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It's not surprising that a lot of celebrities lend their names to various products through endorsement deals, but the growing number of celebrity wines is a rather unusual trend. From sports stars to singers, it seems like everyone wants their own chardonnay these days, and the celebs aren't just putting their name on the bottles anymore. Instead, some are buying the wineries and having a say in the wine-making process.
In some cases, it turns out that celebrities should stick with what they get paid to do, whether it is acting or singing, because the wines are not worthy of the A-list, B-list or C-list, but there are more than a handful that are really excellent and worth a taste or two. Besides, who wouldn't like to have a celebrity join them at the dinner table once in while?
Compiled by the Wall Street Journal, here is the The Dow Jones Paparazzi Wines Index, with their picks for the best celebrity wines:
- Best wine by a living actress: (Lorraine) Bracco Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2004
- Best wine by a dead actor: (Fred) MacMurray Ranch Pinot Gris 2004
- Best wine by a living musician: Mick Fleetwood 'Private Cellar' Cuvee
- Best wine by a dead musician: Sinatra (Cab Frank Winery) Merlot 2001
- Best wine by a race car driver (white): (Mario)Andretti Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2004
- Best wine by a race car driver (red): (Richard) Childress Vineyards 'Signature Series' Reserve Merlot 2003
- Best wine by a olympic figure skater: (Peggy) Fleming-Jenkins Vineyards & Winery 'Victories' Rose Wine 2004
- Best wine by a golfer: Greg Norman California Estates Pinot Noir 2004
- Best wine by a football player: (Joe Montana's) Montagia Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
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7-07-2006 @8:14AM Gposner said... Try Coppola's Diamond Collection Blue Label Merlot 2004....Excellent..not too dry, not too sweet
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7-07-2006 @8:28AM Chuck said... Your race car drivers' awards went off the road. The Sauvignon Blanc is a white (not red) and the Merlot is a red (not white). More importantly, you missed the absolute best race car driver wine: Randy Lewis produces Cabernet Sauvignon (red) and Chardonnay (white) at Lewis Cellars. They are consistently excellent, and his 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon received 96 points and was voted number 7 wine in the world, by the Wine Spectator. He should be the winner for both whites and reds (particularly since Andretti's Winery is pretty pedestrian.
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7-07-2006 @8:45AM Chuck said... By the way, Randy Lewis is also a former Indy driver.
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7-07-2006 @9:18AM blkwolfsspirit said... Coppola makes great wines, but my personal favorite is Forrest Tucker's Syrah....gotta love a wine made by Daniel Boone!
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7-07-2006 @9:25AM raechel bane said... try TWO PACDDOCK by SAM NEILL's own vineyard
this is the real thing
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7-07-2006 @9:26AM Tonya said... What about the Marilyn Monroe wine Marilyn merlot ?
Tonya jan
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7-07-2006 @9:34AM Fred Haeberle said... Hate to tell your wine experts but, merlot is not a white wine and sauvigon blanc is not a red wine. Come on fellows, get with it.
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7-07-2006 @9:35AM don kautz said... in the mid 1970's we flew on western champagine flights . they served tattenger. lived three years i, , n Holland got hooked on saurriver/mosele or black cat. for special holidays, Asti grand spomoni. i have walked out of modern wine tasting with headaches
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7-07-2006 @9:48AM JJ said... silly. How but the best wine produced by a celeb born on a Tuesday while it was rainning after they screened a movie they did not appear in conjunction with a holiday weekend in a city other than Akron and has visited a Disney Park more than 3 times.
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7-07-2006 @10:03AM bob doby said... You obviously did not do your research. As others have pointed out, the absolute best race car driver selection should be Lewis. You have apparently not tasted this or you have not mentioned either of the others.
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7-07-2006 @10:28AM Carl Tressler said... Has anyone tried Remick Ridge Vinyards? It's owned by Tommy Smothers of Smothers Brothers fame. They've been producing wine since the 70's.
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7-07-2006 @10:31AM pam skipworth said... Our favorite celebrity wine is Fess Parker Chardonnay.
Great white wine!
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7-07-2006 @10:53AM Scott Carlson said... Its Joe Montana....
Fess Parker actually has a long history of great wines...Most of the wineries you mentioned are not that old and dont really have that track record...If You want world class check out Francis Ford Coppollas estate The Rubicon is a great red...its the old top Inglenook estate...the director makes several great wines and has a Tucker on the property....Noteworthy wineries Heits, Dominus and frogs leap along with Kenwoods Jack London Vineyard....
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7-07-2006 @11:11AM Al Marcy said... As the Baron v. Rothskid noted: "Tasting wine is simple: put some in your mouth. If you like it, it is good wine; if not, spit it out and move on."
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7-07-2006 @11:12AM Harold said... What's this Forrest Tucker Syrah???? What is that??? You must be thinking of Fess Parker Wines, who played Davey Crockett, not Daniel Boone by the way.
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7-07-2006 @11:15AM Jim Cherry said... i would like to know more about Fred MacMurray Ranch Pinot Gris 2004 where it my be purchased in southern california
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7-07-2006 @11:36AM Dee said... has anyone tried the new Elvis wines? They have a new line that I have not tried but heard are pretty good?
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7-07-2006 @11:44AM Joe Smith said... For everyone saying merlot is a red next time your buying wine asked where the white merlot is? Any decent wine store will have some.
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7-07-2006 @11:47AM Stan said... Forrest Tucker was in McHale's Navy and F-Troop. Fess Parker played both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, and his chardonny is excellent.
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7-07-2006 @11:58AM Kevin Wirfs said... How many have forgot already. BR Cohn, famous for managing the Doobie Brothers for all these years has a wonderful Merlot. But his California Olive Oils are fantastic> try them next time your in Sonoma
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