The former couple bought the Chateau Miraval estate together in 2008, with Pitt taking a leading role in a business which produces award-winning sparkling rosé wine.
The Fight Club star, 60, says he was stunned to discover in 2021 that Jolie had sold her share to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler without his agreement or knowledge.
Pitt insists they struck a deal when their marriage broke down in 2016 that each would get first refusal to buy the other out of the vineyard.
He is suing Jolie for alleged breach of contract, with the Los Angeles Superior Court ruling that the case could go ahead to trial.
Jolie, 48, argued the lawsuit should be dismissed as "frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern" from Pitt.
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