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Experience Sommsation in Park City 2023
January 13, 2023
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Producers: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson, Tommy Oliver
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
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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