On stands April 8th, actress Kate Hudson is featured on the cover of Wine Enthusiast magazine’s May Film Issue.
Other celebrities also featured in the new film issue, include: Drew Barrymore, Kurt Russell, Max Thieroit, Kurt Russell, Jason Wise, Kyle Mclaughlin, and Gia Coppola.
Hudson, co-owner of Hudson Bellamy Wines, discusses her favorite wines, the family business and her approach to wine making.
How did you get into wine?
It’s just something we grew up with. My parents were always, well, wine enthusiasts, and they took us on wine trips. I went to Burgundy when I was 14 and Bordeaux when I was 16.
Kurt Russell, my stepdad, started making wine a few years back up in the Santa Rita Hills, and he kept telling me and Matt [Bellamy, co-owner of Hudson Bellamy Wines] that we had to get up and blend with them and do a harvest. We ended slogging up there, and that was it. It was too much fun. It was something we enjoyed doing together, just a wonderful pastime and incredible creative experience.
How is working with Peter and Rebecca Work at their Ampelos Cellars?
Winemaking is not something you do to make real money. It’s something you do because you are passionate about it. When you are around people who are even more passionate about it, it rubs off on you. Peter and Rebecca are just hilarious. We have so much fun with them.
Is there anything about winemaking that’s like filmmaking?
I wouldn’t stretch it that far, but I would say that I did have the realization of how creative the process really is. But what’s very different from making movies is that everything in wine is connected to nature. Your grapes can only be as good as your year. That is one of the things that makes it very special and incredibly unique. You are at the mercy of your crop, and I love that. Though, we are telling a story. Every bottle has a story, and when you sit down and drink it, you feel connected to that story.