Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wine being copied by Chinese counterfeiters The Perrin family, who joined forces with the Hollywood couple to produce their Miraval Rosé, found evidence of faked bottles being advertised in China Thursday 16 April 2015 14:15 BST Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be used to having their blockbuster hits pirated but now the film stars’ wine has also fallen victim to Chinese counterfeiters. The Perrin family, who joined forces with the Hollywood couple to produce their Miraval Rosé, found evidence of faked bottles being advertised in China so “moved swiftly” to crack down on the fraud. This year, the wine – an £18 organic blend of Grenanche, Carignan, Syrah and Rolle – comes with anti-counterfeit protection by way of an engraved hallmark set into the foot of the glass bottle, to distinguish it from the counterfeit bottles.  All aspects of the wine industry – from the Bordeaux first growths to Jacob’s Creek wine found in most supermarkets – have been hit by fraudsters in recent years.

The Miraval bottle has a discreet black, white and gold circular label, with the signature salmon pink colour of Provençal rosé on show. The back label says: “Bottled by Jolie-Pitt et Perrin”. Angelina Jolie on screen : “We are already seeing evidence of faked bottles being produced and distributed in China, so we have moved swiftly to counter it.” The latest vintage of the Jolie-Pitts’s Provence rosé went on sale in just 17 Marks & Spencer stores this month and just a handful of bottles can be found online. The supermarket describes the wine as an “intriguing pale pink rose with strawberry, white pear and floral aromas with summer berry, wild herb and tangy tangerine flavours balanced by a refreshing acidity”. Their first vintage, the 2012, sold out in hours and waiting lists have formed for subsequent years. The 2012 was the highest-ranked rosé on Wine Spectator’s annual Top 100 wines list. Decanter Magazine said it had “a sense of power alongside the elegance ... with a delicious mouth-watering finish”.

Pitt and Jolie bought the 1,200 acre Château Miraval in 2008 for $55 million and the estate played host to their secret wedding in August 2014. The couple already produce a white called Lady Jane and a rosé called Pink Floyd, so named as Pink Floyd recorded part of their iconic album The Wall at the château.NewsWe have updated our awards list with the most notable recent awards being the Double gold, Gold and Silver awards across the range at the 2016 China Wine and Spirits Awards. best french white wine 2013We have also just released out 2014 Landaire chardonnay. top wine blogs ukVery excited about this wine with it already receiving a Blue-Gold medal at the 2016 Sydney international Wine Competition and being selected in the Adelaide Review Hot 100 South Australian Wines. big wine glass funny pics

Our 'yet to be released wines' have also been rell received winning awards, something to look forward to! NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL WINE SHOW 2015 SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2015 CHINA WINE & SPIRITS AWARDS (BEST VALUE) 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2016 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION 2015 JAMES HALLIDAY AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2015 WINE STATE MAGAZINE ★★★★★ “Very attractive ripe plum fragrances with lovely spicy and smoky elements threaded through. Long lingering sweet fruit flavours nicely supported by some huge tannins.” "A tremendously stylish wine with intensity and length, refinement and multi-faceted complexity. GOURMET WINE TRAVELLER OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014 100 Top New releases SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2016 Top 100 Blue-Gold Award THE ADELAIDE REVIEW HOT 100SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINES 2015 AUSTRALIAN ALTERNATIVE VARIETIES WINE SHOW 2015 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SINGLE VINEYARD WINE SHOW 2015

JAMES HALLIDAY AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2016 TONY LOVE REVIEW★★★★½ TOP 100 DRINKS FOR SUMMER ‘While gaining some traction as a fresh and tangy little white, famous first out of Sardinia as a great background wash to fresh seafood, there's a step taken further with this version, some French oak influence and grape solids adding a flinty palate interest, floral high notes, and a citrus pith mouth feel.” EXCITING NEWS THAT OUR ‘YET TO BE RELEASED WINES’ HAVE ALSO RECEIVED AWARDS. Something to look forward to.SYDNEY The value of Australian wine exports to China surged 40 percent in 2016, industry figures showed on Friday, unexpectedly driven by sales of premium labels rather than the cheaper wines that major producers had been looking to boost.Rising exports to China, Australia's No. 1 wine export market, also lifted the total value of annual Australian wine shipments by 7 percent to A$2.22 billion ($1.67 billion), according to figures published by industry group Wine Australia.

The jump defies a Chinese government crackdown on corruption that has cooled flashy spending there. If anything, industry insiders said the anti-graft campaign had been a boon for the likes of Treasury Wine Estates' top label Penfolds."Rather than drinking the super-expensive French wines, they were turning to Australian wines which were more affordable. Penfolds in comparison is (much cheaper)," wine exporter Greg Corra, managing director of Canberra-based Inland Trading, told Reuters.A bilateral free trade agreement signed in 2015 has also boosted sales by cutting tariffs, and encouraged Chinese purchases of vineyards and grape processing plants in Australia. Even so, France continues to dominate China's wine market with a market share about twice the size of Australia's. Shares in TWE rose 3.4 percent on Friday, outpacing the S&P/ASX 200 index which gained 0.72 percent. Treasury declined to comment on Friday ahead of its Feb. 14 earnings announcement."I think the premium end is always going to underpin some of the growth at Treasury because it's better known for its premium wines," said Mark Daniels, investment director at fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management, which holds a small stake in the company.