LATEST: The owner of the Chateau Miraval wine estate in Provence, France has confirmed Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have rented out the exclusive retreat for the summer (08).
The news fuels speculation that Jolie plans to give birth to her twins in Provence in August (08) to honour her late mother Marcheline Bertrand's family, who hailed from the region.
Miraval owner Tom Bove tells Bloomberg News that the couple contacted him weeks ago, admitting they "dropped out of the sky."
He adds, "They're personally very nice. Brad is from the Midwest, as I am."
The vineyard and the Miraval wines it produces have become world famous thanks to the Bove family's attempts to improve the crop with the help of organic cultivation.
The estate also features a recording studio that has been used by Sting and Pink Floyd, who recorded pparts of their The Wall album there.
Pitt and Jolie's decision to use the estate as a retreat this summer (08) has given Miraval's wines a huge boost.
Retailers can't get enough of the winery's reds, whites and roses, with one of Miraval's leading U.S. importers, Monarchia Matt International, reporting cases and bottles are "nearly gone".