fav wines of famous people

[Craig(NZ)]

anyone know any for a few trivia questions??

eg Princess Diana - Cristal

Cheers trainspotters

[KMP]

Favorite Drinks of the Rich and Famous has a few winos (LINK)
Marilyn Monroe, Dom Perignon 1953
James Bond, Bollinger 1961
Napoleon Bonaparte, Chambertin

Also add
Jonny Depp, Petrus (The wine he drank on the Oprah Winfrey Show on November 2, 2004 was Chateau Petrus)

And then there is the famous wine merchant Darrell Corti who doesn’t like wine with more than 14.5% alcohol! LINK

Mike

[McLaren Vale Vine Doctor]

F. Scott Fitzgerald,

Gin

"Sometimes I wish I'd went through those good times stone cold sober so I could remember everything... but then again, if I had been sober, the times probably wouldn't have been worth remembering."

[GraemeG]

I suppose on the basis of stories and history, we assume Churchill's was Pol Roger, Richard Nixon's was Ch. Margaux, and Thomas Jefferson's was Yquem (just don't buy the proof from a dodgy German...!)
cheers,
Graeme

[Ian S]

I think the Beckhams developed a taste for DRC 'La Tache'

Jose Mourinho goes for Barca Velha

And Cliff Richard infamously thought his own wine was rubbish when presented it blind by Gordon 'Fucking' Ramsay

[SueNZ]

Sam Neill - Two Paddocks Pinot Noir
Cliff Richard - Vida Nova
Olivia Newton John - Koala Blue

[SueNZ]

Favorite Drinks of the Rich and Famous has a few winos (LINK)
Marilyn Monroe, Dom Perignon 1953
James Bond, Bollinger 1961
Napoleon Bonaparte, Chambertin

Also add
Jonny Depp, Petrus (The wine he drank on the Oprah Winfrey Show on November 2, 2004 was Chateau Petrus)

And then there is the famous wine merchant Darrell Corti who doesn’t like wine with more than 14.5% alcohol! LINK


Mike

What about Dom Perginon '53 for James Bond...

"In Dr. No, for dinner, Champagne is poured into triangular flute. "That's a Dom Perignon '55 - it would be a pity to break it," says Dr. No when Bond gets agitated. "I prefer the '53 myself," responds Bond, sitting down. "

I guess when it comes to James Bond and wine, you can safely say he prefers Champagne.

Can you imagine James Bond and Marilyn sitting down to share of bottle of Dom Perignon '53?

As for Bollinger, the most famous advocates of Bolly would have to be Patsy and Edwina (Ab Fab).

[JamieBahrain]

Napolean had some pretty close links to Champagne- including a Reims based military school and a long friendship with Moet.

"In victory you deserve Champagne, in defeat you need it"

[Santa]

Keanu Reeves

While promoting the Matrix Reloaded in Los Angeles in May, Reeves revealed his love of Australian red wine, proudly telling reporters how he stocked up on bottles of 1971 Grange, worth about $A875 a bottle, and $420 a bottle 1990 Mount Mary Quintet cabernet blend.

I watched an interview with Keanu on TV about two years ago, and remember him mentioning Mount Mary Quintet, but not the Grange.

Maria