A Rosé By Any Other Name

Ok, I’ll bite. Let’s face it, most celebrity wine is pretty much schlock and more importantly, a bad idea. Everyone and their dog has jumped onboard the vanity wine train from the likes of Ramona Singer of the Real Housewives franchise to Jason Priestley and Mike Ditka. Hell, even Nancy Pelosi owns a couple of vineyards. But some of the stuff is actually quite good. I’m a fan of Dave Matthews’ Blenheim Vineyards out of Charlottesville, VA., some of Coppola’s stuff and I’ll always have a soft spot for Fess Parker’s wines as it was one of the first wineries I visited as a wee wine drinker. I’m kind of curious about Sam Neill’s Central Otago wines as well, although probably mostly because I love me some Jurassic Park and Dead Calm. Sam Neill is a cool dude- he’s got to make cool wine.

But let’s get back to the bottle at hand. We’re talking about Brangelina here and let’s face it, these guys are not only Hollywood gold, but philanthropic globetrotting design Gods to us mere mortals. Too much? Maybe but Troy,  Alexander and smooching your sibling at the Oscars aside, these guys make some pretty good choices. Case in point, they are pairing up with the esteemed Perrin family of Chateauneuf-du-Pape’s Chateau Beaucastel. Kind of hard to beat that pairing.

Marc Perrin met with the couple in June of 2012 and after tasting through the Perrin family wines, tasted through a number of Provence rosés made by their neighbors to decide on style. The focus will be on showing terroir through organic farming. Sounds pretty good to me. I’m a sucker for a good Provençale rosé and if it’s a Jolie-Pitt/Perrin pairing- well, bring it on. I’m curious to taste this little beauty.

Pitt and Jolie will be making their new rosé- with whites and reds in the works- from grapes grown on their organic estate in Corres, France. You may have seen Chateau Miraval’s Pink Floyd rosé on the market in the past. Pink Floyd recorded The Wall at the estate in the 70s. Not necessarily a redux, as there are new winemakers involved. The grapes are the same but the hands- very different.

Bring it on Pitt-Jolie. They can totally pull off that French aloof thing. Just look at the above photo. What do you think? Would you drink their wine?

{Image Credit: hollywire.com and Miraval Estate}

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