Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Debut Wine Sells Out Within Hours,
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- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 19:47
- Written by Vanity Fair
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Debut Wine Sells Out Within Hours, Receives First Tasting Review.If you forgot to check your celebrity-wine-release calendar on Wednesday, some disappointing news: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s new-old rosé, Miraval, debuted online yesterday, and within five hours, all 6,000 bottles had sold out. (For comparison’s sake: while Miraval is slightly less popular than Taylor Swift–concert tickets, it is as popular as Book of Mormon tickets in Denver.) The wine, which is produced on the couple’s 1,000-acre estate in Southern France, was previously released by the property’s original owners under the name “Pink Floyd,” after the iconic band that recorded The Wall in Miraval’s recording studio. Although the idea of celebrities releasing wine sounds a little iffy—akin to something a Pinot Grigio–loving cast member of The Real Housewives might do after Season One—the endeavor seems legitimate. Pitt and Jolie teamed with Famille Perrin, which owns Château Beaucastel, a winery famous for its Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and actively participated in the wine-making process by attending rosé-blending sessions, switching to steel tanks, and helping to develop a new shape and label for the bottle. And as of yet, neither has shamelessly plugged the brand on Twitter or an Andy Cohen–moderated reunion special.Since we can no longer purchase Miraval (or, as our budget and restraining orders suggest, visit the estate), we must live vicariously through the select few who have already sampled the celebrity rosé. Such as Thierry Desseauve, the first wine critic in the world to taste Miraval, who tells Reuters: This one was very fresh, very fruity, very exuberant on the aroma side, but also round, supple and fresh and energetic so for my standard of tasting wine, it was a very good wine. I gave it a 91 point out of a one hundred scale. . . It was also a good vineyard for years and maybe for more than one century so it was possible to do a good wine, to do a better wine than before because the owners before weren’t very focussed on wine producing.So it earned an A on its first effort. Congratulations, to the Perrins and Pitt-Jolies. And for the rest of us who were not lucky enough to get in on the $140/case first sale, we will have to wait until summer, when the wine-makers are expected to introduce their sophomore effort, a white wine. Salut!
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie to sell new French wine online
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- Published on Saturday, 11 April 2015 07:46
- Written by France 24
An organic rosé wine from a French vineyard owned by Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is to be sold online starting Thursday. The first 6,000 bottles of ‘Miraval Rosé 2012’ will be up for grabs for €105 a case.The first wine to be sold from a French vineyard owned by Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will go on offer this week to online buyers with a thirst for celebrity.The first 6,000 bottles of organic "Miraval Rosé 2012" will be sold on the Internet on Thursday for 105 euros ($140) a case including shipping to addresses in France.The wine, praised by one wine critic for its "dynamism" and "expressive fruit", was produced from Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault grapes grown in the scenic Var region of southeastern France on the 40 hectares owned since 2008 by the A-list couple.Pitt and Jolie partnered with the Perrin family of vintners to create and market the 100,000 bottles of rosé wine that will be sold to independent wine stores and restaurants.Miraval, bearing the name of the couple's chateau, is expected to follow up on its rosé debut with red and white wine."With this 2012 rosé, Miraval reveals the extraordinary potential of wines from Provence. This unique terroir naturally expresses itself in the aromatic wine with a round mouthfeel that is full of freshness," the Perrin family said in a statement.Wine critic Thierry Desseauve described the wine as boasting "energy, dynamism, with persistence and freshness" due to its "expressive fruit".The stout bottle, more akin to a Champagne bottle, has a discrete circular black, white and gold label. The only mention of the photogenic couple is on the back: "Bottled by Jolie-Pitt and Perrin."
