List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards
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s of the day often owned a vineyard for personal use. There are many reasons why celebrities gravitate to the world of wine
Wine
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. Usually celebrities have a large amount of wealth accumulated which makes the significant investment of opening a winery
Winery
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or vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
negligible. Starting a winery or vineyard, as with nearly any business, could offer some tax benefits. Some celebrities, such as the Italian-American director Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
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, come from a family with a long history of winemaking. Some, such as the British singer Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
, have been lifelong wine enthusiasts and enter the wine industry in order to do something that they enjoy. Others like the challenge of a new enterprise and some celebrities enter the wine industry simply because they can.
While some celebrities, such as the British musician Sting, American actors Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
, Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
, Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
, British soccer star David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
and his wife Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
, own vineyards and wine estates solely for personal use, some celebrities are leveraging their name recognition as a selling tool in the wine industry. Today celebrity-owned wineries can be lucrative business endeavors. In 2007, Nielsen research of supermarket
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wine purchases showed that sales of celebrity wines were up 19% over previous years.
Types of celebrity involvement
Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. , nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe, is a retired American football player. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback for the next 14 seasons...
who partnered with long time Beringer winemaker Ed Sbragia to make their joint venture wine Montagia. While Sbragia oversees most of the viticultural and winemaking
Winemaking
Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit or non-toxic plant material...
task, Montana is involved in deciding on the overall "vision" of the wine and participates in tasting and blending trials. To a similar extent, the celebrity may own their own "wine brand" which is produced with their collaborating winery instead of owning a physical winery or wine estate itself. An example of this is the brand Mike Ditka Wines owned by former American football coach Mike Ditka
Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head...
. The wine is produced in partnership at the physical winemaking facilities of the Mendocino Wine Company. While it could be described as a "winery", technically Mike Ditka Wines would be a "wine brand" that is owned by Ditka who participates in blending and tasting trails. Some, such as French actor Gerard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
, will be very active in both the production and business dealings of the winery. Depardieu, who owns wineries in several countries across the globe, even has his passport listing his occupation as vigneron.
Fred MacMurray
Frederick Martin "Fred" MacMurray was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and a successful television series during a career that spanned nearly a half-century, from 1930 to the 1970s....
. Under the actor's ownership, the ranch was dedicated mostly to raising horses. After MacMurray died, his family sold most of the land to the Gallo family and has little connection to the wine brand. Another "legacy" celebrity who was more intimately connected with the winery that now carries his name was the American actor Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacey Burr was a Canadian actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film, usually as the villain...
. Burr bought the ranch with his domestic partner and had planted grapevine
Grapevine
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s for wine production before he died in 1993. His partner, Robert Benevides, renamed the estate after Burr and continued making wines featuring his name.
Some celebrities will lend their names to a winery for a special "one time" wine production. An example of this would be Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
who partnered with the Champagne house G.H. Mumm to create a sparkling wine
Sparkling wine
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide may result from natural fermentation, either in a bottle, as with the méthode champenoise, in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved , or as a result of carbon dioxide...
in 2005 titled Santana DVX. While Santana helped select the final blend and received royalties
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for the use of his name and image, he doesn't particularly "own" the brand nor does he continue to be involved in the wine industry. American musician Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
participated in a similar arrangement with the Italian wine
Italian wine
Italian wine is wine produced in Italy, a country which is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Italy is the world's largest wine producer, responsible for approximately one-fifth of world wine production in 2005. Italian wine is exported largely around the world and has...
ry Fattoria Le Terrazze. Dylan gave permission for the winery to use his name, likeness and album art to create a wine that pays tribute to his 1974 album Planet Waves
Planet Waves
Planet Waves is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 14th studio album, released by Asylum Records in January 1974....
. In 2007, American entrepreneur Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is an American business magnate, author, magazine publisher, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising...
announced a collaboration with the American winery Gallo to produce value marketed wines to be sold at K-mart, which also features her Martha Stewart Living line of housewares. In 2009, British chef Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay, OBE is a Scottish chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded 13 Michelin stars....
allowed a Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine
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ry to use his name, without royalties, to celebrate the release of their 10th vintage
Vintage
Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product . A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and...
