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Muse bar charlottesville5/25/2023 ![]() Struggle in the local terroir (Virginian Cabernet Sauvignon lovers know what I’m That sounds rather shocking to me, as I often find those who plant what they likeĪs opposed to what is proven to do well often find themselves with grapes that He explained he didn’t use a consultant – he was just following his palate. When I followed up with Robert on how he picked these varietals, Outside of Horton, it’s one of the most diverse vineyards of the state. Sally pointed out rows of Petit Syrah, Aglianico, Gamay, Grenache, Marsanne, Roussanne, Mourvèdre, Blaufränkisch (Lemberger), Terolodego and more…in addition to all your traditional Bordeaux-style grapes. That’s impressive, but what’s shocking is this includes vines seldom – if ever – seen in Virginia. Muse currently has 21 grape varietals on 34 acres. When she explained what they are growing, it was jaw-dropping. Sally was kind enough to give me a tour of the vineyard – which arguably is tied with the tasting room as my favorite part of their winery (note: I can drink in the vineyard so I’m not actually sacrificing anything here). Fortunately most of the time you can easily drive to the tasting room, set on a low hill that gives you a great view of the surrounding valley. Those in dire need of a drink in bad weather can cross an elevated walkway. The vineyard is adjacent to the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, which occasionally floods the low bridge. Location in the middle of the lovely Shenandoah Valley must have been an Being wine lovers, the opportunity seemed too good to resist. Land advertised in the Washington Post as a ‘vineyard for sale’ and purchased Husband/wife team Robert Muse and Sally Cowal found the Even though it’s an almost 2 hour drive for me, I make the pilgrimage several times a year. ![]() It literally has the entire package an amazing vineyard, great service, epic scenery, and some of the best wine I’ve had anywhere. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (L.A.If I were make a list of my Top 10 wineries in all Virginia, Muse would definitely be on there. Kansas Speedway (Kanrocksas Music Festival) Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival) Parque da Bela Vista (Rock in Rio Lisboa) Lac de Malsaucy (Les Eurockéennes de Belfort)Īntiguo Aquapark (Mallorca Live Festival) Will of the People era 2022 #Ĭhateau d'Aubiry (Les Déferlantes Festival)Ĭhateau de Beauregard (Festival Beauregard) The band played a 1 minute long snippet of the song for the first 2 shows of the tour, then extended it to nearly 2 minutes for the next shows. However, the song finally returned in June 2022 where it was played as an intro to Madness. It looked very unlikely it would return to setlists, even despite being a setlist option for the 2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire show. It was played in the form of a drum and bass jam and acted as an intro to the first piano song in the set, which was almost always United States of Eurasia, though occasionally it was played before other songs such as Citizen Erased.Īfter being continually performed from 2009 until August 2011, Nishe was dropped and was essentially directly replaced with the Montpellier Jam for The 2nd Law Tour, which itself was likely inspired by Nishe since it had a similar vibe and feel and was similarly played before piano songs. Perhaps the band felt that the 2008 performance went well, as Nishe was revived full-time for The Resistance tour, appearing more often than any Showbiz-era song during the tour and being performed at most dates. This 2008 performance was the last to feature guitar until 2022. It would be another eight years before Nishe returned for a one-off appearance at a festival in 2008. After only being performed for two months, the band stopped playing Nishe live. Nishe was first done as an intro to Overdue on the Showbiz tour, simply titled "Bass and Drum" at that time.
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