Bloodshot Wine was a cabaret show of Jim Steinman songs performed at the Manhattan Theatre Club in the mid-1970s. The phrase "bloodshot wine" is used in the script of Rhinegold. The following is an excerpt of an interview between Pat Cerasaro and Bloodshot Wine performer Andre DeShields[1]: ADS: I have the fondest memories of it and it laid the groundwork for a second collaboration with Jim Steinman and myself called BLOODSHOT WINE. Now, you can't tell me you know about that show! PC: Just "Private of Privates"! Tell me everything. ADS: (Laughs.) Well, I can't tell you everything, but...