THE 86th Annual Academy Awards always promises an evening of glitz and glamour.
Here are some best-dressed, A-list labels: Hollywood’s power couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have just released the second vintage of their critically acclaimed Provencal rose, Chateau Miraval Rose 2013, France (£19.95, bbr.com) which has been described as ‘almost luminous’ in its beauty by Berry Brothers fine wine specialists.
The 2012 vintage sold 6,000 bottles in less than five hours – no doubt Pitt, the producer of the period-epic 12 Years a Slave, is hoping he’ll enjoy equal success on the big night and take home his first golden statuette.
Space thriller Gravity is another firm favourite for the awards this year, and Sandra Bullock’s nomination for Best Actress certainly calls for a wine that tastes ‘out of this world’. Cave de Turckheim Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Brand 2011, France (£17.99, virgin wines.co.uk), which has received glowing reviews, is a sweet wine from Alsace, slightly unctuous with a heavenly nose of lychee and rose petals, pure exotic fruit.
For wine buffs backing screwball comedy American Hustle, a glass or two of Seghesio Sonoma County Zinfandel 2011, California, US (£21.99, virginwines.co. uk) is a fitting tribute, nicely in keeping with the Golden State’s flagship zinfandel (or primitivo) grape.
Beautifully concentrated with jammy raspberry and aromas of baked cherry and spice, it’s a bold style, and perhaps as easy to fall for as American Hustle star, Jennifer Lawrence.
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