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List of celebrities
Below is a partial listing of celebrities who own commercial wineries, wine brands or vineyards. This is not a listing of a celebrities who only own vineyards for private use.| Celebrity | Winery/Vineyard | Location | Notes | Reference |
| Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti is a retired Italian American world champion racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR... |
Andretti Winery Andretti Winery Andretti Winery is a boutique winery in the Oak Knoll District portion of Napa, California.- History :Begun as a "hobby" in 1996, the winery grew steadily. Mario Andretti's interest in the wine business arose from a commemorative bottling of wine he marketed to celebrate his retirement from auto... |
Napa Valley, California | Founded winery with former K-mart CEO Joe Antonini | |
| Frank Arciero | Arciero Family Vineyards | Paso Robles, California | Also owns EOS Estate Winery in Paso Robles. Owned racing teams that featured Al Unser Al Unser Alfred "Al" Unser is a former American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser, Jr.... , Bobby Unser Bobby Unser Robert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired U.S. automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser, Jerry Unser and Louie Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr. and Johnny Unser... , Parnelli Jones Parnelli Jones Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones , is a retired American racing driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indy 500 in a turbine car... , Dan Gurney Dan Gurney Daniel Sexton Gurney is an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner.The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager... and Michael Andretti Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti is a retired American CART and Formula One driver and owner of the Andretti Autosport team in the IndyCar Series. Andretti is the son of Mario Andretti. His son is Marco Andretti.-Early career:... |
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| Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.-Early... |
Dan Aykroyd Wines | Ontario, Canada | Also produces a Sonoma County, California, series of wines | |
| Francisco J. Ayala Francisco J. Ayala Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine. He is a former Dominican priest, ordained in 1960, but left the priesthood that same year. After graduating from the University of Salamanca, he moved to the US in 1961 to study for... |
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| Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas José Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer... |
Anta Banderas | Ribera del Duero Ribera del Duero Ribera del Duero is a Spanish Denominación de Origen located in the country's northern plateau and is one of eleven 'quality wine' regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León... , Spain |
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| Lidia Bastianich Lidia Bastianich Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an American chef, author, and restaurateur.... |
Bastianich Winery | Friuli, Italy | Collaboration with son and Italian restaurateur and author Joe Bastianich | |
| Mario Batali Mario Batali Mario Batali is an American chef, writer, restaurateur and media personality. In addition to his classical culinary training, he is an expert on the history and culture of Italian cuisine, including regional and local variations. Batali co-owns restaurants in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles,... |
La Mozza | Tuscany, Italy | Collaboration with Italian winemaker and author Joe Bastianich | |
| Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe Drew McQueen Bledsoe is a former football quarterback in the National Football League, best known as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots from 1993-2001. During the 1990s, he was considered the face of the Patriots franchise... |
Double Back Wine | Walla Walla Valley, Washington | Collaboration with Washington winemaker Chris Figgins of Leonetti Cellars | |
| Carole Bouquet Carole Bouquet Carole Bouquet is a French actress and fashion model, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1977. Bouquet was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.... |
Sanguo d'or | Sicily Sicily Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,... , Italy Italian wine Italian wine is wine produced in Italy, a country which is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Italy is the world's largest wine producer, responsible for approximately one-fifth of world wine production in 2005. Italian wine is exported largely around the world and has... |
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| Lorraine Bracco Lorraine Bracco Lorraine Bracco is an American actress. She is best known for her TV roles as Dr. Jennifer Melfi on HBO series, The Sopranos, and Angela Rizzoli on the TNT series, Rizzoli & Isles... |
Bracco Wines | Tuscany, Italy | Produces wines from several Italian wine regions | |
| Kevin Buckler Kevin Buckler Kevin Buckler is an American racecar driver and entrepreuener. He founded Adobe Road Winery and currently owns The Racer's Group, a professional sports car racing team, and a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team,... |
Adobe Road Wines | Sonoma County, California | ||
| Valeri Bure Valeri Bure Valeri Vladimirovich Bure is a retired professional ice hockey right winger from Russia. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League... |
Chateau Boswell Winery | Napa Valley, California | In partnership with his wife - actress Candace Cameron. | |
| Raymond Burr Raymond Burr Raymond William Stacey Burr was a Canadian actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film, usually as the villain... |
Raymond Burr Vineyards | Dry Creek Valley, California | Established by the late actor in 1986. Currently run by his partner. | |
