This week’s National Enquirer has a lengthy story about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. I’m not going to transcribe it because… it was exhausting. The basic gist of the story is that Brad got incredibly drunk and he confronted Angelina about her relationship with Colin Farrell – a relationship that ended more than eight years ago. Apparently, Angelina still says Colin was her “best ever lover” and Brad had to get drunk and cry about it. Brad’s drinking is a common enough theme of the Brangelina tabloid stories, but it’s a chestnut they haven’t used in a while. I have a feeling that’s about to change because Brad and Angie are officially releasing their own brand of wine made at their French chateau, Chateau Miraval.
Next time you make a toast, think of Brad and Angelina. The engaged couple, who have owned an 1,000-acre estate with vineyards in southwestern France since 2008, will be releasing wine in the United States beginning March 15 bearing the estate’s name, Miraval.
The first wine will be a 2012 vintage pink rosé, and it will feature the label “Bottled by Jolie-Pitt and Perrin.”
Perrin refers to Marc Perrin, a French winegrower who was introduced to the famous couple by mutual friends. His family is well-respected in winemaking circles, and Perrin and the Jolie-Pitts are expected to release a line of organic white and red wines later this year.
In the meantime, the rosé will feature an elegantly shaped bottle with a round label. It is also due for review in an upcoming edition of Wine Spectator.
Perrin met the couple on their estate last summer to discuss expanding their production and distribution. Jolie and Pitt consulted on the new bottle and redesign.
Miraval is located in Provence, in a wine-growing valley at an altitude of 1,150 feet. The estate includes over 75 acres dedicated to the cultivation of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes operated in accordance with organic farming. The estate’s previous owner grew and released several prize-winning wines including Miraval’s predecessor rosé: Pink Floyd. The name was a tribute to the legendary rock band which recorded tracks for The Wall in studios located on the French estate grounds.
As for Pitt and Jolie’s involvement, Perrin told French business magazine Challenges, “We talked a lot and did the first harvest together. They are very demanding in seeking excellence in the quality and character of their wine.”
There is some confusion as to whether this is just going to be a “re-branded” version of the Pink Floyd label, but I think it’s actually going to be a different wine, right? As for the Jolie-Pitts becoming a wine-making family… sure! Why not? I feel like it’s just kind of a fun thing for them to do in their spare time, it’s not like they’ve renounced Hollywood to soak in their grape harvest, you know? And I think it’s nice that they own a property which is actually a working estate that makes a product.
As for the state of the Jolie-Pitt union, Us Weekly had a weird story about what Brad gave Angelina for V-Day. Hint: it was NOT in his pants.
No flowers, diamonds or chocolates for Angelina Jolie this Valentine’s Day. In honor of the romantic Feb. 14 holiday, the actress’ fiance Brad Pitt gifted her with . . . breath mints. The World War Z actor, 49, didn’t bestow his love of nearly eight years with everyday Tic-Tacs or Altoids — instead giving the 37-year-old mother of his six kids with Eat Whatever, a breath-freshening product that includes one swallowable gel cap and a mint to suck on.
“It is sort of a joke — and not,” a source close to the superstar couple tells Us Weekly of the vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free product. “He always teases her that she has bad breath.”
Insists the source: “It’s a joke gift . . . he’ll also get her something more serious.”
He better. After all, Jolie has long lavished her man with treats a lot more impressive than breath-freshening products. Back in 2011, the Maleficent actress gave Pitt a diamond pendant worth six figures — and engraved with a microscopic love note. In December of that year, as a combo birthday and Christmas present, the Oscar winner spoiled her hunk with a California waterfall for Pitt (the couple plan to build a house above it).
For Valentine’s Day 2010, she surprised him with an $18,500 200-year-old tree on their Chateau Miraval compound in the south of France. Last spring, the In the Land of Blood and Honey director reportedly splurged on a $1.6 million helicopter — plus flying lessons — for her beau, already licensed as an airplane pilot.
Of the couple’s engagement and hush-hush wedding plans? The source predicts to Us Weekly they’ll get married “definitely this year.”
Is it just me or is Angelina a really good gift-giver? A waterfall, diamonds, helicopter flying lessons (and a helicopter), a really old tree… Angelina is the best. Brad better give her more than some f****** breath mints. Even if it is a “joke” or something he “teases” her about. How douchey!! Dear Brad: Diamonds. Roses. And a baby. Knock her up for V-Day!!!
