"Mondovino" opened in France November 3, 2004 and received mostly positive reviews among film critics and much buzz (both positive and negative) among the French wine industry. It was later released in the United Kingdom on December 10 of that year and in U.S. release March 23, 2005. On July 12, 2005, the DVD version was released, including Director Commentary as well as a Bonus featurette "Quo Vademus?", an episode of a ten-hour television series that is scheduled for an eventual DVD release of its own.