QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Announces Plans For New 'Insania' White Wine Blend
- Nov. 14, 2009
Hot on the barrels of his sold-out "Insania" red wine signature blend, QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate has announced a new collaboration with Walla Walla, Washington-based Three Rivers Winery for a white wine blend of the same name.
The new "Insania" — an artfully balanced offering that shines with honeydew melon, pear and apricot — is a classic blend of Sauvignon Blanc (78%) and Semllion (22%) that will be available early next year for an anticipated price of $25 per bottle.
The initial tasting and launch of the new blend will take place at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington on Thursday, February 4 and Friday, February 5, 2010 in conjunction with QUEENSRŸCHE's forthcoming performances of the highly anticipated "Queensrÿche Cabaret" (billed as "the first adults-only rock show!").
Crisp and lively, the finish of the "Insania" white lends itself to an encore performance with its bright, crisp acidity, leaving you wanting more…
"Insania" (a Latin word meaning insanity, irrationality, madness) has become a labor of love for Geoff Tate, who remains deeply involved with its development and looks forward to further collaborations with Three Rivers Winery in the future.
"Wine has been an important part of my life and the creation of Insania is yet another avenue to express my creativity and give my fans something more they can enjoy," states Geoff. "I hope to keep producing wine as long as I enjoy drinking it… and that's likely going to be for a very long time. May everyone enjoy this new white blend."
"Insania" is certainly off to a good start as Geoff and his red wine signature blend were prominently featured in the March 31, 2009 issue of Wine Spectator.
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COMMENT | Swill posted by : BallsToTheWall 11/14/2009 10:15:31 AM
Whatever it takes to make a buck I suppose.
COMMENT | TATE ON TATE! posted by : Choir666Of666Satan 11/14/2009 10:49:31 AM
Always looking to push at the boundaries, Queensryche singer Geoff Tate has taken the art of being interviewed to the next level… by exclusively interviewing himself for queensryche.com! Some excerpts appear below…
Geoff Tate: Geoff, let’s get started by talking about the career direction that Queensryche has taken since 1988, when the groundbreaking operation: mindcrime album went platinum, you toured the industrialized world, playing for at least a million people, and Queensryche was being compared to Pink Floyd after having produced one of the all-time great concept albums. Queensryche didn’t wind up becoming the “heavy metal Pink Floyd,” though. What happened?
Geoff Tate: Well, Geoff, this is a complex question. The answer lies in Queensryche’s wanting to break the mold. Many bands seek to evolve during their careers, and we see the phrase “musical evolution” applied by reviewers to that kind of thing all the time. We in the ‘rhyche wanted to buck the trend and do the exact opposite thing of what people expected. So, we musically devolved. Instead of driving to be the heavy metal Pink Floyd, the models for us since operation: mindcrime have been four-piece Foreigner and ‘80s Kansas.
Geoff Tate: I see, Geoff. In 1990, after “Empire” was released, there were actual press accounts of vomiting being induced by the record. How do you respond to that issue?
Geoff Tate: Look, Geoff, when a person vomits, their alimentary canal goes into spasms and expels the contents of their stomach. I really don’t see how listening to a record could cause that, and think we should move on here.
Geoff Tate: That’s fine, Geoff. Another criticism of ‘90s-era Queensryche is that you tended to have one ‘80s-style metal single at or near the beginning of each record, that one song receiving radio and MTV airplay, while the rest of the record was more in the devolution style you discussed earlier. Many people took this as an attempt to mislead the fans into thinking that Queensryche was being true to its metal roots when it was in fact continuing to devolve. It seems to me like that criticism is well founded. What do you have to say in response to it?
Geoff Tate: I think you are being too critical here, Geoff. What we did with the “one metal single” concept was make sure that people who we view as narrow minded toads to manipulate got to appreciate how good we had become at emulating four-piece Foreigner and ‘80s Kansas. Had it not been for songs such as “Empire,” “I am I,” and “Sign of the Times,” I don’t think the toads would have noticed our devolution at all.
Geoff Tate: Fair enough Geoff. But, you have to admit that ‘80s bands that maintained their credibility with the fans during the ‘90s are currently outselling you by 20 or more to 1. How do you address the “loss of credibility” issue?
Geoff Tate: It isn’t us, Geoff, that lost credibility – it’s the fans who did. After all, if the fans had any credibility, they would have rejected us immediately when “Empire” was released, instead of delaying that rejection until “Promised Land” hit the shelves.
Geoff Tate: Good point, Geoff – we will move on. Now that you have mentioned “Promised Land,” Chris DeGarmo’s song “Bridge” on that record has been on the receiving end of criticism and outright derision from metal fans who see the song as a pansy sellout. Would you care to comment?
Geoff Tate: Yes Geoff, I would. It is no secret in the metal community that bands are often motivated to write a song by films or sci fi and fantasy novels. Iron Maiden, for example, even wrote a song called “Where Eagles Dare” that was influenced by a Burt Lancaster World War 2 film. The story behind “Bridge” is that Chris DeGarmo was influenced in writing it by several ‘80s comedies, including “The Breakfast Club,” “Sixteen Candles,” and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” the common theme in those films being that someone was bitching and moaning about their parents.
