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Savanna Samson Makes Porno Wine

Many former porn stars disappear into obscurity, but Vivid girl Savanna Samson chose to use her experienced mouth for a higher calling—producing delicious porno wine.
Savanna Samson and Chris Nieratko

Back in 2000, one of the first videos I "reviewed" for my VICE column, Skinema, was Rocco Siffredi's American Angel in Paris starring Savanna Samson. Now, more than a decade and probably a few thousand video reviews later, I still can't shake the graphic scenes from my head. While the internet is basically a bottomless box of porn where an intrepid googler can find all kinds of holes being filled with numerous wangs and whatnots, in the majority of those videos all parties involved appear to be willing participants. That is not the impression I got from American Angel, which also happened to be Savanna's first movie.

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The backstory is that her ex-husband very much wanted to see her get fucked on film, so she wrote to the legendary director Siffredi and asked to star in one of his films. Fast-forward to a hotel room in Paris. Savanna and another girl are enjoying themselves and giving Rocco a blow job when suddenly he attempts to aggressively choke Savanna with his cock while smacking her in the face. And we aren't talking light, playful smacks—these are solid, jarring hits to the jaw. The look on Savanna's face quickly turns to fear as Rocco mercilessly plows her butthole until a spot of blood can be seen. He is smacking her in the face this whole time. The scene feels more like a raping than consensual sex.

Yet somehow the final scene is more disturbing than the first. After Savanna gets casually DP'd by two other fellows and her face shellacked with semen, a doorbell rings. Rocco, standing up on a balcony, jokes, "Oh, I wonder who that could be?" Enter five strapping black men—dicks out—whom Savanna clearly was not expecting. They grope Savanna's tits and ass as they force their dicks in and out of her mouth. I was disturbed. The rawness and unflinching brutality was like no other porno I'd watched before or since, and I can remember it clear as day simply because it made me so unbelievably uncomfortable.

I didn't think Savanna Samson would ever make another film. I mean, who would show up for work again after a first day like that? And yet a few months later American Angel in Paris was nominated for "Best Foreign Release" by AVN, and the following year Savanna became a Vivid Girl and went on to make over 90 films for the reserved and tasteful porn company. Although she hasn't done a film since 2010, Savanna has made numerous appearances on 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, and The Daily Show.

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I first interviewed Savanna in 2005, inside a dim Manhattan lounge. I wanted to ask her about that experience with Rocco, but since it was my birthday and my wife was with me I decided to keep things light. I learned that she was on the verge of launching her own wine label, and the next year her first offering from Savanna Samson Wines garnered a 91-out-100 rating by the Wine Advocate's wine critic, Robert M. Parker Jr.

Yesterday was once again my birthday, and once again I chose to spend it with my wife and Savanna Samson, this time tasting Savanna's own wine (which was actually quite delicious) at the new Vivid Cabaret strip club on 37th Street. (FYI, I'm told all the dancers make over six figures a year there. So ladies, if you're looking for a lucrative career…) We discussed her return to porn, making wine, the dynamic of taking on five guys, and that very first scene with Rocco Siffredi so many years ago.

Chris Nieratko, Savanna Samson, and wife, Chris Nieratko

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