Do you drink Wine when you watch Football?

[Deberg_1990]

Well, some of you Nancys obviously do…fess up.






"WFL" Wine Football League will be Revealed on 9-10-12



September 4, 2012- The WFL, Wine Football League will be announced to the public on Monday September 10, 2012 prior to the season-opener double header of Monday Night Football on ESPN.

The Wine Football League or the WFL is not a pro football league that is looking to rival the NFL. It's a creative "Football & Wine" marketing campaign created by The Wine'tastic Mile of Baltimore and Dunkadelic Sports Marketing.

The NFL is composed of 32 teams in 31 U.S. cities. The WFL will give each team a wine themed nickname to help promote the "Football & Wine" culture with the NFL. It's for wine lovers to follow their favorite teams with a wine inspired nickname.

There seems to be a never ending amount of beer commercials during the NFL regular-season and playoffs. Wine is never mentioned, but there are millions of NFL fans who enjoy watching games with a nice Cabernet or Chardonnay says, Derrick E. Vaughan the creator of the WFL.

When you go to a big-time steakhouse or upscale seafood restaurant during games or after games you see the wine drinkers enjoying their wine with a 20 oz. cowboy ribeye or grilled branzino fish, Vaughan continues.

The idea came to Vaughan a sports guru while he was thinking about the 40th Anniversary of the 1972 Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins were the last NFL franchise to go undefeated for an entire season and during the playoffs in 1972.

Chris Berman of ESPN would say each year after the last NFL team would taste defeat the '72 Dolphins are popping the champagne realizing that their record of 17-0 still stands for another year.



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[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I don't like drinking when watching sports especially games I have paid money to go to.

I don't drink at 10am, ever. And certainly not while watching football, whether home or at a game. What's the point?

As for wine, I'm not a wine drinker. I've tried and tried and tried to get into it, but the only time I like it is when it's paired with a specific dish that the chef recommends. Otherwise, I don't enjoy it.

[saphojunkie]

I freaking love wine. I love it. I collect it. I'm going to go taste wine this weekend. I go several times a year, and I would own a vineyard if I had a few million to spare.

Wine country is god's country. Small towns, local businesses, farms, horses, clean air, and almost always it's got amazing food. Wine people like good restaurants.

Nothing like a good beer, especially in the morning, but yeah I'll drink wine during a game. My doctor sure prefers me to do that.

[Rain Man]

I like wine, but only if it hasn't been fermented.

In thinking about it, I guess I like grape juice.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I don't drink at 10am, ever. And certainly not while watching football, whether home or at a game. What's the point?

As for wine, I'm not a wine drinker. I've tried and tried and tried to get into it, but the only time I like it is when it's paired with a specific dish that the chef recommends. Otherwise, I don't enjoy it.

College Football with friends is the only time I drink while watching, and that is rare.


I enjoy football too much to cloud it up with double vision.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Mrs. FMB! and I are actively trying to learn more, and it's really shocking what you can learn about the grape varietals simply by drinking different styles in a tasting setting.

I agree, but when it comes to a tasting, I just can't make myself spit out the wine after putting it in my mouth.
What do you prefer?
I have been drinking it enough that I have settled on liking nice heavy cabs the best. If it is a sweet wine, I just don't care for it.

When it comes to beer, I only recently learned about "hoppy" beers, as Phil and NewChief enlightened me one night when I was trying a 12er of Boulevard sampler.

I thought I had accidentally gotten into a batch of fence post preservative.

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Mrs. FMB! and I are actively trying to learn more, and it's really shocking what you can learn about the grape varietals simply by drinking different styles in a tasting setting.

Oh that sounds really interesting!


/sarcasm

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Oh that sounds really interesting!


/sarcasm

You would have to go somewhere besides the Walmart to experience it.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

I agree, but when it comes to a tasting, I just can't make myself spit out the wine after putting it in my mouth.
What do you prefer?
I have been drinking it enough that I have settled on liking nice heavy cabs the best. If it is a sweet wine, I just don't care for it.

When it comes to beer, I only recently learned about "hoppy" beers, as Phil and NewChief enlightened me one night when I was trying a 12er of Boulevard sampler.

I thought I had accidentally gotten into a batch of fence post preservative.

I don't spit either, unless I'm driving and want to taste a bunch of wines. That's one of the benefits of doing it at home.

What you mean by "sweet." Most wines are dry from a winemaker's perspective. Dry to a winemaker means the process has fermented all the available sugar. Only wines that have been intentionally stopped short of full fermentation by too high alcohol (port, for instance) or have sugar added back in are "sweet" wines. Do you mean fruity - like a Riesling - where the wine is very fruit forward?

As for my favorites, I can find something to like about a bunch of wines, save the Sauvignon Blanc. Just not a fan.

I'm a huge fan of big, bold Shiraz, Syrah and Zinfandel. My favorite wine of the moment is Michael David's Earthquake Zinfandel. Holy crap that's good.

