The Winery Dogs

The Winery Dogs are an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2012. It consists of Mike Portnoy , Billy Sheehan , and Richie Kotzen . The band was conceived by drummer Mike Portnoy and bassist Billy Sheehan, who were aiming to form a power trio rock band with a lead singer/guitarist as the frontman. After an aborted project, tentatively titled "Bad Apple", with guitarist/vocalist John Sykes, talk show host Eddie Trunk heard about it and suggested Richie Kotzen, who had previously played with Sheehan in the band Mr.