Message in a bottle...Sting's brew tops celebrity booze

STING has a new hit on his hands, after scoring a big success with the Italian aperitif he helped to create on his sprawling vineyard in Tuscany.

- Mike Parker

The British rock icon and former Police frontman, 73, only launched his bitter-sweet Amante 1530 drink late last year with his co-founder and wife of 22 years Trudie Styler.

But the aperitif, created by master winemaker Riccardo Cotarella, has just been voted among the best of more than 150 owned by international celebrities.