Geoff Tate: OK Geoff, with that one explained, let’s talk about your solo career, which, in contrast to Queensryche’s devolution, has not been noticed much at all. As opposed to it having any kind of impact or direction, your solo career merely hit the ground without any kind of bounce. I believe “a turd in a bag” is the appropriate comparison to be made here.
Geoff Tate: It indeed emitted a thump upon landing, Geoff. I really would rather not talk about this. Can you ask me about something else?
Geoff Tate: OK, Geoff, I will. Over the course of your career, you have been photographed with a number of different looks, different haircuts, different outfits and styles, even while wearing sunglasses. Would you comment on all of this, and what you feel is important concerning the “Geoff Tate look?”
Geoff Tate: Sure Geoff. The thing to emphasize concerning the various looks I have had is that, however else it may appear, over the course of my entire career the size, shape, and proximate location of my skull have remained constant no matter what haircut I had. This constancy remained in force even when I was wearing sunglasses, although it is true that sunglasses exert a slightly downward pressure upon one’s ears…
The rest of the interview can be seen at www.queensryche.com/geoff_on_geoff.html
COMMENT | Choir666Of666Satan posted by : BallsToTheWall 11/14/2009 10:56:30 AM
That was great!! Do one on Chris Cornell next...shouldn't be that difficult.
COMMENT | posted by : pigchop 11/14/2009 11:06:18 AM
Hey satanna - why did you change your name?
COMMENT | Because I got banned for messing with poseur rock stars... posted by : Choir666Of666Satan 11/14/2009 11:09:26 AM
Because I got banned for messing with poseur rock stars like Geoff Tate. They ban me, I sign up again, do it again, then they ban me...
My two cents: Unless they are breaking the law, banning people from a metal board, and the censorship therein, is disgusting and pussified.
COMMENT | I've always loved Queensryche but.... posted by : HeldUnder 11/14/2009 11:34:06 AM
isn't this heading into ridiculous Gene Simmons style marketing? A friend of mine bought a bottle at one of their shows and I just shook my head in disbelief.
COMMENT | Good for Geoff posted by : RiotAct666 11/14/2009 11:52:47 AM
Look forward to trying the wine sometime.
Also that Choir666Of666Satan person is the same dude who did that Yngwie is a mallishess fire singer post.
COMMENT | WINE O?? posted by : mikevod 11/14/2009 11:55:56 AM
WOW a famous singer turned into wine maker?Guess the band is getting old and its time to make the wine?O well.Hopefully Slayer never goes down this path?WHY ASK WHY was this even posted here?I guess for every concert ticket or cd you buy you can get a coupon for some wine?He could do shows at the winerier?WINEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.Sad that the band started off heavy and went to lame?
COMMENT | posted by : pigchop 11/14/2009 11:58:48 AM
COMMENT posted by : Choir666Of666Satan "Because I got banned for messing with poseur rock stars..."
I see. So, are you still of the school of thought that Slayer did not actually play the guitar solos on Reign In Blood, or that Tom did not unleash the scream at Angel of Death's beginning?
Oh, and what has become of your black metal symphony, or whatever that was?
COMMENT | Well aged and full of no body posted by : mummyman 11/14/2009 12:05:03 PM
Queensryche =78% misguided talent 22% of the catalog is quality,0% credibility left by volume. A classic blend of beaten horse and malaise with hints of rehash and death. Time to hang it up guys...no really! disband and move on...Nevermore has been spitting on your grave for a decade
COMMENT | posted by : Fani Dilth 11/14/2009 12:08:25 PM
I notice a couple of posts re: Tate on Tate are from folk who haven't seen that comment posted before. Bless.
Between ChoralSanta, RiotAct, the Bello/Nelson shit storm, Gaahl's dresses, Scott Ian's bravado, Nikki Sixx's anecdotes that only he and 17 year old boys are interested in, Dave Mustaine being his own bad press, Dani Filth being a twat, everybody knowing that Dani Filth is a big twat, Gorgoroth v2.0, and a host of BM posters, with one agenda and one only - to trash talk bands, even if the band happens to be their favourite, I think BM is well on it's way to becoming it's own e-democracy and it's only a matter of time before it turns into it's own e-country.
Run by President RiotAct666, of course, who will always find the end of the rainbow.
COMMENT | hmmm.. posted by : GoatLoad71 11/14/2009 12:18:47 PM
WINE GOOD !! makes Saturday morning an this site all the better!!
Party on Wayne!!
COMMENT | posted by : momsshizzle 11/14/2009 3:47:18 PM
I wonder if the wine is as bad as their music.
COMMENT | posted by : Mandalay 11/14/2009 4:26:58 PM
Seriously, I can't like this band anymore. Between the cruise ships and wine and cabaret shows and album sequels ... :headdesk:
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