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First wine from Pitt and Jolie's French vineyard to hit Web Mar 6th 2013, 14:54 Tweet Share this Email Print A bottle of ''Miraval, Cote de Provence'' rose wine is displayed in Paris, March 4, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Christian Hartmann Related News Dinner with Spain's elBulli chef to be sold at auction Tue, Mar 5 2013 Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie venture into winemaking Fri, Feb 15 2013 Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » People » NICE, France | Wed Mar 6, 2013 9:54am EST NICE, France (Reuters) - 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 $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." (Reporting by Matthias Galante, Writing by Alexandria Sage, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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