Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wine targeted by counterfeiters

The Perrin family, who produces Provence rose Miraval in tandem with the Jolie-Pitts, has changed the bottle design in a bid to combat fraudsters in China.

The joint venture between Brad and Angelina Jolie-Pitt, and the Perrin family of Chateau Beaucastel in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, was first announced in February 2013, with the first bottles of the 2012 vintage selling out within hours. A similar reception for the 2013 vintage was seen last year, with waiting lists set up to receive restricted amounts of the 200,000 bottle production.

This year, the wine – a blend of Grenanche, Carignan, Syrah and Rolle – comes with anti-counterfeit protection in the form of an engraved hallmark set into the foot of the glass bottle, something that was deemed necessary as the wine has already become a target of forgers.

Winemaker Marc Perrin told decanter.com, ‘We are already seeing evidence of faked bottles being produced and distributed in China, so we have moved swiftly to counter it.’

See also:

• Bratt Pitt and Angelina Jolie plan ‘super Provence’ red wine with Perrin family
• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wine sells out in hours

Written by Jane Anson