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For the Super Bowl, Wine Enthusiasts More Than Hold Their Own

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The New York Times

Beer and football may go together like wine and cheese. But lately more and more people seem be favoring a Bordeaux over a Bud Light. Wine has made inroads into football stadiums and living rooms across the United States on Sundays....

... Then there is Carmen Policy, the longtime executive of the 49ers during their glory years in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as the Cleveland Browns. About 15 years ago, he and his wife bought a 14-acre plot in Napa Valley and hired an architect and a vineyard manager. They set about growing cabernet grapes in 2003.