An executive (Minka Kelly) at American conglomerate The Roth Group travels to France to acquire a renowned yet struggling champagne business, in this Netflix rom-com they should have called The Grapes of Roth.

The ridiculous title Champagne Problems actually proves the perfect name for a film whose protagonist’s struggles involve trying to buy out a family business but falling in love with the heir to a champagne fortune. But the champagne problems don’t end there; Sydney is not the only one looking to acquire the brand, leading to a bizarre scenario where all the potential suitors travel and lodge together at the château, like the setup to the world’s bougiest murder mystery.

Instead the gathering is exploited for a series of lazy stereotypes, including a German efficiency expert who doesn’t understand jokes, a camp man who just wants the champagne so he can throw parties, and French people obsessed with drinking wine and reading The Little Prince. The only national stereotype not played for laughs is American void of self-awareness Sydney, who moans about her literal champagne problems to an incredibly patient black concierge, and praises herself for saving small businesses while working as a corporate M&A hawk.

That said, the movie is made watchable by some gentle humour, a cute dog who proves to be the most expressive actor in the whole film, and a warm performance from Kelly as the Christmas girly who somehow hasn’t tried mulled wine before and insists on calling it “hot wine”. So at least the title could have been worse.