The Wall Street Journal: The Rocker Makes Wine – Mar. 6, 2010
"The last time I saw him on stage with Tool, he wore a Mohawk and skimpy shorts, growling as he stalked the stage and clung to the shadows, and I expected to meet an intense man grappling with the complex issues he raises in some of his songs. Instead, I found a convivial host, a quick wit and a savvy businessman who lives a life of his own choosing..."
Fox11AZ.com: Movie Reviews: "Cop Out" and "Blood Into Wine" – Feb. 26, 2010
"Movie guy Craig Outhier reviews, "Cop Out," the new Bruce Willis flick, and a film you might not have heard of called Blood Into Wine."
Arizona Republic: Blood Into Wine – Feb. 25, 2010
"Keenan is best known as the singer for Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. We see him working at his day job, but directors Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke wisely keep the band footage to a minimum, underscoring the point that Keenan isn't just another rich guy who plucked a hobby out of a hat as a tax shelter..."
San Antonio Current: Grapes of Wrath – Feb. 17, 2010
"Maynard James Keenan knows you most likely don’t give a crap about his love of wine, or his struggle to establish a vineyard in northern Arizona. You’re watching Blood Into Wine, a documentary about those things, because Keenan’s the lead singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, and if you were to draw a Venn diagram mapping oenophiles and "Stinkfist" fanatics, the two circles would remain as separate as John Glenn’s wrinkled man-tits during the 1998 shuttle launch..."
River Cities’ Reader: The Face of Arizona Wine: Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Talks "Blood Into Wine," Screening February 19-26 at the Capitol – Feb. 11, 2010
"Maynard James Keenan -- the frontman for prog-metal gods Tool, the co-leader of A Perfect Circle, and the founder of Puscifer -- isn't the type of person you'd expect to see as the subject of a thorough documentary. He has a reputation for being reclusive, and for jealously guarding his privacy. As he says in the movie Blood Into Wine, "I'm not much of a people person." Yet Keenan, along with his wine-making partner Eric Glomski, is at the center of that documentary, a freewheeling but thoughtful mix of wine primer, underdog story, buddy picture, and sketch comedy. The movie is fun and gently didactic, and thankfully it engages in little idolatry..."
MTV: Tool Frontman Makes Movie About His Taste For Fine Wine – Feb. 4, 2010
"Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan has been babbling in the press about his Caduceus Cellars winery for well over a year, so it's been pretty obvious that the elusive rock star is pretty serious about his love for the violet and gold nectar of Bacchus. And he's been pretty successful with his business ventures at Merkin Vineyards and Arizona Stronghold Vineyards. But now Keenan has taken his love for wine to a whole different level..."
Filmcritic.com: Blood Into Wine – Feb. 2010
"Like a rock 'n roll version of Sideways, Blood Into Wine flits from beat to beat, creating a hypnotic, enthralling, and fun documentary out of celebrity winemaker Maynard James Keenan, and his attempts to bring respect to the Northern Arizona wine country. The best thing about Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke's doc is how perfectly it captures the enigmatic showman nature of its subject. Keenan is known for putting on capital "P"erformances, and so the documentary includes some non-traditional elements of its own..."
HardRockChick.com: Noise Pop Film Fest: Blood Into Wine @ Viz Cinema – Feb. 2010
"Blood Into Wine is a film of many layers, just like any great film should be. First, it tells the story from inception to present of Maynard’s winery- Caduceus Cellars. Then, it speaks to the development of Arizona as a wine region, and the challenges associated with that. It is constructed around the yearly cycle of winemaking- so that you learn about the process in a way that they can’t teach you when you take one of those Napa tours. And lastly, it’s a music film that shows you Maynard’s life in a way that’s never been captured before..."
Paste.com: Trailer for Maynard Keenan's Blood Into Wine Doc Features Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Tim & Eric, More – Dec. 14, 2009
"Maynard James Keenan may not seem like the most approachable man in the music industry. But the trailer for a documentary (which premieres Feb. 19) about his latest side project, wine, takes a rather lighthearted approach..."
Rolling Stone: Rock & Roll Daily, Maynard James Keenan Explains Passion for Wine in Doc Trailer – June 11, 2009
"Maynard James Keenan is a man of many occupations: Lead singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, a bottler of wines and now, star of the new documentary Blood Into Wine: The Arizona Stronghold, which tells the story of Keenan and his winemaking partner Eric Glomski’s decision to start a vineyard in dry, desolate Jerome, Arizona ..."
Avclub.com: Maynard James Keenan stars in... a documentary about his winery – June 11, 2009
"Maynard James Keenan, the evil genius behind Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, is also seriously passionate about winemaking. He's got a vineyard in Arizona, and it's the subject of an upcoming documentary called Blood Into Wine, made by the guys who made the Moog doc. Below you'll find the trailer, and here you'll find our interview with Keenan, which touches quite a bit on his love of vino..."
