When Rick Ross went looking for a go-to bottle of rosé (i.e. Rosay), he had the good sense to settle on Luc Belaire, which is owned by Sovereign Brands, the company that once controlled Jay-Z's reputed favorite Champagne, Armand de Brignac. (Jay-Z acquired Armand de Brignac in November, while Mr. Ross' enthusiasm for Luc Belaire is such that he launched a bubbly fan club for the pink wine, known as "Black Bottle Boys," driving it to the top of the most-searched-for list at Wine-Searcher.com.) And when the CEO of Sovereign Brands, Brett Berish, and his wife, Alana, went shopping for a new apartment, he had similarly good sense to have a look at 383 West Broadway, where a $26.58 million penthouse narrowly missed a downtown record in April.![]()
