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847badgerfan

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« Reply #4690 on: July 30, 2025, 10:43:11 AM »
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« Reply #4691 on: July 30, 2025, 10:45:29 AM »
The years seem to skip around a lot, some odd numbered years omitted.  I dunno why.
They're not omitted. It's based on weeks, and with the width of the chart, each row spans multiple years. 

But as the seasons have extended with more games (12), then CCGs, then post-bowl rankings, you get fewer years represented by each row as you progress downwards on the chart.

So the top rows (1930s/40s) are ~4 years per row, while the bottom rows are ~2 years per row.

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« Reply #4692 on: July 30, 2025, 10:46:02 AM »
There is Chianti, then Chianti Classico, which is made from grapes inside a smaller areas, then Chianti Reserva (also can be Classico) which is aged longer before release.

Brunello is aged longer, 30 months I think, and made from a sangiovese clone called grosso.

There is your Italian wine lesson for today.

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« Reply #4693 on: July 30, 2025, 10:47:17 AM »
We took a wine class in Tuscany, one in Rome and one in Sicily.

We're good.
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« Reply #4694 on: July 30, 2025, 10:56:42 AM »
I take my wine lessons here - can't beat the price and time spent
if only I could shop at Costco
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« Reply #4695 on: July 30, 2025, 11:00:12 AM »
Italy has such a huge variety of wines I have no ambition to master half of them.  I do generally enjoy barolos a lot.

The nice thing about French wines is their varietals are pretty much the same as ours, so it's a lot easier to understand.

We can thank Jefferson for some of that.

Zinfandel is our oddball, I used to like zins a lot, have fallen out of the habit though when I have a nice one I like it.

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« Reply #4696 on: July 30, 2025, 11:22:13 AM »
A really good Zin is hard to beat, for me.

Cline makes a good one for a daily drinker.

We are members of Cooper's Hawk winery. I highly recommend it if you are close to one. The people in their tasting room are pretty good, and their food menu is very good - consistent no matter where we are in the country.

https://chwinery.com/
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« Reply #4697 on: July 30, 2025, 11:28:59 AM »
Zins went through phase and I didn't, I moved on.  Cline makes pretty good value wines, so does Josh I think.  

I went to Cooper's Hawk once in Cincy for some birthday event.

We're trying a wine tasting dinner at Fogo du Chao next month featuring Daou wines.  It's a bit pricey, the dinner, but my wife likes the place.

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« Reply #4698 on: July 30, 2025, 11:35:35 AM »
I get the meat sweats when I go there - find myself yearning for a salad and a dinner roll
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« Reply #4699 on: July 30, 2025, 11:36:16 AM »
Yeah, we don't go there.
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« Reply #4700 on: July 30, 2025, 11:45:10 AM »
it's OK once in a blue moon, if someone else or a group really want to go there
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« Reply #4701 on: July 30, 2025, 11:49:24 AM »
I've been a couple of times in the last 10 years.  I like it but it's a little over the top for me, for regular dining and consumption.

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« Reply #4702 on: July 30, 2025, 11:50:06 AM »
Ok no more talk about alcohol on this site for the next 30 days.  My liver enzymes where up and my doctor said no alcohol for 30 days and took me off atorvastatin before retaking the tests.  

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« Reply #4703 on: July 30, 2025, 11:51:34 AM »
For daily drinkers, I think it's hard to beat Costco's wines. Another nod to my Costco obsession. I don't really drink much of them, because we're trying to drink less, but better wine, which is going pretty well. For a nice, reasonably priced Cab, it's hard to beat Honig and Jordan. Beltane Ranch is a little winery out here that makes really good, reasonably priced zins and roses.

NOTE: sorry for the alcohol post right after your request, Riffraft. Hang in there: I just finished 12 dry weeks--wasn't that bad. Wish it was as easy to give up refined sugars.

 

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