So this isn’t about shirts, or tailoring but I thought some may find it of interest. Last night I went to support my friend Gav at a screening he’d arranged for a film called Blood into Wine. He had rung me a week or so ago saying he’d tweeted under the influence and ended up having 2 weeks to organise this event as the producer of the film would be in London on the 21st. He found a great venue, the RSA, just off the Strand which has a small screening room in the old wine vaults. Perfectly apt for the event!
As a teetotaller I went with no expectation but to support a good friend who has always supported me. The room filled with wine types and PR types and this shirtmaker and we all went in. I was wondering how I’d sit through a 90 minute documentary on wine – and that is when I was surprised.
I like rock music. I also like Kylie so the range is eclectic shall we say and although I’ve heard of ‘Tool‘ I can’t honestly say I’d ever listened properly to one of their songs. So anyway back to the film, turns out..the singer from Tool, Maynard James Keenan turned winemaker in the mid 90s alongside his rock career. He had a vision of growing vines in Arizona, which is mainly desert. The film follows the trials and tribulations of this process. For me however it was Maynard’s personality and character that made the film so interesting to watch. There is a humility and warmth that you wouldn’t expect from the frontman of a rock band. The back story to his wine, which actually is the same as his music was pretty inspiring.
So whether you are into wine, or Tool or neither it’s worth a watch, there are lots of funny moments as well as a couple of poignant ones. Lastly a huge congratulations to Gav for putting it all together. If you want more on wine his blog is here, one day I shall show you the first ever ‘Lucy Adams’ shirt that was for his wedding nearly two years ago now but I’m still waiting on a photo !
All the details on the wine and the film are here.
