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July 23, 2010 | Howard J

Pittsburgh gets it's Rock On

If you live Pittsburgh, you owe it to yourself to check out this cool wine tasting / Music Listening / Food Pairing perfect combo.

Wines that Rock Summer Series continues TONIGHT, Friday July 23rd at Ditka's of Pittsburgh. A Wines That Rock Celebration! Special Feature tonihgt: The Officail Launch of ROLLING STONES 40 Licks Merlot in Pittsburgh.

Great Wine, Kick-Ass Food & Legendary Music. $45

Location: Ditka's of Pittsburgh

1 Robinson Plaza, Building One, First Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
ph. 412-722-1555

Both Michele Michaels from DVE and Michele Roberts from Ditka's will be onhand. Trust us, it's worth the price of admission just to hang out with these ladies! Have fun tonight at Ditka's!

Jul 23, 2010 at 8:57 AM

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May 12, 2010 | Howard J

The Rolling Stones - Stones in Exile

Stones in Exile

Last night, members of the Wines That Rock crew were in attendance at New York's Museum of Modern Art for the Premier of ‘Stones In Exile’

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts were there to open the evening and introduce the film, which was shown in its entirety to a star studded audience. There was a fun reception afterwards, which they attended as well.

Stones In Exile

The film documents the Rolling Stones around 1971 as they are 'exiled' from the UK and take up residence in France. Keith Richards took up residence at a villa called Nellcôte in Villefranche-sur-Mer, which becomes the studio, living quarters and amazing Rolling Stones headquarters for the recording of band’s masterpiece “Exile On Main Street”.

The movie “Stones In Exile” tells the inside story of making the music in the band’s own words. Great movie. Stones Fan or not, make it your business to see this one. It reminded me of why I’m a Rolling Stones fan and really made me want to go home and break out the album. A rare glimpse into elements that make up the Rolling Stones mythos. Someone at the event commented that this film should be required viewing for all.

In attendance: Don Was, Dr. John, Jann Wenner, Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiigand, Will Forte, Evangeline Lily, Diane von Furstenberg

Check out this clip!

May 12, 2010 at 7:47 AM

Inform: Wines That Rock! Rolling Stones Forty Licks

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November 23, 2009 | Howard J

Press Mention: Inform

Nov 23, 2009 at 10:43 AM

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November 16, 2009 | Howard J

Rolling Stones Feature Wines That Rock on Website

Wines That Rock gets a Link from RollingStones.com

Check out this fun link from the homepage of The Rolling Stones (www.rollingstones.com)

Nov 16, 2009 at 11:05 AM

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November 13, 2009 | Howard J

Trashing the Artist Lounge at Hall of Fame

So, besides pouring a lot of wine at the Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert, the Wines That Rock team did get to witness some pretty amazing stuff. As I was walking through Grand Central today, I noticed that the latest copy of Rolling Stone Magazine was on the shelf, with Bono, Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen on the cover. The shot was photographed in New York on October 30th, 2009.

Just a fun, quick little story. When we arrived on Friday afternoon to make sure everything was set in the artist lounge, we got there to see it had been totally trashed. All the nice leather couches and tables were gone, and there was a ton of photo equipment and tarps everywhere. Basically, the room was trashed. The Rolling Stone magazine shoot had taken over, and the newest cover of Rolling Stone Magazine was being shot. Quite a moment with three of the worlds all time greatest front men hanging out together.

Within a few hours, the lounge was restored to it pristine condition, and we were all set for Wines That Rock to start flowing again for the second night.


From left: Bono, Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen, photographed in New York on October 30th, 2009. Photograph by Mark Seliger

Also, for a glimps at where we were, and the photo shoot, check out these videos posted at Rolling Stone Magazine.

Nov 13, 2009 at 7:33 AM

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November 10, 2009 | Howard J

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Recap

Life is about moments in time. Trying to find that “perfect moment” is what it is all about. So we started our little wine venture - Wines That Rock - in 2007 with the goal of blending great wine and classic rock music, truly blending them by making wine that reflects the music of an iconic album. And by 2009, we did it! We launched Wines That Rock The Rolling Stones Forty Licks Merlot, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Cabernet Sauvignon and Woodstock Chardonnay. With these amazing wines and powerful brands, the question continued to come up – “where should we have our launch party…our first wine tasting”. Well in September our perfect moment turned into a moment of a lifetime when we were invited to pour our wines backstage at the 25th Anniversary Shows for the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame.

We started in the pre-concert VIP room where concert goers gathered a few hours before the show to enjoy amazing food and wine…Wines That Rock wine. Our first pour, The Dark Side of the Moon Cabernet was served to Susie Greenfield, a total stranger who was the first person to walk up to our tasting table. We knew we were off to the races when she said “this is really good” and we knew she meant it since she came back for another glass later in the night. For the next 2 ½ hours we poured and poured and spoke about the wines, our great winery The Mendocino Wine Company, the experience we are trying to create between wine and music and our future goal of continuing to release new varietals with new music and iconic album covers in 2010. The wine was a huge hit with the 400+ guests..we were happy.

At 7:30 we made our way to the backstage artist lounge where we had a few tables set-up to talk and pour our wine throughout the show. People shuffled in and the lines were long but we had plenty of wine for everybody. Our biggest thrill of the evening was when Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills and Nash came over and actually signed 3 bottles of our Woodstock Chardonnay and things got even better when he sent over an assistant to ask for bottles for the whole band.

Hall of Fame musicians, actors, music executives and rock fans where everywhere. Our wine was pouring even faster. We asked everybody what they thought and received great feedback from all. The background was made perfect by music bouncing though the backstage hallways and the on-stage sights enhanced by multiple plasma screens. This was truly an amazing wine tasting party – hail, hail Rock ‘n Roll.

Nov 10, 2009 at 9:51 AM

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November 2, 2009 | Howard J

Wines That Rock

Wines That Rock uncorked for the first time at a pre-concert VIP dinner as well as backstage in the artist lounge both Thursday and Friday nights at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts in NYC.

After over a year and a half of planning, wine making, and design work, we finally let it flow for the first time at this historic Rock & Roll event. Amazing to see peoples reactions, not only the labels, but the taste, the story and the entire Wines That Rock Experiene. Check back with us over the next few days as we re-cap the Wines That Rock official tasting, and what it was like to be pouring our wines backstage for the fist time.

Check Out the new Wines That Rock website as well.

Nov 2, 2009 at 1:35 PM