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PETA: No elephants at Brangelina wedding
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- Published on Monday, 04 March 2013 19:51
- Written by NY Ppost
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will NOT have elephants at their wedding, PETA has confirmed.In a statement to Page Six, the animal-rights organization said it would be "out of character" for the wildlife-loving couple to have the gentle giants grace their upcoming nuptials.The rumor mill buzzed last week after Lucille Michel, the couple's florist, told the UK's Grazia magazine that the Jolie-Pitt affair would be the Noah’s Arc of celeb weddings.She said in sensationalist detail that “guests will travel past water fountains and Shetland ponies leaping as they go up the two-mile long drive to the house…When the guests park, they'll see the family of elephants. Brad hopes it will make them smile.” “Apparently, the elephants were the children's idea," Michel said, adding that there would be eight elephants to represent each member of the Brangelina family.The rumors appear to have been put to bed as PETA writes, "It would be out of character for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt—a couple who clearly values family and has donated millions to safeguard land and wildlife in Africa—to have elephants at their wedding ceremony."They probably realize that elephants used as props at events and in other forms of entertainment are separated from their families, kept chained most of their lives, carted from town to town, and beaten in training so that they perform on cue. They know that sensitive, family-oriented animals deserve to live in peace.” Rumor has it that the superstars are set to tie the knot at their Chateau Miraval estate in the South of France at the end of May.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to have wedding ponies
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 13:01
- Written by Contact Music
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding guests will be greeted by ''leaping'' Shetland ponies and a family of topiary elephants at their French estate.Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding guests will be greeted by ''leaping'' Shetland ponies.The Hollywood couple - who raise six children, Maddox, 11, Pax, nine, Zahara, eight, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, together - are expected to tie the knot at their French estate Chateau Miraval, which boasts its own chapel, at the end of May and their lavish plans for the big day also include topiary elephants cut into the grounds, with each one representing a member of the family.Lucille Michele, the couple's wedding florist, said: ''Guests will travel past water fountains and Shetland ponies leaping as they go up the two-mile long drive to the house.''When the guests park, they'll see the family of elephants. Brad hopes it will make them smile. Apparently, the elephants were the children's idea.''They want the wedding to take place just before sunset, so that as they say their vows the church will fill with fabulous red, orange and yellow light. The lawns have all got new sprinkler systems in, so they'll be green and lush for the big day. Brad wants the guests to say, 'Wow' the moment they sweep through the gates.''The 'Moneyball' actor is taking a very hands on approach to the planning, and is particularly keen that his big plans for the grounds of the estate provide a legacy that will last for generations to come.Lucille explained to the new UK issue of Grazia magazine: ''Brad flew in two weeks ago and has given a team of eight gardeners very specific clean-up plans, along with planting instructions that he drew up himself ... Brad wants what they plant to help local wildlife for generations to come.''He's spending in the region of £30,000 on flowers and says they've decided no cut flowers, just planted wild ones, so that in the future, their great-grandchildren can see where they made a promise to each other.''
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Romantic Night Away from the Kids
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- Published on Monday, 25 February 2013 05:51
- Written by Life & Style
Sometimes parents need a night away from their kids to enjoy themselves - and that's exactly what Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie recently did!Life & Style has learned that Brad and his fiancée put an A-list spin on a tried-and-true date -- dinner and a movie -- earlier this month.First, the stars popped up at Sony Pictures Studio in LA for an ultra-exclusive screening of a not yet-released film, Inside Llewyn Davis, a folk-music drama. “They held hands and stuck close to each other as they mingled,” an eyewitness tells this week’s issue of Life & Style, on stands now. “They looked so solid together.”After the credits rolled, Brad, 49, whisked Angie, 37, to Mr. Chow, where the couple got flirty over a feast of high-end Chinese fare.“He pulled out her chair for her,” recalls a fellow diner, “and they held hands at the table.”And calorie-counting wasn’t on the menu for the lovebirds. “They sipped wine and munched on dumplings,” continues the diner. “He ordered the Drunken Fish and green beans, and Angie had the Crispy Beef!”Though the couple, who are parents to Maddox, 11, Pax, 9, Zahara, 8, Shiloh, 6, and 4-year-old twins, Vivienne and Knox, got engaged in December 2011, they've yet to set a wedding date."I'm not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don't walk away from it when something unfolds," Angie's said about their engagement. "It's like my children. Especially when you adopt in some countries. All my other children were just, 'This is the child that's been chosen for you."
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