Where was A Walk in the Clouds filmed?

Sgt. Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) fights with two men who trouble a fellow female passenger (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) on the bus ride. The bus driver throws all three of them off the bus. When Paul walks away, he realizes the lady on the bus (whom he also met on the train) is crying on her suitcase in the middle of the road.

Paul approaches her, saying, "I'm sorry, I don't think we've been properly introduced. I'm Paul Sutton." She shakes his hand while replying, "Victoria Aragon. I'm sorry about the bus. I feel terrible. All the problems I've caused you. You should just keep going. Who knows what will happen to you next."

For this meet-cute, the filming location of A Walk in the Clouds was just outside the Redwood Cellar on a side lane. Since most of the filming happened in California, the bus ride and this scene were shot very close to each other. Getting to the Redwood Cellar is quick if you catch bus number 10 and get off at Hwy 29 at Lodi Ln. However, from this stop, the walk back to the winery is approximately 20 – 25 minutes, which is where this scene is filmed.

After Victoria tells Paul she is pregnant with her professor's child, Paul offers to walk her home to her family's winery. As they walk, they finally reach a high road from which the family winery is visible. As Victoria watches over her family's estate, she tells Paul, "We call it Las Nubes. It means the clouds." As Paul looks over with wondrous eyes, he says, "It's beautiful. Well, if we're going to do this right…," and pulls out what he calls the wedding bonbon deluxe from a box.

He removes the chocolate gold metal ring from the satin cushion and slips it onto Victoria's ring. Paul suggests that they pretend to be married in front of Victoria's family so that her unborn child gets a name and her family doesn't shame her and throw her out.

The majority of the A Walk in the Clouds locations are in and around wineries in California. This scene with Paul and Victoria overlooking her family winery was shot at Duckhorn Vineyards close to Redwood Cellar on the same road. Catch bus number 10, and hop off at Hwy 29 at Byrd Hill Ln. The winery is a 15-minute walk from the stop.

As Paul and Victoria enter the winery, they hear gunshots and run while trying to get cover from whoever is shooting at them. As Paul and Victoria are on the ground and surrounded, Paul raises his hands and says, "We're unarmed. Don't shoot." As he says this, Victoria steps out from behind Paul, looks at the man with the gun, and says, "Hello, Papa." Her father, Alberto Aragon (Giancarlo Giannini), asks her, "Victoria, who is this?" She replies, "Paul Sutton, my husband." Hearing this, Alberto fires off another shot in anger.

Alberto leads the couple to the house and bangs the front door open, yelling, "Marie! Marie!" Paul turns to Victoria and assures her, "It'll be okay." Alberto whirls around and screams, "Like Hell it'll be okay!!"

While there are a few notable A Walk in the Clouds action scenes, this is the first instance of violence in the film with the gunshots. The filming location of this scene is amongst the vines and grapes at Beringer Vineyards, and the house exterior is of Rhine House, which is also on the estate. Like many other wineries in the movie, even this one is at St. Helena, California. Getting here is fastest via the US-101 S and CA-128.

Paul awakens from a horrible nightmare, and Victoria tries to comfort him. While she is speaking to him, they suddenly hear bells tolling in the distance. Paul asks Victoria, "What's the matter?!" Victoria looks out over the vineyards and gasps in horror, "Frost!" They run to the vineyard, where they see Alberto and his elder brother Don Pedro Aragon (Anthony Quinn), trying to heat the grapes to save them.

The family and all the vineyard staff have large cloth butterfly wings and burners placed between the grape vines. They use the large cloth wigs to pass heat and melt the frost clinging to the seeds, vines, and grapes. Victoria gently moves her arms up and down and tells Paul, "Like a butterfly." From behind Paul, Alberto yells, "If you're going to help, help!"

This A Walk in the Clouds film scene with the heat, controlled fire, and the butterfly wings to save the grapes is shot at Mayacamas Vineyards in Napa, California. It was an emotional yet educational scene for the audience since grape control, management, and maintenance are not commonly known. This vineyard is easily accessible via CA-29 S and Mt Veeder Rd onto Lokoya Rd.

After a successful harvest, it is time for the wine festival in the Valley. After the grapes are harvested, they are stomped on to ensure they are soft and delicate enough for fermentation into wine. The family and extended cousins meet for the wine festival and the grape stomping. Don Pedro's wife blows on a seashell to signal the start of the season. Since this is all new to Paul, Don Pedro explains, "My wife's family, the Aztecs, have a belief that you have to have the permission of the four winds to harvest what the Earth gives." Saying so and pointing Paul towards his wife, Don Pedro says, "Isn't she beautiful?"

As he finishes, everyone starts clapping, people start smiling, and Don Pedro walks out in the crowd saying, "Las Mujeres!!" The music immediately starts, and all the ladies enter the grape pit and start stomping!

The wine festival scene is one of the best scenes in A Walk in the Clouds. It is filmed at the picturesque Pasadena City Hall at the Large Courtyard. Getting to Pasadena City Hall is most accessible by metro. Simply get onto the Metro L Line (Gold), get off at Memorial Park, and walk for a few minutes to reach the Large Courtyard.

After World War II ended, Sgt. Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) returns to San Francisco amidst much fanfare. One of his fellow soldiers asks him, "When was the last time you saw her?" His friend refers to Paul's wife, Betty Sutton (Debra Messing). Paul and Betty had a whirlwind courtship and wedding just before Paul left to fight in the war.

In response to his friend's question, Paul replies, "Our wedding day. Four years ago." The friend realizes what must have happened and says, "Let me guess. Met her on Friday, married her on Sunday, shipped out on Monday?" Paul laughs and says, "Pretty much!"

His friend says, "Me too. I'll bet we don't even recognize them anymore."

As Paul and his fellow soldiers get off at the Harbor, Paul realizes all his friends' loved ones come to greet them and receive them, but Betty doesn't turn up, and Paul is left feeling alone. The A Walk in the Clouds filming location for this scene was the Downtown Harbor at San Pedro, south of Pasadena. To reach the Downtown Harbor area, catch bus number 142 and get off at 7th St & Palos Verdes St. From this stop, the Harbor is a 4-minute walk.