| Jonathan Cain Jonathan Cain Jonathan Cain is an American musician, best known for his work with The Babys, Journey and Bad English.-Early life:... |
delaCain Vineyards | Sonoma County, California | Collaboration with California winemaker Dennis De La Montanya | |
| Richard Childress Richard Childress Richard Childress is a former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. As a business entrepreneur, Childress became one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina... |
Childress Vineyards Childress Vineyards Childress Vineyards is a winery owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup championship team owner Richard Childress in northern Lexington, North Carolina .... |
North Carolina | ||
| Les Claypool Les Claypool Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his... |
Claypol cellars | Russian River Valley, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
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| Bruce Cohn | B.R. Cohn Winery | Sonoma County, California | Cohn was manager of The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold over 40 million units worldwide throughout their career. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.-Original incarnation:... |
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| Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors... |
Rubicon Estate Winery Rubicon Estate Winery The Rubicon Estate Winery is located in Rutherford, California, USA. The winery sits on a portion of the historic Napa Valley property first acquired in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum, founder of the Inglenook Winery.-History:In 1975, Francis Ford Coppola and his wife Eleanor,... |
Napa Valley, California | ||
| Gerard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor... |
Chateau de Tigne | Anjou, Loire Valley Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of... , France |
Also owns vineyards in Bordeaux, Languedoc, Algeria, Argentina, Morocco, Spain, Sicily and United States | |
| Diane Marie Disney Diane Marie Disney Diane Disney Miller is the elder daughter of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Bounds Disney. She had a younger sister, Sharon Mae Disney, who was adopted by the Disneys in 1936, and who died in 1993. She and her husband, Ron W. Miller, have seven children.Ron W... |
Silverado Vineyards Winery Silverado Vineyards Winery Silverado Vineyards is located east of Yountville, California in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley. Ron and Diane Miller chose to purchase land with existing vineyards in the mid-1970s after a long time romance with the Valley. Although the Millers' original intention was to only grow grapes,... |
Napa Valley, California | Owns winery with husband, former professional football player Ron W. Miller Ron W. Miller Ronald William "Ron" Miller is a former professional American football player, the son-in-law of Walt Disney, and a former president and CEO of what is now The Walt Disney Company.-Marriage and early career:... |
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| Mike Ditka Mike Ditka Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head... |
Mike Ditka Wines | Mendocino County, California | Collaboration with the Mendocino Wine Company | |
| Dave Del Dotto Dave Del Dotto David “Dave” P. Del Dotto is a former real estate investor who sold a course he called the “Cash Flow System” through infomercials on late night television in the 1980s and early 1990s... |
Del Dotto Vineyards | Napa Valley, California | In 2007, experimented with fermenting wine in amphorae | |
| Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
Ernie Els Wines | Stellenbosch, South Africa | Collaboration with Engelbrecht Els Vineyard | |
| Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire... |
Casa Dumetz | Malibu, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
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| Nick Faldo Nick Faldo Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No... |
Nick Faldo Wines | Coonawarra, Australia | Collaboration with Katnook Estate | |
| Mick Fleetwood Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood is a British musician and actor best known for his role as the drummer and namesake of the blues/rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of John McVie, was the inspiration for the name of the originally Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac... |
Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar | Lake County, California | Collaboration with Langtry Estate and Vineyards | |
| Peggy Fleming Peggy Fleming Peggy Gail Fleming is an American figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles and a three-time World Champion... |
Fleming Jenkins Vineyards and Winery | Santa Cruz Mountains, California | Founded with her husband, Greg Jenkins | |
| David Ginola David Ginola David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var... |
Coste Brulade | Côtes de Provence, France | In partnership with the Coste Brulade co-op at Puget-Ville | |
| Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the... |
Jeff Gordon Wines | Napa Valley, California | Collaboration with August Briggs Wines | |
| Wayne Gretzky Wayne Gretzky Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,... |
No. 99 Estates Winery | Niagara Peninsula, Canada | Collaboration with Creekside Estates | |
| Terry Hoage Terry Hoage Terrell Lee "Terry" Hoage is a former football defensive back for the University of Georgia from 1980 – 1983 and several National Football League teams. He was a two time consensus All-American and graduated from Georgia in 1985 with a B.S. in Genetics with a 3.85 GPA... |
Terry Hoage Vineyards | Paso Robles Paso Robles AVA Paso Robles Wine Country is an American Viticultural Area located in the San Luis Obispo County, California. It has approximately 26,000 vineyard acres planted with wine grapes, and is well known for its hertiage varietal Zinfandel, Rhône-style wines, and "Crazy Blends," blends and styles that are... , California |
University of Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States... Football player, Owner, Winemaker, Viticulturist |