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Maybe the tabloids should read or listen to their interviews. Angie and Brad both said that she never gave him a waterfall. I could find the video, but why bother. And Brad said she didn’t give him a helicopter. These Tabloids don’t know much of anything. And beside Angie said in an interview that she and Brad don’t celebrate Valentine’s day. That there are too many other “days” that they do celebrate.
The wine story is interesting. I saw a few of the none fans trying to claim they didn’t own the property and that Brad was selling it because he and Angie are broke.. Yeah well they have a very active imagination when it comes to this couple ONLY. I thing the Pink Floyd name was under the name of the original owner. So if they are going to make the brand their own then they should change the name. The other was associated with the old owner. I think.. but I could be wrong on this point. I’m not a drinker, but I loved the look of the bottle.
Good for them for using the property the way it was intended and keeping it classy.
There are new pics of Angie and Brad out yesterday, and Angie out the previous day with the kids. I’m sure there will be some theories on that too. 🙂
It’s the same grape vines, the same soil, the same sun exposition. A label change is a bit “meh” since the wine itself *should* be the same. Apparently the wine of the former owner was good. Hopefully they’ve managed to keep on the “Maitre de Chai” because he/she is the person who counts.
Different wine maker.
Its not the same wine.
LOL. Funny story but probably another lie from Us Weekly. This remind me with other story in celebitchy when she was asked about the report that she hated the president. Angelina said, “Reported by who? By Us Weekly? You gotta read better papers!” 😉
Perhaps Us Weekly made up this story as a payback for that to Jolie.
http://www.celebitchy.com/201944/brad_pitt_angelina_jolie_met_with_pres_obama_in_the_oval_office/
She is so pretty but she always looks cold, like, literally chilly. I bet she has COLD hands. I wish she WOULD have a baby, but in fairness, she is getting up there in age. Even with IVF, it might not be that easy. I know lots and lots and lots of women conceive in their late 30s, 40s and even 50s, but it does get more difficult.
I think you are on the wrong thread or talking about 2 different people. Angie has had 2 pregnancies.
The last time she was pregnant was 5 years ago. I know we think celebrities are impervious to time, but they are not. In saying that, I would love to see Angie pregnant again.
Im just curious why you want to see a mother of six pregnant again.Are there other celebrities that you want to see pregnant?
Dude really is missing a sensitivity chip if he’s giving breath mints for V day.
Haaa!
Haha! My coworker just peeked over my shoulder, and the wine is coming out on her birthday!
Well that’s her prezzie sorted. Birthday plonk.
Also, why is Brad always crying in these stories? You’d think these ‘journalists’ would come up with something more original by now.
It’s probably Angie’s blood inside those bottles.
Provence is in the southeast of the country, People, tss tss…
Doesn’t Brad have his own line of furniture too?
What’s next? Designer jewelry on qvc?
At least it isn’t like a higher level of Goop products. I don’t see them coming out with a Jolie-Pitt cleanse anytime soon.
They’ve already done jewelry. If I remember correctly it involved lots of snakes.
I think Brad & Angie designed the “Protector” line of jewelry (the snakes) together right before or during the time she was pregnant with the twins (2007-08). All the proceeds went to some children of conflict charity. I actually liked some of the pieces. Angie wore some on the red carpet and I recall Shiloh & Zarhara wore a gold snake necklace that was very chic IMO.
Sorry, forgot that – didn’t he do something similar with Aniston too?
I was still thinking qvc though…
Much like Nicole Richie.
How about designer underwear – they haven’t hit that yet.
I remember her pregnant wearing the snake jewelry- I think that the snake is viewed as a protector in some Asian countries? Don’t forget Style of Jolie- Angelina was even wearing the earrings on Sunday at the ASC event where she gave out the lifetime achievement award.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2012/07/14/style-of-jolie-jewelry-goes-on-display-in-the-south-of-france/
You know, when you go on a fast, or you diet or whatever, you get a tendency to have bad breath,(something about the intestines or whatever) so maybe there’s something too it?? I don’t know!! Do you guys think she has bad breath??
It doesn’t gel for me though, Jolie-Pitt wine that is! It just sounds like a strange venture… Furniture, sure. Jewelery, sure! But I don’t see myself smugly opening up a bottle of Jolie-Pitt, and having people be impressed with my wine choice, them standing there gasping, “Woah!! Is that Jolie-Pitt??” and me replying, “Yes 2012 Jolie-Pitt, fabulous year!!”
