WHO:
Chef/Winemaker Frank Ostini of
Hitching Post 2,
Winemaker Gray Hartley
of
Hitching Post
Wines, Buellton, California, in partnership with
Searchlight
Pictures;
La Paloma Cafe, Santa Barbara;
Taste
of the Santa
Ynez Valley, Santa Ynez Valley; CIA at Copia, Napa; and
Jar, Los
Angeles.
WHAT:
This fall, the Academy Award-winning film,
SIDEWAYS, will
stream on
Hulu in
celebration of its 20th Anniversary. Hitching Post Wines has
partnered with Searchlight Pictures to showcase Hitching Post Highliner
Pinot Noir, the wine featured in the movie. The Highliner Pinot Noir is
always one of the most consistent, highly regarded wines of Hitching
Post, and the 2021 is one of the best vintages of the past two
decades. This 2021 vintage has a special label to commemorate the film
and the Anniversary.
In celebration of this partnership, Hitching Post 2 and
Hitching Wines
announce a series of special events, including three
Hitching Post +
Sideways Winemaker Dinners scheduled for September and
October as
follows. Hitching Post Wines will also offer specially produced and
limited edition
SIDEWAYS
Highliner Pinot Noir wine available for
purchase at the restaurant, the Hitching Post tasting room and select
retailers throughout California.
WHEN and WHERE:
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Hitching Post + Sideways
Winemaker Dinner at the Hitching Post 2
Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley host a 20th Anniversary Sideways dinner
with a signature menu from the Hitching Post 2 paired with special
edition Pinot Noir vintages celebrating the film.
Hitching Post 2
406 E Hwy 246, Buellton, CA 93427
$150 per person
5:00 p.m. reception followed by dinner
Reserve
with OpenTable Experience
Tuesday, September 24,
2024
Hitching Post + Sideways
Winemaker Dinner at La Paloma Cafe
Executive Chef Jeremy Tummel hosts Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley for a
20th Anniversary Sideways dinner with a menu inspired by the Hitching
Post 2 paired with special edition Pinot Noir vintages celebrating the
film.
La Paloma Cafe
702 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
$110
6:00 reception followed by communal dinner
Reserve with
RESY
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Taste
of the Santa Ynez Valley
- Sideways 20th Anniversary Festival
One of the highlights of the four-day festival in the Santa Ynez Valley
is the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the award- winning film
Sideways. Join fans and friends at Hitching Post 2, an iconic location
featured in the film There will be bites from Hitching Post 2 and other
Buellton restaurants, along with Sta. Rita Hills and Buellton wine,
beer, and live music. Look for Instagramable moments from the film
scattered throughout the venue and an appearance by Virginia Madsen.
Tickets to Sideways 20th
Anniversary Festival include tickets to the
Sideways Film Screening at Solvang Festival Theater in the evening.
Screening of Sideways at Solvang Festival Theater – 5-9 p.m.
Celebration at Hitching Post 2 with bites, wine, beer and live music
– 12 - 3 p.m.
$150
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Copia
at Culinary Institute of America, Napa
Screening of Sideways followed by a Q&A panel with Director
Alexander Payne and actor Virginia Madsen. Frank Ostini is special guest
500 1st St, Napa, CA 94559
Pricing and ticketing TBA
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Hitching Post + Sideways
Winemaker Dinner at Jar
Chef/Owner Suzanne Tracht hosts Hitching Post Wines’ Frank
Ostini and Gray Hartley for a 20th Anniversary Sideways dinner with a
menu inspired by the Hitching Post 2 paired with special edition Pinot
Noir vintages celebrating the film.
Jar
8225 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Reservations from 5:30 p.m.
$200 inclusive of menu & wines plus tax & gratuity
Reserve with
OpenTable
Experience
Hitching Post + Sideways
Wine Offerings:
- Single bottle -Highliner 2021 - $45 -
available at retail stores throughout northern and southern California.
- Three bottles - Highliner 2021 - $125 -
available at Hitching Post Wines and Hitching Post 2, Buellton,
California.