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| Mick Hucknall Mick Hucknall Michael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:... |
Il Cantante | Sicily Sicily Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,... , Italy Italian wine Italian wine is wine produced in Italy, a country which is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Italy is the world's largest wine producer, responsible for approximately one-fifth of world wine production in 2005. Italian wine is exported largely around the world and has... |
Collaboration with Italian winemaker Salvo Foti | |
| Günther Jauch Günther Jauch Günther Johannes Jauch is a German television host. He is a member of the Hamburg Jauch family, but currently lives in Potsdam, Brandenburg with his wife Thea Jauch and his four children.- Biography :... |
Weingut von Othegraven Weingut von Othegraven Weingut von Othegraven is a wine-growing estate in the Mosel wine region with a wine-growing history of the site from the 2nd–4th century and a documented tradition of more than 600 years... |
Mosel (wine region), Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Vineyard a listed cultural heritage site. | |
| Maynard James Keenan Maynard James Keenan Maynard James Keenan is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor. Originally from Ohio, Keenan spent his high school and college years in Michigan. After serving in the Army in the early 1980s, he attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids... |
Caduceus Cellars Caduceus Cellars Caduceus Cellars is a winery in the Verde Valley of Arizona, United States owned by Maynard James Keenan, a musician descended from Northern Italian winemakers... |
Verde Valley Verde Valley The Verde Valley is a valley in central Arizona in the United States of America. The Verde River runs through it. It is overlooked by Mingus Mountain and the Mogollon Rim.- History :The first notice of this region appears in the report of one Espejo,... , Arizona |
Also owns Merkin Vineyards in Arizona | |
| John Lasseter John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter is an American animator, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.... |
Lasseter Family Winery Lasseter Family Winery Located in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California, Lasseter Family Winery was founded in 2000 by John Lasseter and his wife, Nancy Lasseter. The winery, once inhabited by the Grand Cru winery, produces approximately 1,200 cases of French red wine blends annually, with the capacity to produce up to... |
Sonoma County, California | ||
| Randy Lewis | Lewis Cellars | Napa Valley, California | ||
| Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... |
Little Jonathan Winery | Central Coast, California | Collaboration with California winemaker Alison Crowe | |
| Kyle MacLachlan Kyle MacLachlan Kyle Merritt MacLachlan is an American actor. MacLachlan is best known for his roles in cult films Blue Velvet as Jeffrey Beaumont, Showgirls as Zack Carey, as Paul Atreides in Dune, and Ray Manzarek in the Oliver Stone film The Doors... |
Pursued by Bear Wine | Columbia Valley, Washington | Collaboration with Washington winemaker Eric Dunham | |
| Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... |
Ciccone Vineyard and Winery | Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan | Collaboration with her father Silvio "Tony" Ciccone | |
| Dan Marino Dan Marino Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League... |
Vintage 13 Marino Estates | California | ||
| Dave Matthews Dave Matthews David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band... |
Blenheim Vineyards Blenheim Vineyards Blenheim Vineyards is a winery located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Albemarle. It is located within both the Virginia and Monticello viticultural areas and is among the 23 wineries located on the "Monticello Wine Trail".-History:Blenheim Vineyards is... |
Charlottesville, Virginia | ||
| Joe Montana Joe Montana Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. , nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe, is a retired American football player. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback for the next 14 seasons... |
Montagia Wines | Napa Valley, California | Collaboration with Ed Sbragia, former winemaker of Beringer Wines | |
| Sam Neill Sam Neill Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, DCNZM, OBE is a New Zealand actor. He is well known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III.... |
Two Paddocks Two Paddocks Two Paddocks is a wine producer based in Central Otago, New Zealand. The company was established by actor Sam Neill in 1993 with a planting of of Pinot Noir on a small vineyard at Gibbston, Central Otago... |
Central Otago, New Zealand | ||
| Vince Neil Vince Neil Vincent Neil Wharton is an American vocalist and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Early life:Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton... |
Vince Neil Vineyards | Sonoma County, California | ||
| Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA... |
Koala Blue Wines | South Australia | Founded in 1983 with business partner Pat Farrar | |
| Greg Norman Greg Norman Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s... |
Greg Norman Estates | South Australia and California | Collaboration with Beringer Blass | |
| Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955... |
Arnold Palmer Wines | California | Collaboration with Luna Vineyards | |
| Jacques Parizeau Jacques Parizeau Jacques Parizeau, is an economist and noted Quebec sovereignist who was the 26th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from September 26, 1994 to January 29, 1996.-Early life and career:... |
Coteau de l'Élisette | Languedoc Languedoc wine Languedoc - Roussillon wine, including the vin de pays labeled Vin de Pays d'Oc, is produced in southern France. While "Languedoc" can refer to a specific historic region of France and Northern Catalonia, usage since the 20th century has primarily referred to the northern part of the... , France |
