The Essential Sideways book, marking the 10th Anniversary of the film that grew to worldwide acclaim and changed the wine world . This volume contains the original novel by Rex Pickett, which the Oscar winning director Alexander Payne transferred to the big screen. It includes a foreword by Payne, a retrospective essay by LA Times and NPR Film Critic Kenneth Turan, commentary by wine guru Gary Vaynerchuk, as well as an essay by the author. Color photos of the original set, pictures from the autumn 2014 celebrations of Sideways in California wine country, "Memorable Quotes from Sideways" and original illustrations by Michele Phillips decorate this collectable volume.