8 celebrities with their own vineyards and wineries: from Donald Trump and the Beckhams to Brad Pitt, Madonna, Cameron Diaz, Dwayne Wade and Cara Delevingne – who started her own Prosecco brand

Mar 6 , 2024

Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt and Dwyane Wade all own wineries or wine brands. Photos: Instagram

When a sports car or a new home just isn’t enough, many of the world’s richest celebrities decide to splash out on something altogether more extravagant: a whole winery.

The Delevingne sisters decided to create their own Italian Prosecco brand because the tipple “has always been our [family] ritual”, per Harper’s Bazaar, while Donald Trump bought an entire vineyard for his son Eric to preside over.

Here are eight famous people who invested in a big way in the wine business.

1. Madonna

The ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ singer’s full name is Madonna Ciccone. Photo: @ssomwines/Instagram

Just as she’s an OG music veteran, Madonna isn’t new to the wine game either. In fact, her father Silvio Ciccone started the family vineyard in Michigan almost 30 years ago and it’s been their passion ever since. Last year, however, they decided to sell, and the vineyard is now on the market for an impressive US$4.9 million, per OK!

Madonna’s family owned a vineyard in Michigan for almost 30 years – but just put it on the market. Photo: @cicconevineyard/Instagram

2. David and Victoria Beckham

David and Victoria Beckham aren’t just involved in music, fashion, football and TV – they own a vineyard too. Photo: @beckham.indonesia/Instagram

According to CBS News, David Beckham bought a vineyard in Napa Valley for Victoria Beckham’s birthday in 2008. It wasn’t long after the footballer had moved to LA Galaxy, so perhaps – in light of the recent Netflix documentary – it was something of a peace offering. The Inter Miami owner reportedly paid a seven figure sum for it, per the same source.

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3. Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power teamed up to create wine brand Avaline. Photo: @avaline/Instagram

Cameron Diaz joined forces with her friend Katherine Power in 2020 to produce the most unadulterated wine they could. The actress once told InStyle she was horrified to discover that the average wine can have over 70 additives in it, or worse.

Enter their brand Avaline, which sells exclusively organic, vegan, additive-free wine and has been so successful they’ve sold over US$20 million worth of wine since inception, according to Forbes.

4. Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne (centre) and her sisters launched a Prosecco brand in 2020. Photo: @della_vite/Instagram

Cara may be teetotal now, but back in 2020, she and her sisters Chloe and Poppy launched a brand of Prosecco in collaboration with the Biasiotto family vineyard in the Italian Dolomites. Called Della Vite, the trio have created five Proseccos to date, including the Della Vite Prosecco DOC Rosé Millesimato 2021, which even won the “Master” medal in the prestigious Global Prosecco Masters, per Forbes.

Cara Delevingne (right) and her sisters Chloe and Poppy co-founded Prosecco brand Della Vite. Photo: @della_vite/Instagram

5. Dwayne Wade

Dwyane Wade (centre) has been in the wine industry for over a decade. Photo: @wadecellars/Instagram

NBA star Dwyane Wade has been in the wine game for almost 10 years already, launching Wade Cellars back in 2014. The brand stemmed from his passion for Napa Valley’s cabernet sauvignons, according to its website. He partnered with the local Pahlmeyer family to launch his own brand, and it remains one of his biggest passions. He’s even on the executive leadership board of the world-renowned School of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis.

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6. Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt (pictured) splurged on a vineyard with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. Photo: @franceameriquemag/Instagram

In 2008, then-couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie splurged US$27 million on the Miraval estate in Provence where they previously held their wedding, including its vineyard and winemaking facilities, according to The Independent.

However, since their divorce, it’s caused nothing but trouble between the pair. While each initially owned 50 per cent, Jolie sold her half to Stoli Group in 2021, which Pitt claims she had no right to do. Her lawyers countered by saying the Fight Club actor had behaved like a “petulant child”, spending a fortune on “vanity projects” at the property, per The Independent.

7. Donald and Eric Trump

Eric Trump (right) with Trump Winery’s managing director Kerry Woolard. Photo: @trumpwinery/Instagram

But of course there’s a Trump Winery. In 2011, The Apprentice star bought the Virginia vineyard at a foreclosure auction for half what it was thought to be worth, according to Casewinelife.com. The famously teetotal former Potus then made his son Eric president.

Wines from Trump Winery. Photo: @trumpwinery/Instagram

“Stepping into the world of winemaking has been unbelievably rewarding,” Eric writes on the winery’s website, adding that the vineyard is “the largest winery on the East Coast and one of the most spectacular properties anywhere in the world”.

8. Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley owns a vineyard in southern France. Photo: @noblerotbar/Instagram

The Love Actually actress bought the small Les Cinq Puits vineyard in Rhône region of southern France in 2013, with her Klaxons musician husband James Righton. And while it’s unclear whether the couple still own it, the Wine Society praised the vineyard’s 2015 vintage in particular, calling it “a fine elegant red, full and spicy nonetheless and exuding Provençal summers with hints of fig and herbs”.

Fame and celebrity

Some stars – like Madonna and Keira Knightley – have been in the wine game for years, while Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought the vineyard they got married at while they were still together
Cameron Diaz created her own organic brand after finding that most wines contain additives, while Dwayne Wade is so committed he’s on the executive board of UC Davis’ School of Viticulture and Enology