While I'll drink Cabernet Sauvignon - it's the aroma and taste that to me just screams "this is what red wine is all about" - it's not one of my favorites. For a lighter drink, I like Pinot Noir a lot, and I've been on a Pinot kick lately.

For a hot day, light meal (salad, seafood), I really like the crispness and acidity of a Riesling or Chardonnay.

I've only recently started being able to taste some of the winemakers' notes. This weekend I was drinking a Shiraz for for the first time actually was aware of vanilla from the oak. That was really exciting for me. And it very well might have been due to the fact that earlier that day I had actually tasted raw vanilla, so that flavor and aroma was very familiar.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Oh that sounds really interesting!


/sarcasm

Next time you're in Alabama, swing by the house and I'll hook a brother up!


/sarcasm

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I freaking love wine. I love it. I collect it. I'm going to go taste wine this weekend. I go several times a year, and I would own a vineyard if I had a few million to spare.

Wine country is god's country. Small towns, local businesses, farms, horses, clean air, and almost always it's got amazing food. Wine people like good restaurants.

Nothing like a good beer, especially in the morning, but yeah I'll drink wine during a game. My doctor sure prefers me to do that.

My brother lives in Sonoma County and grows grapes. He sells all his crop to a specific winery not in Sonoma that wants the "Sonoma" label on their product. There's a certain percentage of grapes in the wine required to have that label. Premium price just for a name.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I freaking love wine. I love it. I collect it. I'm going to go taste wine this weekend. I go several times a year, and I would own a vineyard if I had a few million to spare.

Wine country is god's country. Small towns, local businesses, farms, horses, clean air, and almost always it's got amazing food. Wine people like good restaurants.

Nothing like a good beer, especially in the morning, but yeah I'll drink wine during a game. My doctor sure prefers me to do that.

I also collect what I can, but I don't have a cellar or basement, so mostly it's what I have room for in my 36-bottle fridge. I've got a half dozen or so vintage ports and madeiras chillin' for a few years, one back to '98. Drank the '97 I had a couple months ago.

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I also collect what I can, but I don't have a cellar or basement, so mostly it's what I have room for in my 36-bottle fridge. I've got a half dozen or so vintage ports and madeiras chillin' for a few years, one back to '98. Drank the '97 I had a couple months ago.

Not gonna drop the dough for one of those floor cellars I linked you to?

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I don't spit either, unless I'm driving and want to taste a bunch of wines. That's one of the benefits of doing it at home.

What you mean by "sweet." Most wines are dry from a winemaker's perspective. Dry to a winemaker means the process has fermented all the available sugar. Only wines that have been intentionally stopped short of full fermentation by too high alcohol (port, for instance) or have sugar added back in are "sweet" wines. Do you mean fruity - like a Riesling - where the wine is very fruit forward?

As for my favorites, I can find something to like about a bunch of wines, save the Sauvignon Blanc. Just not a fan.

I'm a huge fan of big, bold Shiraz, Syrah and Zinfandel. My favorite wine of the moment is Michael David's Earthquake Zinfandel. Holy crap that's good.

While I'll drink Cabernet Sauvignon - it's the aroma and taste that to me just screams "this is what red wine is all about" - it's not one of my favorites. For a lighter drink, I like Pinot Noir a lot, and I've been on a Pinot kick lately.

For a hot day, light meal (salad, seafood), I really like the crispness and acidity of a Riesling or Chardonnay.

I've only recently started being able to taste some of the winemakers' notes. This weekend I was drinking a Shiraz for for the first time actually was aware of vanilla from the oak. That was really exciting for me. And it very well might have been due to the fact that earlier that day I had actually tasted raw vanilla, so that flavor and aroma was very familiar.

When I started getting into wine, I was all about syrah. As I developed my palate, though, I moved on to some more complex stuff. Pinots have been coming back big time in California, so it must have been a good couple of seasons for them.

I'm always up for a good grenache, too. I used to be into real jammy syrahs, but gimme something smokey nowadays and I'm fine. The thing is, most of the time, I'm drinking wine just for the wine. I'm not drinking it with dinner at all, so I want something that tastes great as a stand alone.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

Not gonna drop the dough for one of those floor cellars I linked you to?

Oh man, if I had that kind of dough, hell yeah I would. Actually, if the wife and I ever decide to build a house, I'll have a cellar of some sort. I don't need anything huge, but a 500 bottle cabinet in the ground would be kick ass.

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

When I started getting into wine, I was all about syrah. As I developed my palate, though, I moved on to some more complex stuff. Pinots have been coming back big time in California, so it must have been a good couple of seasons for them.

I'm always up for a good grenache, too. I used to be into real jammy syrahs, but gimme something smokey nowadays and I'm fine. The thing is, most of the time, I'm drinking wine just for the wine. I'm not drinking it with dinner at all, so I want something that tastes great as a stand alone.

This is the case with me as well. I'm partial to Pinot Noir: If I'm going cheap - Hob Nob (love the cherry and cola) for $11 a bottle. Otherwise, I'm typically going with Elk Cove, Wild Horse, or Sebastiani Pinot Noir.