Holiday in the Vineyards | 2023 | PG | – 2.2.3

Why is “Holiday in the Vineyards” rated PG? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “suggestive references and some language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a few kissing and near kissing scenes, several flirting scenes, some sexual references, a punch in the stomach, falls from skateboards without injury, several arguments, discussions of unethical business practices, discussions of wine production, and some moderate language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A widowed real estate agent (Sol Rodriguez) struggles to sell a California vineyard while parenting two young sons. During Christmas, a conglomerate vineyard owner (Eileen Davidson) sends her son (Josh Swickard) to scout out the vineyard for sale and conflicts ensue, but the magic of the season eventually prevails. Also with Omar Gooding, Carly Jibson and Annika Noell. Directed by Alex Ranarivelo. A few lines of dialogue are spoken in Spanish without translation. [Running Time: 1:40]

Holiday in the Vineyards SEX/NUDITY 2

 – A man and a woman dance and kiss as several people around them applaud. A man and woman salsa dance as he grabs the sides of her hips, they shimmy, her skirt flips up to the top of one thigh and they nearly kiss, but do not. A man and a woman sit on a couch and nearly kiss, but do not.
► Two women wearing very short dresses with thin straps sleep in a golf cart; they awaken as a groundskeeper comes by and says that whatever they are selling, they cannot sell it and they drive away, as we see a man wearing a suit asleep on the ground near the women. A woman puts her phone number into a man’s cell phone and he calls her immediately (he is standing beside her); they then attend a party together later.
► A woman confronts her estranged husband at a cafe, and we hear that he left her before their honeymoon began (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). A man is described as, “A hot handyman,” and, “A hot sexy handyman.” A remark is made about a “sexy wine spy.” Someone tells a woman, “Hot men always throw themselves at you.” Someone says, “It was a good kiss.”
► A close-up focuses on a woman wearing a low-cut top and her deep cleavage is seen. A woman wears a very short skirt with tights. A woman wears a low-cut gown that reveals cleavage. A woman wears a long, sleeveless dress with a plunging neckline that reveals cleavage. A couple of women wear miniskirts in a brief scene. A shirtless man is seen in two scenes where a woman stares up and down at his chest and he puts on a shirt both times.

Holiday in the Vineyards VIOLENCE/GORE 2

 – A man punches another man in the stomach and he grunts in pain and gasps.
► A vineyard owner tells her adult son to spy on another vineyard and help her outbid all other bidders at auction; she threatens him with losing his job and home at their vineyard if he does not do so. A woman confronts her estranged husband at a cafe, shouts at him, and tosses a glass of wine into his face (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details).
► A man argues with his mother about business practices in a few scenes. A woman lectures her adult son over the phone and angrily hangs up on him. A man switches wines with another vineyard’s products, covering labels with a fake elite-sounding name and introduces it later as a new division of his family’s vineyard; his mother is angry and embarrassed, but accepts it as a new division and later congratulates her son for growing up. A woman and her adult son argue several times. Two women argue briefly. Two young boys argue briefly. After a misunderstanding, a man apologizes to a woman, but she becomes increasingly unhappy, and walks away. A woman leaves another woman a pretend-threatening voice message that the woman “will pay for this… by paying for brunch.” A man apologizes to his estranged wife in public and she accepts his apology. A young boy is sad and says that his father recently died and we later hear that the father had chemotherapy. A man tells a young boy that his father died when he was young.
► A man tries to install drywall, grunts and groans, drops it, pinches his hand, soaks his hand in water, kicks a piece of drywall breaking it, and finally asks a friend to help him with installation; the friend later says to the first man during a disagreement, “I really wish the drywall had killed you,” and the second man replies, “Me too.” A woman pretends to tie up and gag two young boys for a cellphone FaceTime joke to their mother.
► A young boy falls while skateboarding, but is unharmed; he wears a helmet and pads. A man falls on a skateboard but is uninjured. Two young boys wearing helmets and pads are covered in bubble wrap held on by electrical tape; they slip off skateboards on a skate ramp, but are unharmed. A man dressed as Santa Claus hides two men in the trunk of his car and smuggles them into a Christmas party. A man sleeps in a guesthouse that has no windows and doors and is missing some drywall, he becomes cold, and shivers all night.

Holiday in the Vineyards LANGUAGE 3

 – 3 scatological terms, 3 anatomical terms, 8 mild obscenities, name-calling (crazy, pathetic, stupid idiot, idiot, garbage, wine spy, wine snob, greedy, sneaky devil, privileged prince, sappy, Bargain Basement Baldwin, Peter Pan), exclamations (wow, whoa, whoo), 18 religious exclamations (e.g. oh my God, oh God, Jesus Christ, Jesus, Baby Jesus, Lord knows, as God is my witness, God rest his soul, a Christmas tree appears briefly, a man says “Merry Christmas” to a crowd, two men dress as Santa Claus in brief scenes, a child drops a Baby Jesus figure and one of its arms breaks off). | profanity glossary |

Holiday in the Vineyards SUBSTANCE USE

 – Many scenes include discussions of wine, unopened bottles of wine on tables and in wine racks, men and women holding glasses of wine, a few men and women lifting glasses of wine to their lips (we do not see them drink), men and women hold glasses of wines at a party, a woman raises her glass but we don’t see any drinking, several scenes include a man or a woman taking a small sip of wine, a woman giggles and seems to be inebriated as she and a man sip wine at home after he teaches her how to properly taste wine, a man and a woman both spit wine onto a waiter because it tastes bad, a man spits wine onto a floor off-screen because he says it tastes like horse feces in a couple of scenes, a man sits beside a champagne bottle in an ice bucket (he does not drink), a man holds a beer bottle (he does not drink), a close-up includes bottles being filled with wine from a machine, and a woman says that parents should be able to drink wine at children’s parties.

Holiday in the Vineyards DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Single parents, death, grief, business women, pride, dreams, the wine industry, corrupt businesses, irresponsible behavior, adultery, guilt, regret, working together, exposing corruption and hurtful intentions, success, justice, Christmas, dreams, taking chances, accepting help, honesty, friendship, love, starting over.

Holiday in the Vineyards MESSAGE

 – New relationships and romantic magic can come from unexpected places.