Oh Boy! Sunday Night with Litre.

Good evening!

Fantasy Draft Season is upon us and the real thing starts on Thursday with a delicious matchup between the Bills and RAMMIT.

I’ll be in Las Vegas this week for 3 days to attend a wedding that was supposed to happen in 2022. In fact I have 2 weddings that we have to travel to. This being the first, the second being in Winnipeg. Way more glamoroUs.

The wedding is Wednesday night so my Thursday evening will be in a sports bar or sports book depending on my mood. Mrs. Cola has joined a fantasy football league this year after years of declining. Her draft is tonight at one of the ladies house and they put on a big spread and make an evening of it. I do hope she drafts a Bill or a Ram so she can be in to it.

As for stories I think by now you realize I am an idiot who gets myself in to interesting situations. There is your recap of that!

Year long Wine Recap Cheat sheet!

This off season I started doing this due to the content monster needing to be fed and the fact that I started at an Italian restaurant that serves only Italian wine. It sort of morphed in to a Sunday Gravy for wine in order to help anyone out in a wine store, at a dinner, or in a restaurant. I hope it narrowed down some information for you and that it did indeed help. Here is the recap;

The designations of Italy;

DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita): Phenomenal. You can know exactly where the grapes are grown, and for how long. Only 77 of these.

DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) : 329 of these, we know where they are grown but less rules than the above.

IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) – Could be table wine or the most unreal wine you have ever had. No rules on what varietals are used.

Super Tuscans are wines that are IGT but use non Italian varietals. Can be unreal, or could be table wine.

Italian whites that are the most known are Pinot Grigio, and Proseccos. Try a Friuli or Soave or Vermentino if you want something different.

Amarone takes a lot of work, is super intense, and costs a lot.

Sicily has grapes we have never heard of and make an acidic red that pairs well with tomatoes, pasta.

We also learned of the 10 major grape varietals in Italy.

We went over to South Australia and learned about the sub regions of that state. Barossa, Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, and Riverland were briefly covered.

We then covered one of my favoUrite blend in GSM, Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre which is less dry and more fruit forward than the same blends from Rhone.

We then covered the grape Semillon which I hate but Aussies adore.

Next we covered the Coonawarra region a bit more in depth.

New Zealand is known for their Sauvignon Blancs. These different from the same grape in Loire due to how they make it. NZ varieties tend to be more fruit forward, with gooseberry, lime, grapefruit whereas Loire Sauvignon Blancs are more earthy and flinty. Marlborough is the most popular region for whites, and Martinborough makes great Pinot Noirs.

We then went over the NZ wine regions as a whole.

We then bounced over the Pacific ocean to Argentina and more specifically Mendoza. They are where the best Malbecs in the world come from and I know there are DFOers who are team Malbec.

Due to BFC’s trip we headed over to Spain and covered their wine labels and the system that they use for ageing wines. We dug a little deeper in to Ribera del Duero.

I kind of hit the wall there and we barely covered British Columbia, then the regions of France and last week we hit up Chile.

I hope to do this again next NFL offseason where we can cover food pairings, and other regions around the world. I am always open to suggestions and questions should any one have any. Feel free to use any platform if you have questions.

Red wine SZN is here. Take care and see you in Nov for my World Cup ramblings.

 

 

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blaxabbath

I don’t know if this LSU loss hurts ASU any more or less seeing former 3-year Devil Jayden Daniels eat the L.

The way Herm has their program on in a complete [whatever happened at Chernobyl] meltdown, I’m guessing that it hurts to know they lost such a talent still.

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blaxabbath

Wait….

So you call wine — “cola”?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Hey, Litre, according to the extremely reliable united states postal service, your package is in Toronto and heading your way. So….like another month?

2Pack

Thanks for the work on these Litre, that’s some great hustle.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Woo hoo Deadheads win!

WCS

A lot of graduate assistants are going to suffer horrendous “accidents” this week at practice.

Wakezilla

Watching the Disney movie “Zombie” with Girlzilla. I swear this movie was written by aliens who barely have an idea of how humans work.

BC Dick

It looks like a “creative”’high school play by the ad poster. Streaming has really lowered the standards.
I would’ve guessed “Wakezillete”.

Horatio Cornblower

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU KELLY!!!

Downfield Matriculator

Ducking TOSU by leaving for LSU and then showing mid-aughts Andy Reid clock to lose to the JV Redacteds. Just Fucking Hilarious!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

/Regis on his way out the door

Redshirt

If Brian Kelly’s has any balls, he fakes the XP and goes for the win.