@Cheesecake, who wrote: “You know, when you go on a fast, or you diet or whatever, you get a tendency to have bad breath,(something about the intestines or whatever) so maybe there’s something too it?? I don’t know!! Do you guys think she has bad breath??”
Out of all the horrendous things said about Angelina Jolie from 2005 to the present, do you honestly think someone wouldn’t have plastered stories about her ‘bad breath’ in every media possible if it were true?
And they live on/own a vineyard. What’s so strange about the Jolie-Pitts making wine?
When has she ever spoken about dieting or fasting?
You do realize that story about the “breath mint” gift is not true, right?
The breath mint story is very hinky- sounds like a way to get that brand of mint PR. Until all these JP bad breath stories (lies), I’d never heard of this mint. I look forward to trying the wine.
Yes, Brad was papped recently (last week?) holding something hard to discern and the blurb said he was CARRYING THAT BRAND OF MINTS. It seemed odd, & I figured the pap and/or photo publisher had a deal with a candy company that was trying to get the Brad Pitt sales bump without paying Brad. And now, US Weekly is shouting the mint brand from rafters- hinky is right.
Both Angie and Colin say they never dated.Colin said he wanted to so NE is BS.A rehashed Blind item.UsWeekly story is probably BS too since they didn’t know about Brad Angie and the twins Valentine Day at the museum pics at popsugar.Tabloids are clueless .Their wine is different from Pink Floyd.Pink Floyd brand is still being produced.
I want to buy the wine, too! The first place I saw the story was a UK wine journal & they had lots of details- how Brad, Angie & the Perrins were at the new wine’s blendings, installing new steel vats, etc. SO, the Pink Floyd is a DIFFERENT, existing wine that was being made at Miraval for years, pre-dating the Jolie-Pitt ownership. From what I read, it is very popular, but I’m not sure if it will continue to be made. The wine in this story is the first new wine Brad & Angie are bottling with the Perrins. I think the confusion here arises from translation issues and/or poor journalism.
Sorry, Kim- I was trying to reply to cheesecake! I’m glad to know that the Pink Floyd will still be produced. My friend (in NY) had some last year- she said it is really great and not very pricey!! I looked for it by us and couldn’t find it- I hope we can get this new stuff here (or online?).
I don’t think it’s ever been out there that Colin and Angie DATED – they weren’t boyfriend and girlfriend, but it’s pretty common knowledge they were lovers, and had a very steamy affair on the set of “Alexander.” Whether there was any love involved is debatable, but there was certainly alot of fire.
@Epiphany, who wrote: “I don’t think it’s ever been out there that Colin and Angie DATED – they weren’t boyfriend and girlfriend, but it’s pretty common knowledge they were lovers, and had a very steamy affair on the set of “Alexander.” Whether there was any love involved is debatable, but there was certainly alot of fire.”
It’s “pretty common knowledge” to whom? Perez Hilton? That’s who ‘Gossip Cop’ says just ‘made up’ this rumor nearly a decade after the fact. See the post here:
http://www.gossipcop.com/angelina-jolie-sex-colin-farrell-hookups-alexander-brad-pitt/
Wow. Angelina was a busy woman in 2003, wasn’t she? She ended her marriage to Billy Bob Thornton, was a fairly new Mom to toddler Maddox (who was ‘always’ on set with her, by the way), allegedly conducted a torrent affair (according to Perez Hilton) on the set of “Alexander,” and allegedly began her campaign for Brad Pitt (according to Ian Halperin’s book) by sabotaging his wife’s–Jennifer Aniston’s–reputation by starting the rumor that Jen didn’t want kids.
Amazing, isn’t it? (sarcastic rise of eyebrow)
They both denied ever being lovers.That was a rumor.
Having their own wine would be so pretentious. They need to stick to acting. Brad’s furniture was so ugly. Was he donating all the proceeds of the furniture line to charity as well? Just curious.
Exactly why does he or she have to donate the profit to charity. Seriously do you expect that from every celebrity. Why is it a crime to make money. And just because you give to charity are they not allowed to enjoy money they earn. You don’t have to buy the wine. but I don’t understand why that comment is made toward them and no one else. there are so many other celebrities with endorsements and so on. YET never the comment about them giving their money away.
Seriously this is really strange. Mainly because people only expect it if them.
