Richard Branson to buy South African hotel and vineyard
Richard Branson has agreed to purchase Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyard in South Africa via his Virgin Limited Edition luxury retreat business.
Richard Branson has agreed to purchase Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyard in South Africa via his Virgin Limited Edition luxury retreat business.
Veteran Hollywood director and producer James Cameron has moved into wine production in his native Canada.
Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have joined forces with the Perrins of Beaucastel to produce wine at their Provence estate.
Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas has bought the Bodega Anta Natura in Ribera del Duero.
Half way through the first episode of Chateau Monty, Monty Waldin’s adventure in biodynamic growing in the south of France, his new assistant looks up at the saw-toothed Pyrenees looming over her and says, ‘I’m not going to moan too much as it’s really really nice here.’
Approaching 40 and tiring of life as a wine writer, Monty Waldin decided the time was ripe to put previous experience to good use, buy his own vineyard and become a winemaker. The question was, where?
UK wine writer Monty Waldin is to feature in a new television series on Channel 4, charting his attempt to produce biodynamic wine in France,decanter.com has learned.
Johnny Depp has bought his long-term girlfriend Vanessa Paradis a vineyard, say UK press reports.
It takes more than a passion for wine to own a vineyard. NATASHA HUGHES looks at the legal, financial and logistical issues involved.