The footballer David Beckham has given his wife, Victoria, a vineyard on his 34 cumpleños. The 'Posh' renowned lover of wine - "Bebo at all hours. I love a drink, laugh with my friends and that sort of thing "- will now be able to drink their own wines thanks to the farm that the English star has purchased, for an amount that exceeds the seven figures in the famous Napa Valley , In California.
Several celebrities from the world of sport or entertainment dedicated today Also in viticulture. Thus, the former French footballer David Ginola, who played in the British team Tottenham and Newcastle in the nineties, achieved a silver medal at the International Wine Challenge in London for its "Cost Brulade rosé."
The South African golfer Ernie Els, who has vineyards in Stellenbosch, the wine-growing region of his native country, in turn won three silver medals for their kind Bordeaux reds.
A red of filmmaker American Francis Ford Coppola, the Diamond Collection Red Label Zinfandel won a mention. Coppola also produces wine varieties Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Carbenet its vineyards in Sonoma County, California.
The singer Cliff Richard also got a mention from the jury by a Portuguese wine, blend of Shiraz, Aragonez, rincadeira and alicante bouschet. The daily "The Independent" had a story starring Richard two years ago when in a blind tasting program before the TV cameras the famous British chef Gordon Ramsay made him try two wines. According to Ramsey, the singer: "fantastic described as the first. And what was the bottle cost 400 pounds (more than 500 euros at current exchange). Then I gave him to prove otherwise, explaining that cost 12.99 pounds". "It malísimo. Sabe vinegar, told me, and I would then spit: But Cliff, this wine is yours. Almost gives an attack," recalls the chef