Maybe you didn’t realize I was asking a question about whether someone knew if he was donating the money to charity. So, I presume the answer is that you don’t know. I’m sure your BFFs Brad and Angie appreciate you coming to their defense though.
No, the proceeds are not going to charity……what Lisa2 said.
Lisa sweetie, you might want to take a break for awhile! You seem to be exhausted from having to defend these two. Don’t take things so seriously!!!
Its no more pretentious than selling haircare products or bottled water or per-fume. ALL actors should stick to acting and not shilling per-FUMES and plastic pollution. Wine is more environmentally responsible. Then again, some actresses aren’t even good at acting so have to resort to pimping out pollutants…..
Celebrities nowadays just can’t stick to doing what they do best — entertaining — and fade from the spotlight gracefully when it’s time.
They simply must infiltrate every possible area of the consumer market in order to expand their damn brands.
It grates. And it’s still pretentious. No matter how environmentally responsible the effort is.
I am pretty sure, in those times of crisis that people who will work at making the wine will be happy to have a (seasonal’ job….i mean creating jobs, even if it’s one single job is an enough good reason for them to create that wine and no pretentious related reason real or fabricated will trump that !
I’m guessing the wine will taste like JenAn’s tears.
ewww- I hope not- she’s so nasty & leathery! Bitter old lady is NOT a good flavor by any standard.
Jen’s tears taste like Smart Water, right?
And I have to disagree with Kaiser:
“Hint: it was NOT in his pants” – we all know what happens if you suck on a strong breath mint prior to, well, sucking…
I am so tired of actors can not just stay in their own industry. Why do they think they all of a sudden are jewelery designers, fashion designers, children’s authors, etc. Is it so that children can have posters and dolls of Justin and adults can get Goops favorite sweater and Jolie Pitt wine?
Perrin (their wine partner) said that Brad and Angie were thinking long term. They bought a home with a gorgeous vineyard, so making wine is pretty logical. They have six kids and will likely have many grandkids- this could be a great family business, especially for the future. Besides, Brad and Angie have always had other interests besides acting- charity work, flying, photography, painting, designing (jewelry, homes, furniture), traveling, writing, producing, directing- and don’t forget raising six kids together. Clearly, they live a full life and this wine sounds like a lovely addition to it!
Yeah Paul Newman should have stuck to acting instead of making salad dressing or racing cars.Everyone should stay in one career for their lifetime and never pursue in other interests.Be like Dingo.
If they had actualle great skills to another field it would be great. But often it’s not at all the celebs who do the work. Their name is just attached for the simple reason that they are famous. And its just not Brad and Angie – these days you cant just be a great actor/director/producer you have to be designer of jewelery, clothes and shoes and make wine, perfumes and skin care products.
Yeah- anybody who does anything besides rot on the couch is SCARY and needs to be demonized. I won’t buy this wine unless I hear that Brad and Angie have disavowed all their hobbies for a life of couch sitting.
lol +1
Wow. Pretty bitter. What’s wrong with some Jolie-Pitt wine?
Believe it or not, creative people often express themselves through many interests and endeavours. Good for them.
Couldn’t agree with you more about the children’s book authors . AWFUL! All of them.
I think it’s a cool idea. But I generally agree that some “stars” need to stay within the acting genre. Julie Andrews has a new book coming out…how do you feel about that? I’m a bit mixed, because Queen Julie can basically do no wrong, but it seems a bit much to me.
*EPIC eyeroll* Could they BE more pretentious?
Epic eyeroll. Could you BE more PETTY? Its no more pretentious than selling haircare products or bottled water or per-fume. Pretentious is shilling per-FUMES and plastic pollution. Wine is more environmentally responsible. Then again, some actresses aren’t even good at acting so have to resort to pimping out pollutants…..
You already posted this. Once is enough, thanks.
These two are as dull as dishwater.
Thank god.
Between the hillbillies that are the Cibrian/Rimes and the crazy that is Cruise, I appreciate their class and low-key-ness.
Maintaining a property is expensive. It is wise that they make it self- sustained. What is wrong with that? It is logical that they produce something, that there is no waste, they create jobs while doing this.
Better than just have big gardens that have to be watered.
Even the richest of the rich many times create something out of their farms, like Prince Charles (he should stick to being a prince!), and others, who have big properties and make them self sustained, producing ecological goods. The money produced is not large, anyway.