Hortense has a big heart and no one to share it with except her cat, her embittered mom, and a group of homeless people for whom she prepares a gourmet dinner at the local church every week. While buying a nice bottle of wine, Hortense meets Jacques, a fifty-something, grumpy local cellarman. Eager to see him again, she attends a chaotic wine tasting in Jacques’ shop – meeting his best friend who clumsily tries to seduce her, and his new apprentice who turns out to have a rare gift for tasting as well as an unfiltered honesty. As Hortense and Jacques grow closer and closer, their past begins to catch up to them.

The Tasting (M) is in cinemas from 16 November.

Canberra Daily has 10 x The Tasting in-season double passes to be won.

Enter to win

To enter, email [email protected] with ‘The Tasting’ in the subject field. Tell us your name, full contact details (including street address) and what you like most about French films. Entries close 9am Friday 10 November 2023 and winners drawn same day. One entry per person. Entrants must be aged 18+.