The humble grape, such a delicious pod of fruity goodness. So versatile too; the default fruit to give someone staying in a hospital, for instance; then if you dry it, you get the sweet and tasty snack that is the raisin. But possibly its most satisfying gift is in becoming wine.

Wine features heavily in this French comedy drama, as the humble grape plays cupid.

It’s always good when you do a job you love, but sometimes it can come at a heavy price. Take Jacques (Bernard Campan), who runs a little wine shop in town. Unfortunately for him, drinking so much of his product over the years has given him a dodgy heart, which has lead to his doctor telling him that he has to stop, otherwise his days of selling wine will be over.

Then one day a woman comes into his shop; her name is Hortense (Isabelle Carré), she’s a midwife, who keeps herself busy with all manner of activities, including cooking meals for the homeless. She admits straight away to Jacques that she knows very little about wine, which he is of course used to hearing, so offers her his sage advice. But although she went into looking for a bottle of wine, she found something else that she wasn’t expecting – love.

But the path of true love isn’t easy for this older pair, who both have their own baggage that they’re not quite ready to reveal to one another.

It seems quite fitting that French writer and director Ivan Calbérac’s latest film should feature wine, considering his surname resembles that of a full-bodied red.

This is somewhat of unique romantic comedy with its look at a more mature couple finding love. And yes, people older than twenty-five to thirty can fall in love too.

The difference with it is the extra baggage older people can have, that can have a bearing on their relationships, as it does here. It’s a film that almost defines the phrase “it’s complicated”, as two people with an obvious connection find a genuine companionship with one another, which is under threat from both of them with history.

It’s also very French with its humour, which is fairly broad, featuring a slightly grumpy wine shop owner and a well-meaning midwife who, as well as babies, can’t help but inadvertently deliver double entendres too.

There’s a secondary plot whereby Jacques has to take on a young offender in order to save his shop, and although Steve (Mounir Amamra) is very engaging, and takes on the role of an adoptive son which has some significance on the story overall, it doesn’t really go anywhere.

The two central performances from Campan and Carré are very endearing however, who make sure that audiences are rooting for them from the off.

It’s a warm and fuzzy little number that would certainly be paired well with date night.