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THE TIMES looks at "Celebrity Wines"

11 April 2015
Jane McQuilty, Wine Critic

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One celebrity wine to avoid:

Cliff Richard's 2013 Vida Nova Rosé, Aragones-Syrah, Quinta do Moinho, Algarve, Portugal Waitrose £8.99.

Dark rose pink hue, horrid, sticky, yet tart, grubby, burnt red jam palate.

Two celebrity wines to buy:

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 2014 Miraval Rosé, Cotes de Provence, France Majestic Wine £17.99, Berry, Bros & Rudd 0800 280 2440 £19.50, 17 branches Marks & Spencer £18

Delicious, bone dry, garrigue-herb scented Provence rosé, with plenty of fresh pear and gariguette strawberry fruit

Sam Neill's 2012 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir, Earnscleugh Vineyards, Central Otago, New Zealand Haynes, Hanson & Clark 0207 584 7927 £26.55

Seductive, toasty, strawberry scent and gorgeous smoked game palate: worth every penny of its price.