appellation sonoita ava founded 2004 key people maynard james keenan other products apparel distribution national ; limited online sales tasting open to public website www.caduceus.org caduceus cellars is a winery in jerome arizona united states owned by maynard james keenan a musician descended from northern italian winemakers . 1 while the winery is named after caduceus an ancient symbol for commerce and staff of the greek god hermes the vineyard is named merkin vineyards after a pubic wig merkin . 2 contents 1 history 2 wines 3 promotion 4 documentary 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit viticulture in arizona began in the 16th century when missionary spanish jesuit priests began to plant grapevines and make wine for use in christian religious ceremonies . unlike most vineyards in arizona which are located in the southeastern portion of the state near tucson the location of arizona s only designated american viticultural area the sonoita ava caduceus cellars and merkin vineyards are based in the unincorporated area of page springs cornville arizona southwest of keenan s place of residence as well as the cellar where wine tasting is available in jerome which is open 365 days a year . 1 keenan has characterized the neighbors of the winery as a teetotaling republican community . 2 this is a prime spot for vineyards . an untapped resource . but the master plan is to have the merkin vineyards bed and breakfast set up for when california drops in the ocean . beach front property and the new napa valley . you got it . keenan in interview with ign.com september 13 2006 . 1 wines edit a primer paso from caduceus . caduceus first wine the limited edition primer paso 2005 2006 2007 sold out 3 and was followed by a nagual de la naga 2004 2005 2006 and a nagual del sensei 2004 2005 . later wines include the nagual de la naga 2004 2005 2006 merkin vineyards chupacabra 2005 2006 merkin vineyards shinola 2006 nagual del judith 2007 and sancha 2007 . 4 keenan s mother died in 2003 at the age of 59 due to complications from a brain aneurysm . following her death he scattered her ashes across one of his vineyards 5 later honoring her memory with his cabernet sauvignon nagual del judith 6 the first made entirely with grapes from merkin vineyards . 7 in a statement released in april 2009 keenan stated 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 whose ashes are spread across this northern arizona vineyard . these vines and wines are her resurrection and her wings . caduceus cellars official website . 8 previous wines were named after relatives of the chiricahua apache chief cochise who lived in the area where the vineyard is located 9 and were produced at page springs cellars owned by keenan s business partner . promotion edit keenan a musician with the rock bands tool a perfect circle and puscifer began scheduling all records promoting and touring around the winery s most important weeks shortly after its establishment . 3 keenan remarked the guys know that i ve got ta be in arizona for the harvesting and processing and then i ll need to be back there again for the bottling . we ll be working our touring schedule around it . 3 during the fall of 2008 keenan began a small promotional tour with eric glomski promoting the wine with signing sessions at whole foods markets in california arizona and nevada . 10 the tour continued in 2009 with sessions in texas kicking off in march 11 and appearances scheduled during tool s 2009 summer tour in florida 12 massachusetts and new jersey . 13 keenan also carries a bottle of caduceus wine during the 2008 momma sed music video for puscifer . 14 documentary edit blood into wine is a documentary about keenan and glomski s embarkation into winemaking in the desert conditions of arizona s verde valley and the success they ve seen in the decade since its inception . 15 the trailer co produced by moog filmmakers ryan page and christopher pomerenke 16 was released on the web on june 11 2009 on twinklecashcompany.com . 17 the movie was released in march 2010 theatrically and on dvd and blu ray in september 2010 . see also edit list of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards references edit a b c carle chris november 13 2006 . maynard james keenan interview . ign . retrieved on january 16 2008 . a b burgess aaron 2006 11 30 . interview maynard james keenan . a.v. club . retrieved on 2008 01 16 . a b c reardanz karen may 8 2006 . tool star plans tours around wine . sfgate.com . san francisco chronicle . retrieved 2008 08 02 . http www.caduceus.org . navigate to the wines tab . retrieved on august 17 2009 . mcalley john december 2007 . i puscifer . spin 88 . retrieved april 14 2008 . maynard james keenan fascinating fact 7223 . contactmusic.com . april 21 2009 . retrieved april 21 2009 . tool frontman dedicates wine to late mother . blabbermouth.net . april 20 2009 ; updated april 29 2009 . retrieved april 29 2009 . check date values in date help judith s cab . vino.caduceau.org . retrieved on august 17 2009 . ziemba christine n. december 4 2008 . tool & wine alt rock frontman uncorks new career . paste . retrieved december 16 2008 . puscifer opens store visits others . philadelphiaathome.com . october 29 2008 . retrieved november 5 2008 . tool s maynard james keenan bottle signing . pegasusnews.com . march 21 2009 . retrieved may 6 2009 . castillo arielle may 5 2009 . maynard james keenan appearing in miami and boca in june ... at whole foods . new times broward palm beach . retrieved may 9 2009 . music newsflash blink 182 eminem tool 3 doors down youtube video . artisan news service . may 18 2009 . retrieved may 19 2009 . momma sed music video puscifer . retrieved 6 april 2015 . anderson kyle june 12 2009 . tool frontman s wine documentary will not be as intense as schism . mtv news . retrieved june 13 2009 . kreps daniel june 11 2009 . maynard james keenan explains passion for wine in doc trailer . rolling stone . retrieved june 13 2009 . trailer blood into wine the arizona stronghold video . twinklecashcompany.com . retrieved on june 13 2009 . external links edit caduceus.org caduceus cellars official website . caduceus cellars at cellar tracker caduceus cellars profile at wine and music coordinates 34 44 39.3 n 111 53 21.3 w 34.744250 n 111.889250 w 34.744250 ; 111.889250 v t e tool danny carey adam jones maynard james keenan justin chancellor paul d amour studio lps undertow 1993 nima 1996 lateralus 2001 10 000 days 2006 studio eps 72826 demo 1991 opiate 1992 box sets salival 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