- Three bottles - “As Seen in
Sideways” 2001 Hitching Post Pinot Noir Bien Nacido, 2001
Hitching Post Pinot Noir Highliner and 2021 Hitching Post Pinot Noir
Highliner - $650 - available at Hitching Post Wines and
Hitching Post 2, Buellton, California.
For more information on
the event and where to buy wines, visit
https://sideways.hitchingpost2.com
Photos from the film can
be downloaded HERE;
courtesy of Searchlight
Pictures.
Toolkit of logos, wine
photos and portraits of Frank Ostini HERE
Photo of Miles and Jack
at the Hitching Bar from the filming HERE;
photo credit Merie Wallace
ABOUT HITCHING POST 2 and
HITCHING POST WINES:
The Hitching Post 2 Restaurant and Hitching Post Wines offer an
authentic Santa Barbara Wine Country experience in the Santa Ynez
Valley. Guests can enjoy traditional Pinot Noirs in a nearly
100-year-old tasting room, paired with a high-quality BBQ lunch in a
scenic outdoor setting. The iconic Hitching Post 2 steakhouse,
established in 1986, serves Central Coast oak wood BBQ steaks and
seafood, complemented by Hitching Post and local wines. Owned by Frank
and Jami Ostini, whose family has led Central Coast oak wood BBQ since
1952, the Hitching Post 2 honors a tradition dating back over 200
years. Originally a beef-only restaurant, its menu now includes quail,
duck, lamb, seafood, and oak-grilled vegetables, supporting local
farmers and fishermen and sourcing America’s best beef from
the Midwest. Frank Ostini, a unique figure in the food and wine
industry, oversees both the kitchen and winemaking. Starting in 1984,
he and his winemaking partner Gray Hartley crafted Pinot Noir to pair
with the restaurant's cuisine, an endeavor that continues to inspire
him. The experienced staff, many with over 25 years of service,
contribute to the family atmosphere and success of the Hitching Post.
Hitching Post 2 has been acclaimed by the Los Angeles Times, New York
Times, Sunset, USA Today, Eater and Forbes and featured on Food
Network. It gained international fame through the 2004 film Sideways."
The restaurant and tasting room are committed to high-quality, uniquely
flavored foods and wine along with warm customer service in a casual,
friendly environment.
ABOUT SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
Searchlight Pictures is a global specialty film and television company
that develops, produces, finances and acquires motion pictures and
series for both worldwide theatrical and streaming releases. It has its
own marketing and distribution operations, and is part of The Walt
Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994
as Fox Searchlight Pictures, the company’s titles have
grossed over $5 billion worldwide, amassing 51 Academy Awards including
five Best Picture winners since 2009: Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a
Slave, Birdman, The Shape of Water, and Nomadland; 62 BAFTA Awards, 34
Golden Globe Awards, and 10 Grammy Awards. Searchlight Television, the
division which develops and produces series for streaming, network, and
cable partners, earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress and an
additional 5 nominations for its first production “The
Dropout'' from Elizabeth Meriwether, in partnership with Hulu and
20th Studios. Searchlight recently released Yorgos
Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness starring Emma Stone, Jesse
Plemons, Willem Dafoe; Lanthimos’ Golden Lion and 4-time
Academy Award winner Poor Things, starring and produced by Stone; Ned
Benson’s The Greatest Hits starring Lucy Boynton, Justin H.
Min, and Austin Crute; Laura Chinn’s Suncoast, which stars
Laura Linney, Nico Parker, and Woody Harrelson, and won U.S. Dramatic
Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance at Sundance; Andrew
Haigh’s critically acclaimed romantic drama All of Us
Strangers; Taika Waititi’s underdog comedy Next Goal Wins;
Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s award-winning Sundance
debut feature comedy Theater Camp; and Eva Longoria’s Academy
Award nominated Flamin’ Hot. Upcoming releases include Tina
Mabry’s The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
starring Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Sanaa Lathan; A Real
Pain, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin, which won the Waldo
Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic at Sundance; Marielle
Heller’s Nightbitch starring Amy Adams; and James
Mangold’s A Complete Unknown starring Timothée
Chalamet.