Jason Oliva [Wine]: [Stripey Horse] update
September 30, 2011
Hello Everyone,I hope you all had a great summer. I have been busy launching Jason Oliva [Wine], which is turning out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my art career. The 250 limited edition bottles have now been bottled so I thought I’d share some new pictures with you from South Africa prior to their arrival in the States.Here are Ronel, Maiker, Elton & Jako using custom gravitational equipment to bottle [Stripey Horse]Dirk Roos, my commissioned wine maker and good friend, has a very eco friendly approach to wine making and pulled out all the stops with our first release [Stripey Horse]. Here is what Dirk has to say:[Stripey Horse] 2008
Hand harvested grapes from high lying environmentally friendly grown Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards, in Stellenbosch, were used to produce this Bordeaux style blend. Bottling was done by hand using customised equipment and natural gravitational flow, therefore eliminating the use of electrical equipment and we used harvested rain water to clean all equipment. This forms part of my EARTH FRIENDLY EARTH CONSCIOUS approach to winemaking and ensuring a small carbon footprint.
Best,
Dirk RoosMOOIPLAAS WINE ESTATEPO Box 104, Koelenhof 7605, South AfricaWeb www.mooiplaas.co.za …you can see in the following picture that the wine was also hand corked. This allows for a better seal that will protect the wine for long term ageing. Also [Stripey] was bottled with 49cm corks, the longest and most expensive money can buy. After this every bottle top will be hand waxed:Bottles of [Stripey Horse] after being through the hand corking machine.Also, if you wondered what this heroic eco friendly South African wine maker looks like, here he is:Baks (Dirk’s number one cellar man) and Dirk RoosI will have more pictures and updates as it gets closer to the wine’s arrival in late October. The bottle samples and label are both in the approval process and once approved, all 250 bottles will be exported from South Africa to New York.If anyone would like further information about 2008 [Stripey Horse] please feel free to email me at jasonoliva@gmail.com.There are a number of other exciting projects in the works so feel free to follow along.As always,Cheers!
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[Stripey Horse] 2008 South African Bordeaux Blend
Limited 250 bottles hand signed and numbered.
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JasonOliva.com [Stripey Horse] 2008 vintage from Jason Oliva [Wine] being bottled today.
[Stripey Horse] 2008 vintage from Jason Oliva [Wine] being bottled today.
September 23, 2011
Here is the bottle that I chose for [Stripey Horse]
A very exciting day today. I have chosen the bottle that will be used for [Stripey Horse] 2008 (250 signed and numbered bottles) I think its cool…not too heavy, not too light and also an eco-friendly/’Green” A great form all around to serve as the vessel for the amazing wine Dirk has created for me. Bottling will also start today and then bottled samples are sent off to all the governing body for this sort of thing. Its a tremendous amount of red tape.
Here is a picture of Dirk Roos below who will be hosting an amazing dinner at New York Vintners on October 11th…who knows there maybe a guest appearance from a single tasting bottle of [Stripey Horse] at some point..no promises though..ha ha
you can click on the image below for more details and ticket prices. I will be in attendance for sure.
I will be posting a lot of wine related things as the run up to the [Stripey Horses] arrival (late October). It is all very exciting for me to be so close to such a long term accomplishment and I would like to thank everyone involved and especially all the people who have been supporting the project by purchasing the wine. There is so much excitement and I am really happy that everyone is enjoying it all so much.
As always if anyone is interested in more information about [Stripey Horse] 2008, Jason Oliva [Wine] or how to obtain one of the limited edition bottles feel free to email me:
jasonoliva@gmail.com [Email]
Cheers
PS: Here is another stunning shot of the vineyards where [Stripey Horse] was grown in Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Jason
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‘Stripey Horse’
2011
Jason Oliva (1970- )
60″ x 72″
Acrylic on Canvas
Private collection NYC
Stripey Horse has found its home! There is a lot going on around this fella. The funds from selling Stripey Horse the painting have gone to finance my first Jason Oliva [Wine] Project! Ever since my first art show ten years when all of my decorated wine bottles were brought home and displayed by guests I have wanted to produce my own wine with my art on the label. I have partnered up with the amazing and talented South African Wine Maker Dirk Roos of Mooiplaas and we have created an amazing 2008 merlot cab/franc blend. ‘Stripey Horse’ will be 250 bottles all hand signed and numbered by me arriving in September and almost half have already pre sold. If anyone is interested in more information and cost please feel free to email me at jasonoliva@gmail.com . I am so excited about this project it is a ten year dream come true!
Cheers
and thanks for looking,
Jason
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Myself in the [NYV] studio just before delivering ‘Stripey Horse’
Outside the shop
New Home
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even more new home..ha ha
Thanks again,
Jason
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