Winemakers come in all shapes and sizes. In the most unlikely places you will find wine enthusiasts. Maynard James Keenan is the frontman of a rock band called Tool. Although Keenan fits the stereotype of a beer guzzling rocker, Keenan has announced the first wine produced from the grapes grown at his own vineyard, Caduceus Cellars.
Nagual del Judith,a Cabernet Sauvignon, is named after his late mother.
Keenan released a statement that said, “I am standing on a metaphorical plateau. The view from here suggests that I/we still have many mountains to negotiate. It has already been a long journey. But the successes and failures have been in balance. Which would suggest that I/we have chosen the correct path. I hold in my hands the evidence to support this statement . . . With tears in my eyes, I present to you the very first 100 percent Arizona Caduceus wine. Nagual del Judith, named after my late mother, Judith Marie.”
Caudceus has made wine in the past, but all the fruit was imported from California. Some of the grapes were also grown in his partner, Eric Glomski’s vineyard.
“Caduceus is my label, and under Caduceus I have, in essence, the lab. Caduceus is the winery. I was making my wines at Eric’s place, Paige Spring Cellars. So Caduceus Cellars is my winery, Paige Spring Cellars is Eric’s winery,” Keenan explained.
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