wine made by stars or vips ?

Well, Francis Ford Coppola for one. I know there are more in California.

Fess Parker, the Smothers Brothers and Raymond Burr (now deceased, I believe).

Tom S

Hi Mario,

Olivia Newton John is half owner of an Australian winery. I like the Koala Blue chard.

Fritz

Greg Norman Estates

-- Robert

And, along those lines, I recently saw an ad for Ernie Els wines from Stellenbosch. Not a parody AFAIK... Keeping on the theme of golf, the Callaway winery in Temecula was started by the Callaway of golf club fame.

Mark Lipton

Sam Neil makes Two Paddocks Pinot Noir in the Gibbston Valley, Central Otago

--brian

Sam Neill owns a vineyard in New Zealand, or at least did when I last checked.

Tiggrr

Beat me to it... David Frost (PGA player) also makes his own wine.

Jeff

I am a member of the Beringer Wine Club and they recently advertised "Montagia", a wine Joe Montana (Legendary SF 49ers Football Quarterback) had some hand in their last newsletter; a cut and paste:

A Rare Collaboration Between Two Men Who Know The Meaning of Excellence.Ed Sbragia and Joe Montana For the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction, Beringer Winemaster Ed Sbragia and legendary quarterback Joe Montana collaborated to create the first vintage of "Montagia," a remarkable Cabernet Sauvignon blend that reflects the unique and complementary styles of these two talented men . . .

. . . The first bottling of Montagia, created from the stellar 1997 vintage, consisted of one case and one 9 liter bottle, which was packaged (along with Montagia sports paraphernalia and a dinner with Ed, Joe and Joe's wife Jennifer at the Beringer Hudson House) as an auction item for the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction. I know it sounds a little out there, but I am not joking. In the 1999 vintage they blended enough wine to make 100 cases of "Montagia".

justin

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Not sure this qualifies but Robin Williams brother owns Toads Hollow

I am suppressed that Alex Trebek (of Jeopardy fame) and his Creston Vineyards has not come up yet.

I'll take Typos for $50. ;-) Or is "suppressed" a new wine related psychological condition? :-)

Jack

-------------------------------- "There are no standards of taste in wine, cigars, poetry, prose, etc. Each man's own taste is the standard and a majority vote cannot decide for him or in any slightest degree affect the supremacy of his own standard." - Mark Twain, 1895

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I missed the original post but just in case

Francis Ford Coppola in Napa

Mario Andretti again in Napa

Ferruccio Lamborghini in Umbria

I think the Frank Sinatra foundation owns a winery or two

sorry if there is repetition ..Chris

Jack Keller and Lum Eisenman for starters. I'd put them in the vip category. Ed

Please post your answer in the form of a question. ;-)

Hear Hear! ! !

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