While some celebrities, such as the American actors Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, British association football star David Beckham and his wife Victoria Beckham, own vineyards and wine estates solely for personal use, some celebrities leverage their name recognition as a selling tool in the wine industry.
Today the Napa Wine Company remains firmly in the Pelissa family's control. In addition to Andrew, three generations serve on our Board of Directors, including Marilyn and Rennick Harris, Dawne Dickenson, David Hoxsey and Jennifer Harris Jackoby.
203 billion euro. Arnault controls LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton). For some time, he was the world's richest person earlier this year (read this Forbes article), until the value of Tesla shares went up and Elon Musk overtook him.
In 1981, Ron and Diane Miller and her mother, Lillian Disney, established Silverado Vineyards to make wines from the historic sites of their estate. For years, they had sold their fruit to neighboring wineries who were building global reputations for excellence.
Diamond Estates also produces, distributes and markets wines nationally from its own Niagara wineries; Birchwood Estate, EastDell Estates, De Sousa Wine Cellars, Lakeview Cellars, Twenty Bees and the recently announced Dan Aykroyd Winery based out of Lakeview Cellars.
The Name. In January 2016, the Tesseron family became the owners of Villa Sorriso (Villa of Smiles), the former property of the actor Robin Williams. The actor christened the vineyard with the middle names of his children “PYM” and “RAE”.
In 1987 when Christina and her husband divorced, the business took in new partners including celebrity Alex Trebek, host of the television show Jeopardy. The name was changed to Creston Winery.
GIFFT Wines is a partnership between Kathie Lee Gifford and Scheid Family Wines. The wines are 100% Estate Grown from Scheid's vineyards in Monterey County, California. Founded in 1972, Scheid Family Wines is a family-owned company with ten estate vineyards located along a 70-mile spread of the Salinas Valley.
Mont Rochelle, Sir Richard Branson's South African Hotel and Vineyard, is a stunning 22-bedroom hotel and vineyard just under an hour's drive from Cape Town in the town of Franschhoek in South Africa.
In 2013, at the age of 93 and with 24 vintages under his belt, Jones sold Moraga Bel Air to Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Murdoch made the property his West Coast home and is committed to carrying on the Jones' legacy of producing top quality wine from one of California's most unique estate wineries.
"I'd like to find the last vehicle and exit on a really high, graceful substantial note in film," Aykroyd told the Toronto Globe and Mail. "I don't feel compelled and driven, career-wise. At 49 years old, I'm really feeling sedentary, reclusive. I really just want to shut everything down for a little while."
Noted Food Network personality and restauranteur, Guy Fieri (“FEE-eddy”), who lives in Santa Rosa, California, has a wine label, Hunt & Ryde, named for his two sons, Hunter and Ryder.
Gordon teamed up with winemaker Chris Miller at Seabold Cellars in Monterey, CA, to create Gordon Ramsay Signature Wines, according to Food & Wine. The new line features eight different offerings including all the typical suspects. You can choose from a rosé, a Sauvignon Blanc, a Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir, and more.
Brad Pitt's future may be looking a tad more rosé after a recent legal ruling. The actor might be allowed to keep an extra 10 percent stake in Château Miraval—the French winery he bought with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie—after those shares were put into escrow, the New York Post's Page Six reported recently.
The former couple bought a controlling stake in Château Miraval in 2008 and spent time at the home throughout their relationship. Jolie attempted to sell her company, Nouvel, to Tenute Del Mondo, a subsidiary of the Stoli group, in 2021, effectively transferring her 50% ownership interest in Miraval.
1. E&J Gallo. E J Gallo emerges as the world's largest wine company, contributing to a remarkable 3% of the global annual wine supply, totaling a staggering 35 billion bottles. Established in the 1930s, the company experienced transformative growth in recent decades, solidifying its dominance in the industry.
Branson owned Virgin America Airlines until 2016 when Alaska Air acquired the company; although Branson opposed the acquisition, he lacked the votes to stop it. Branson currently owns Virgin Records, the label that was home to the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, and others.
Price is currently proprietor of Classic Wines, LLC and Price Family Vineyards, LLC, which has invested in Durell Vineyard, Gap's Crown Vineyard, Walala Vineyard, Kistler Vineyards, Three Sticks Wines and Lutum.
Billionaire and Virgin Group founder, Richard Branson's wealth has tumbled by more than half since 2021 to $3bn as SPAC problems gave him 'a big jolt from the side through COVID'
What town in Tennessee does Kathie Lee Gifford live in?
Kathie Lee currently lives in Nashville in a stunning home. The 7,965-square-foot brownstone cost her $3.7 million in 2019. The two-story home is fitted with several gorgeous bedrooms, a furnished basement and the kitchen of her dreams. She previously owned a small townhouse in the area.
The leading member of the "celebrity winery owner" category is Hollywood director and producer Francis Ford Coppola . He purchased his substantial vineyard property in 1975 (following The Godfather: Part II). In 2011 He was able to acquire the original name and trademark for his property, Inglenook.
