Singer Alecia Beth Moore-Hart, known professionally as Pink, bought a 200-acre ranch in California’s Santa Barbara County with her husband Carey Hart in 2013 for almost $9 million.
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The property included a vineyard.
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Thirteen years later, the land is also home to Two Wolves Wine, the label she created after spending years learning about winemaking and organic farming.
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The purchase came while wine was still a growing interest for Pink, Forbes reported.
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She found the property online while she was on tour in Australia and bought it without seeing it herself.
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She sent Hart to look at it before the purchase.
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The couple had already been visiting the Santa Ynez area for about 20 years, riding motorcycles and stopping at wineries along the way.
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According to Realtor, apart from the vineyard, the property included a 10-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot estate, a pool and a spa.
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Pink's interest in wine had started much earlier.
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She told Forbes that she did not grow up drinking wine and once thought it was 'punishment at holiday dinners'.
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That changed in her 20s, when people in her management team introduced her to better wines and wineries while she was on tour.
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She began visiting vineyards during breaks from performances and later studied about it through Wine and Spirit Educational Trust courses and UCLA Extension.
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Pink eventually began learning about the work that goes into producing it, including farming grapes and caring for the land.
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While touring for her concerts, she continued her studies backstage.
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She would finish performances and then open her laptop to study wine.
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Her interest in wineries also took her to places such as Penfolds and Clos Rougeard, where she learned from winemakers and asked questions about their methods.
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Learning to make wine
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After buying the California property, Pink began making wine herself.
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She initially worked on small batches in a refrigerated garage, starting with a single macro bin.
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She was not planning to release the wine commercially at first.
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Instead, she was making it because she wanted to learn.
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Winemaker Alison Thomson later became her partner and co-winemaker.
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The two met at a dinner party, which Pink described as a kind of 'stealth dinner party interview'.
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Thomson did not know she was being considered for the role at the time.
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She eventually joined Pink in developing the wines.
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Pink's first vintage was made in 2014.
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She kept the project largely private for several years before deciding to release the wine.
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The first Two Wolves bottling finally came out in 2018.
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At the time, Pink said she was concerned that people in the wine industry might not take her seriously because she was a celebrity.
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"I was worried that people would think I was a clown."
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She said she did not want to simply put her name on a bottle made by someone else.
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"I really rolled up my sleeves," she said.
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Why organic farming became central
Organic farming is a major part of the Two Wolves project.
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The vineyard Pink bought was certified organic, and she has continued to make that approach central to the operation.
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Pink explained her concern about the use of pesticides by pointing to the possible risks for vineyard workers.
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"You hear horror stories of a vineyard worker that got cut with pesticides in his leg, and now he's an amputee.
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Real stories," she said.
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Thomson, who studied restorative ecology before working in wine, also described the vineyard as a complete system.
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The team uses cover crops, which are plants grown to help support soil and the wider vineyard environment.
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It also has native plantings, owl boxes and bluebird boxes.
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…and 14 more, not listed.
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