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Resolved Question: for all you pink Floyd fans out their did you hear they have a wine called pink Floyd?
June 6 (Bloomberg) — Who knew I would ever have anything in common with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?
It turns out we’re *like*this* when it comes to wine, because we’re all fans of Chateau Miraval. That’s the extraordinarily beautiful and secluded wine estate in Provence that they have just rented for three years. Lucky them — and I can vouch for it.
I spent a couple of nights there nine years ago while tasting my way through the region and can report that the world’s most famous couple will have more than decent wines to sip when in residence. Miraval now produces three fish-friendly dry whites, two savory reds, a delicious dry rose and a luscious sweet wine, L’Or de Miraval.
Tile roofs, sky-blue shutters, warm creamy stone, plashing fountains, 13 varieties of olive trees on a steep terraced hillside, 75 acres of vineyards — Miraval is everyone’s secret dream of a home in the south of France. From my room in the 14th- century part of the chateau, the view stretched over a wide green lawn to rows of vines. A deep, claw-footed tub by one window offered the same vista while I was lolling in the bath, a glass of refreshing rose in hand. (I take my research seriously.)
After breakfast, on a terrace under a pergola, I sampled the estate’s wines in a light-filled room off the country kitchen and later dined with neighboring producers in the long medieval hall with immense fireplace.
I also took a peek at the recording studio on the property (Sting once used it; the Stones left after one night — not enough local action). The estate even has a tiny private chapel, whose dark blue painted ceiling is dotted with white stars.
`Out of the Sky’
For the past two months, the French press reported Brad and Angelina crisscrossing France in a helicopter, hunting for a private spot to escape hordes of paparazzi. Tom Bove, whose family owns the property, told me last week “they dropped out of the sky.”
“They’re personally very nice,” he said in the telephone interview. “Brad is from the Midwest, as I am.” (Hey, me too!)
Bove, 65, is an Indiana-born businessman (Rochem Group) who fell in love with Miraval in 1992 when he and his first wife, Jane, were looking for a vacation home. He persuaded his family to purchase the 1,000-acre estate, where wine had been made for centuries. His wife took charge of the vineyards, and they set about vastly improving the wines’ quality. Tragically, she died in a 1998 plane crash.
Miraval Team
The winery and vineyard will continue to be run by the Miraval team, Bove assures me. The Pitt-Jolie household, including four kids plus expected twins (who may or may not already have arrived when you read this), won’t have to worry about toxic chemical sprays on the grapes since the vineyards are certified organic. And the nearby hamlet of Correns is the first “bio” (organic) village in France, meaning veggies, honey and chickens all carry the label.
Besides celebs and St.-Tropez, Provence is, of course, noted for its gulpable rose wines.
When Brad and Angelina first visited, they tried the savory, salmon-colored 2007 Chateau Miraval Cotes de Provence Rose ($16) with lunch.
“It’s the first vintage to be labeled “Pink Floyd,” Bove says. (English rock band Pink Floyd recorded part of their iconic album “The Wall” at Studio Miraval.) Made from cinsault and grenache grapes, it’s my idea of summer in a glass.
“And they took away a bottle of our top red, Cuvee Natouchka,” Rove adds. The 100 percent syrah ($35) is made only in the best years. Their more widely available Cotes de Provence Rouge ($22) is a spicy, earthy-fruity syrah-cabernet blend.
Zingy Whites
Miraval’s three whites are all made from the local rolle grape. The 2005 Coteaux Varois en Provence Blanc ($16) is zingy and assertive, with a hint of almond, perfect with grilled fish. Two more expensive barrel-aged cuvees, made in tiny quantities, are harder to come by.
Naturally, the Brangelina buzz has already spurred sales.
“We’ve been inundated with calls from retailers,” says Andrew Hirko, chief financial officer at the chateau’s East Coast importer, Monarchia Matt International. “We’re sold out of the rose, and the red and white are nearly gone.”
The 2007 Pink Floyd will be on retail shelves soon. One of their biggest markets? Another celebrity haven, the Hamptons.
“I don’t know how much time Brad and Angelina will be able to spend here,” Bove says. “But they liked Miraval’s wines. I hope they’ll drink them and serve them to their friends. Hey — they can have as much as they want.”
(Elin McCoy writes on wine and spirits for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.)
To contact the writer of this story: Elin McCoy at emcwine@aol.com.
Last Updated: June 6, 2008 00:01 EDT
i want to buy it just so i can put it right next to my pink Floyd collection.
Resolved Question: I have a very, very sick cat. Please help?
I left on vacation this past summer, and when I came home, I found that my two-year-old male cat was gone. He was an inside/outside cat who tends to come and go as he pleases, so I wasn’t too worried. He didn’t show up for awhile so I went out to find him. He was very, very thin and looked as though he hadn’t eaten in weeks. We had a lady come over to take care of him, but he apparently ran away from her until we came home. Well, we got him back on his feet and he made an incredible recovery.
He was doing very, very well and even gained all of his weight back until about a week ago. I came out onto my porch {he has a kitty door to go in and out} because I heard loud noises. A stray cat was attacking him and he was breathing heavily, but it seemed as though he was alright. But when I came home from school on Friday night, I realized that he couldn’t open his eyes. They’re completely matted shut because they’re leaking mucus-like yellow fluid. He’s been sick all weekend and I’ve secluded him in my bathroom with food, water and his litter-box because if he’s very ill, I don’t want the other cats to catch it. I have made a vet appointment for him as soon as possible {This upcoming Tuseday}, but I’m wondering if there’s absolutely anything I can do to help him feel any better? He’ll eat when I pet him, and he’ll drink water from my hand… so I’m spending as much time with him as possible. I’m also wiping the gunk from his eyes every hour with a warm cloth and saline {I checked with a vet, she said it’s safe} But is there anything, and I do mean ANYTHING else I can do? Please help.
Thank you all for the support- I’m considering the emergency vet…
Resolved Question: Emergency!!! please help problem with daughter!!?
My 20 year old daughter was just prescribed a medication called prestique for depression. We don’t seem to think she has depression and she has NEVER acted this way before the medication…They put her on 50 mg.
She began it Friday…Saturday morning she began crying hysterically at work and they sent her home. She started acting very funny Sunday and told me she wanted to stop the medication. She said it made her feel funny. We called her doctor she told us we could stop it cold turkey.
That night she got VERY sick vomiting headache etc. She seemed depressed. I had never seen her like this. From Monday – Now all she has done is cried. I have never seen her cry the way she has either. Hysterically crying screaming nobody likes her, everyone hates her. Telling me she wants to die doesn’t want to go back to college next semester and has no appetite.
She began having like “shakes” where she would lay on the floor and start shaking uncontrollably and her speech was slurred. She tried to commit suicide by tying our dogs leashes around her neck and even swallowing rubbing alcohol.
We took her back to the doctor where they put her on new medication. My daughter keeps insisting she doesn’t need/want any medication. The behavior we have seen from my daughter over the past week we have NEVER in our lives seen before.
She’s still not acting like herself even on the new medication. She seems still depressed, still doesn’t feel like eating, She tells us she wants to get away for a few days and wants to fly back down to South Carolina (where we were for vacation) by herself. She wants to be secluded and is not even excited about leaving today to go see her father in New York. (She normally can’t wait to see him)
She we take her to hospital?
or back to the doctors?
or just give it time?
I’m very concerned.
My daughter was normally a very happy go lucky girl we never though she had depression. Please help
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