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| Fess Parker Fess Parker Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955-56 TV mini-series and as TV's Daniel Boone from 1964-70... |
Fess Parker Winery | Santa Ynez Valley, California | Was featured in the movie Sideways Sideways Sideways is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two forty-something year old men, portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, who take a week-long road trip to... |
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| Robert M. Parker, Jr. Robert M. Parker, Jr. Robert M. Parker, Jr. is a leading U.S. wine critic with an international influence. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter The Wine Advocate, with his particular stylistic preferences and notetaking vocabulary, have become very influential in American wine buying and are... |
Beaux Freres Vineyards & Winery | Willamette Valley, Oregon | Co-owns winery with brother in law. To avoid a conflict of interest with his wine rating publication The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate, informally abbreviated TWA or WA, is a U.S. bimonthly wine publication featuring the consumer advice of wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr.... , Parker delegates the task of rating Oregon wines to another associate. |
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| Terri Parsons Benny Parsons Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS, ESPN, NBC and TNT... |
Benny Parsons Benny Parsons Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS, ESPN, NBC and TNT... Rendezvous Ridge |
Purlear, North Carolina | Winery established before his death and operated by his widow. | |
| Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011... |
Zinfandel Lane Vineyard | St. Helena, California | Also owns Skellenger Lane Vineyard in Napa Valley. Pelosi sells her grapes to other California winemakers instead of producing her own wine. | |
| Carmen Policy Carmen Policy Carmen Policy is an attorney and American football executive who is best known for his front office work for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1980s and 1990s. Policy, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1983 as vice president and counsel... |
Casa Piena | Yountville, California | ||
| Jason Priestley Jason Priestley Jason Bradford Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to recognition in the early 1990s.... |
Black Hills Estate Winery | Okanagan, British Columbia | The British Columbia born actor is a co-owner in the estate | |
| Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide.... |
Adega do Cantor | Algarve, Portugal | Collaboration with Quinta do Miradouro | |
| Savanna Samson Savanna Samson Natalie Oliveros, better known by the stage name Savanna Samson, is an American pornographic actress. The winner of several AVN Awards, she has spent most of her career as a contract performer with major producer Vivid Entertainment, and is known for her roles in acclaimed adult films such as The... |
Savanna Samson Wines | Tuscany and Lazio, Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Her first wine Sogno Uno is a red blend consisting mainly of the obscure Italian grape variety Cesanese | |
| Boz Scaggs Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1970s with several Top 20 hit singles in the United States, along with the #2 album, Silk Degrees. Scaggs continues to write, record music and tour.-Early life and career:Scaggs was born in Canton,... |
Scaggs Vineyard | California | ||
| Cathy Schembechler | Bo Schembechler Wines | California | Named after her late husband, former University of Michigan Football coach Bo Schembechler Bo Schembechler Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Jr. was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989, compiling a career record of 234–65–8... |
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| Tom Seaver Tom Seaver George Thomas "Tom" Seaver , nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets... |
GTS Vineyards | Napa Valley, California | ||
| Michael Seresin Michael Seresin Michael Stephen Seresin, ONZM, is a New Zealand cinematographer, best known for several collaborations with the British director Alan Parker... |
Seresin Estate | Marlborough New Zealand | ||
| Tommy Smothers | Remick Ridge Vineyards Remick Ridge Vineyards Remick Ridge Vineyards is a California-based vineyard and winery owned and operated by the Smothers Brothers. The setting of this viticulture operation is in the Sonoma Valley on a ridge of the northern Sonoma Mountains above Sonoma Creek... |
Sonoma County, California | ||
| Alex Spanos Alex Spanos Alexander Gus Spanos is an American real estate developer and self-made billionaire of Greek origin who founded the A. G. Spanos Companies and owns the San Diego Chargers.-Early life:... |
SpanosBerberian Winery | Napa Valley, California | Also owns Bell Wine Cellars in Yountville | |
| Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli is an Italian Formula One racing driver. He has been a regular in Formula One since 1997, driving for Minardi, Prost, Jordan, Renault and Toyota. He won the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix for Renault, his only Grand Prix victory to date. He is known for being a qualification expert... |
Podere Castorani | Abruzzo, Italy | ||
| Dick Vermeil Dick Vermeil Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs... |
Vermeil Wines | Napa Valley, California | Collaboration with OnThEdge Winery | |
| Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... |
Mike Weir Wine | Niagara Peninsula, Canada | ||
| Charles Woodson Charles Woodson Charles C. Woodson is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Michigan for the Michigan Wolverines. In 1997, Woodson led the Wolverines to a national championship... |
TwentyFour Wines | Napa Valley, California | Under NFL regulations, Woodson is currently prohibited from endorsing his own wines publicly until he retires |