hours and wine tastings, we offered a variety of unique experiences for guests to enjoy in an intimate and luxury environment. 


"The Sundance community was a perfect setting to spotlight Sommsation, our winery partners, and sommeliers. We were able to create an authentic stage for our sommeliers to share our winery's stories and present their wines to a captivated audience through creative and engaging experiences."  - Lauren Magee



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The Sommsation Lounge premiered at the beloved Old Town Cellars. It became the place for festival goers to escape from the cold in a cozy environment, and relax over sommelier-led wine tastings throughout the weekend. We were delighted to host a Women in Film Panel led by Dawn Borchardt and closed out the weekend with a reception honoring the upcoming Mammoth Film Festival with a performance by Rain Phoenix.

“I loved the intimate atmosphere- really getting to have genuine interactions with people in a cool and comfortable space over amazing wines. It felt awesome to be the spot for people to kick back and enjoy some gold ole fashioned hospitality.” - Elyse Lovenworth, Lead Sommelier.

Some of our featured wines included selections from Alexana Winery and Halter Ranch. Celebrity guests frequented the lounge, including Phoebe Dynevor, Will Forte, Elizabeth Mitchell, Radha Mitchell, Zoey Deutch and more.

Film Premieres at Sommsation Lounge
ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS AND NOW I FEEL KINDA LEFT OUT
ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS AND NOW I FEEL KINDA LEFT OUT

Director: Jake Van Wagoner

Producers:
Jake Van Wagoner, Micah Merrill, Maclain Nelson, Austin Everett, Jeremy Prusso

Executive Producers:
Adam Anderegg, Russ Kendall, Tom Krebbs

Cast:
Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kenneth Cummins, Matt Biedel

HERE OR THERE
HERE OR THERE

Director: Tyler Marie-Evans

Producers:
Tyler Marie-Evans, Dmitrii Miachin

Executive Producer:
Kiersten Dolbec

Cast:
Alina Lee, Kiersten Dolbec, Matt Pratt, Asha Abdella, Christian Casillas, Alex Cutler, Laura Dennis, Carson Fagerbakke, Gabija Guzauskaite, Kenzie Harr, Ty Joseph, Sarah Polednak, Marina Romashina, Alyssa Kay Trisko

FAIR PLAY
FAIR PLAY

Director: Chloe Domont

Producers:
Leopold Hughes, Ben Leclair, Tim White, Trevor White, Allan Mandelbaum

Executive Producers:
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman

Cast:
Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan

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At the foot of Main Street, we joined the Zooz Cinema Centre as an exclusive wine experience partner, featuring limited production wines expertly paired with gourmet food catered by Marbl Toronto and Chef Ryan Morrison.

The Cinema Centre hosted a reception honoring Confluential Films, the award-winning Black-owned and Black-founded, film, television, and documentary production company and financier. Additionally, we sponsored press junkets for films featured at Sundance as well as an afterparty for the film The Starling Girl.


“What an amazing experience to be at the Cinema Centre with Sommsation, in the mix of talent and creativity at Sundance. The opportunity to engage with like-minded people over great wine, supporting and championing independent creators as Sommsation does, was both invigorating and inspiring!” - Amanda Nichols

Film Premieres at Sommsation X Cinema Centre
SHORTCOMINGS
SHORTCOMINGS

Director: Randall Park

Producers:
Margot Hand, Randall Park, Hieu Ho, Jennifer Berman, Howard Cohen, Eric D’ Arbeloff, Michael Golamco

Executive Producers: Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom, Jennifer Semler, Maria Zuckerman, Tia Headington, Lia Buman, Max Silva, Neil Shah, Ryan Paine, Daniel Hank, Adrian Tomine

Cast: Jacob Batalon, Timothy Simons

Principal Cast:
Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno

FAIRYLAND
FAIRYLAND

Director: Andrew Durham

Producers:
Sofia Coppola, Andrew Durham, Megan Carlson, Siena Oberman, Greg Lauritano, Laure Sudreau

Cast:
Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Geena Davis, Cody Fern, Adam Lambert, Maria Bakalova

FANCY DANCE
FANCY DANCE

Director: Erica Tremblay

Producers:
Deidre Backs, Erica Tremblay, Heather Rae, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Tommy Oliver

Executive Producers: Bird Runningwater, Charlotte Koh, Forest Whitaker

Cast:
Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Shea Whigham, Audrey Wasilewski

YOUNG. WILD. FREE
YOUNG. WILD. FREE

Director: Thembi L. Banks

Producers:
Charles D. King, James Lopez, Poppy Hanks, Tommy Oliver, Baron Davis, Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd

Cast:
Algee Smith, Sanaa Lathan, Sierra Capri, Mike Epps

GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT
GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT

Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson

Producers:
Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson, Tommy Oliver

TO LIVE AND DIE AND LIVE
TO LIVE AND DIE AND LIVE

Director: Qasim Basir

Producers:
Samantha Basir, Dana Offenbach, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Qasim Basir, Amin Joseph, Cory Hardrict, Omari Hardwick

Cast:
Amin Joseph, Skye P. Marshall, Omari Hardwick, Cory Hardrict, Dana Gourrier, Maryam Basir

Sommsation in The Press

Hollywood Reporter

Between interviews and screenings, guests enjoyed wine education and tastings led by Sommsation’s world-class sommeliers like lead Sommelier, Elyse Lovenworth.Currently, her favorite wines from Sommsation are:

Medlock Ames 2019 Secret Ingredient Malbec
Amavi Cellars 2020 Syrah
brick & mortar 2019 Cougar Rock Chardonnay

Learn more about Elyse

“It was great to watch Elyse and Emily work their Sommelier magic with different groups of people who were there for films, the slopes or had heard about us on the street and wanted to grab a glass of wine.” - Crystal Langley


We featured a curated selection of limited production wines that included Au Bon Climat, Alexana Winery, Halter Ranch, Ponzi Vineyards, and Soter Winery. 


Experience the wines we featured during Sundance. Explore our online shop of exceptional and one-of-a-kind wine offerings that ship directly to your door.

Halter Ranch Winery

Founded in 2000, Halter Ranch Winery mixes tradition, innovation, and sustainable growing practices to create 100% estate-grown Bordeaux and Rhône-style wines.

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Alexana Winery

Alexana Winery and Vineyards is a small, family-owned producer of ultra-premium red and white wines located in the Dundee Hills of Oregon's Willamette Valley.

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