| You might not pay $16,000 for a bottle of | | | | Sunday afternoon then have a drink at the |
| 1978 Romanee Conti in a London restaurant and | | | | bar," He, Paradis and their two kids |
| hang around with Rolling stones bad boys | | | | generally go marketing on Thursday mornings |
| Keith Richards and Ron Wood, but you can | | | | and can be seen on many Sunday mornings |
| spend a week or two living like Johnny Depp | | | | wandering around an open-air flea market. It |
| in a French Chateau. | | | | is a very normal family life. |
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| He spends six months of the year when not | | | | "Johnny often has a little chat with us in |
| filming living happily in a village in France | | | | French. He's good, but not fluent yet." |
| with his wife Vanessa Paradis former Chanel | | | | |
| girl and their two children, Lily-Rose and | | | | He says he is shocked by the gun violence in |
| Jack. | | | | American schools and feels it is far safer |
| | | | raising a family in France. "I want to raise |
| "I love America -- I love going back, seeing | | | | my baby away from all the weirdness." |
| my family and friends -- but it's wonderful | | | | |
| to get back to France and be living in a tiny | | | | Depp is also known for his love of French |
| village with nothing around. There is still | | | | wines. He recently confessed to having his |
| the possibility to live a simple life. You | | | | "Winona Forever" tattoo abbreviated (via |
| can go to the market, walk about, buy fruits | | | | laser) to read "Wino Forever." |
| and vegetables -- the things they did 100 and | | | | |
| 200 years ago. We have moments when we're | | | | He announced to Figaro that Chateau |
| sitting in our house and our kids are | | | | Calon-Segur, a Saint-Estephe third-growth, is |
| playing, and we look at one another and | | | | his favorite wine. In addition to plugging |
| think, 'Thank God we escaped.' " | | | | Calon-Segur as his favourite tipple because |
| | | | it's both delicious and a great value, he's |
| "Each morning, I can go to the little village | | | | admitted to admiring grand estates Petrus and |
| not far from my chateau, have a cup off copy, | | | | Chateau Cheval-Blanc, in addition to |
| sit there with my girl and not worry about | | | | Burgundy's Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, |
| the paparazzi," he told reporters in 2001. | | | | purveyor of the most expensive wine in the |
| | | | world. |
| Depp fell in love with France while shooting | | | | |
| the Ninth Gate here in 1998. Today, locals | | | | At 40, Depp loves to play loud electric |
| often spot him picnicking with his family, | | | | guitar, wears clothes that could use a |
| shopping for vegetables at the market and | | | | cleaning, occasionally orders $16,000 bottles |
| riding around the countryside on his | | | | of wine in restaurants, and pals around with |
| Harley-Davidson motorcycle. | | | | Rolling Stones bad boys Keith Richards and |
| | | | Ron Wood. He also has a huge collection of |
| Neighbours say "He's someone who will join us | | | | guns, (a paparazzi deterent) a habit he got |
| old men for a friendly game of Boules on a | | | | from his father. |