This past April, Brent A. Terwilliger from UPINYA, was able to join into a partnership with the Fingerlakes wine maker Bully Hill. Bully Hill has agreed to sell and promote Brent A. Terwilliger's CD, titled UPINYA in their gift shop. This partnership started when the Staff at Bully Hill heard a song Brent wrote about their wine Le Goat Blush.
While attending school in Daytona Beach, Florida, Brent A. Terwilliger stumbled across the wine in a small Wine and Cigar shop he often frequented, the Smoke N' Cellar. "At the time I happen to be playing (guitar) in a small bar in DeLand, Florida called The Smoke N' Cellar, where they served a NY wine. I was rather homesick at the time and was excited about seeing something from home in the shop. I grew to truly appreciate Bully Hill, it provided me with a way to feel a little closer to home."
Later Brent would go on to record a studio album at Reel Time Studios in Ormond Beach, Florida. On this album he recorded a song titled Goat. "Essentially Goat was the story behind Bully Hill's Le Goat Blush Wine. One day I was sitting at home writing some songs that I would later record. I had a good guitar part written but I was stumped for vocals. I looked up at an empty bottle of Le Goat I had sitting in my room and started working with some of the poem that appears on the label. That's how I ended up with most of the chorus of the song. The rest of the song is kind of a tribute to Dave Matthews, one of the biggest influences on my music."
Le Goat Blush happens to be one of Bully Hills more historic wines. Its label tells the tale of how Bully Hills' owner, Walter S. Taylor could not use his own name on his labels because it conflicted with another NY based winery, Taylor Wine. Bully Hills Winery is located in Hammondsport, NY. If you would like more information on them please feel free to visit their website at www.bullyhill.com..
Brent A. Terwilliger currently resides in Endicott, NY where he works as a Technical Writer. He has a full-length album available for $9.00 by mail. If you would like to learn more or hear some samples of his music feel free to visit his website at www.geocities.com/brentterwilliger.