Horatio Cornblower

Kelly only takes risks in high winds.

Downfield Matriculator

There it is!

Horatio Cornblower

Got here late. Scrolling down I see this joke has been beaten to death like a graduate student on a scissor lift in high wi…

Ah, shit.

Downfield Matriculator

That “if” sailed a long time ago — he always lacked significant testicular fortitude at ND

Redshirt

That was in the same “if” that in “if I apply myself, I can lose weight and afford to buy my own house”.

Redshirt

JR: “Wow, this is a great ending to this game we’re getting here… No way! Good God, King. That’s BLEERGH’s music!”

Redshirt

“So the call was overturned, the ball carrier was in bounds, but the clock is still stopped and will start on the snap.

So the play was changed and nothing was changed. That’s makes no sense!

Redshirt

Can LSU win and Brian Kelly lose at the same time?

Horatio Cornblower

Depends. How’s the wind?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

If the WNBA really wanted to fill up an arena, they should put out the word that their goal is to have a higher attendance than a Trump rally. I bet they’d get an extra 5k fans, easily.

Brick Meathook

Also they should have more male players.

Redshirt

Come on LeBron. Give yourself another Finals loss.

scotchnaut

This could be done for all teams in the NFC East but I saw this one first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUFzPB3Sk5k&ab_channel=SettheEdge

Doktor Zymm

The Washington one is just someone splicing together a sexual harassment training video with a 1990s commercial about gum disease, and yet is totally accurate

Brick Meathook

That analogy of an atom at the :20 second mark was obviously written by a physics major.

Doktor Zymm

The kind of physics major who would go up in a scissor lift in high winds maybe

WCS

The entirety of the Dallas Cowboys video:

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King Hippo

LSU should pretend they (i) just found out about Brian Kelly having killed that kid on the scissor lift; and (ii) actually care about some ded kid

Doktor Zymm

It doesn’t even matter that it was a stupid kid, stupid kids need the most attention

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

True but once they’re dead they don’t need *any* attention.

King Hippo

ppl DO forget that!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

And of course the dead people don’t speak of it, either.

King Hippo

It’s deffo the surest way to make a Milford Man!

WCS

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Anybody heard anything about the new Andor series?

TheRevanchist

I have heard it will be on Disney plus.

Hopefully it’s better than what I am watching. The Wheel of Time series on Prime. It’s pretty crappy so far.

Brick Meathook

I just woke up! My first thought was “wow, I woke up!”

yeah right

It’s all gravy from here.

Doktor Zymm

Digging the avatar

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It kicks ass!

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King Hippo

well, kinda POKES at it, anyway

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I mean I figure you’d put it on a stick and swing it.

King Hippo

Pills are great that way, inshallah!

Brick Meathook

Allahu Akhbar! Death to the infidels! I became a Muslim in my sleep!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Oh great Brick is getting all woke on us.

Brick Meathook

Hmm, maybe black lives do matter . . . oh well, the vice president may be useless but thank god she’s a woman.

BC Dick

Sorry if this is crude, I ask only out of curiosity, but do you remember right away it’s gone or do you try to stand up out of bed as if it was still there?

Brick Meathook

No I don’t do that, but in about a month I can do that. It just has to heal. I’m already testing it a little bit now with putting weight on it, but otherwise following instructions and progressing nicely. This is not as big a deal as people think. Plus I don’t really even need the drugs at this point but I’ll be damned if I’m gonna stop getting them.

Doktor Zymm

What are you going to do with all the extra shoes?

Brick Meathook

Wear them.

Doktor Zymm

But won’t that interfere with the lasers that shoot out of the toes on your cyborg foot?

Brick Meathook

I guess . . . I didn’t think about that.

Horatio Cornblower

Open-toed sandals. Duh.

WCS

Brian Kelly’s philosophy of, “Doesn’t matter who or how we kill” translates from Indiana to Louisiana well.

Doktor Zymm

DO IT!

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

DODGERS: [commit a regrettable error that allows a run]

PADRES: “Hold my fish taco.”

King Hippo

I got maced last time i tried that smh

SonOfSpam

But when you’re a celebrity, they just let you do it.

WCS

It’s just locker room talk!

King Hippo

I’ve made a huge mistake. – Brian K., Baton Rouge, LA

King Hippo

Only been watching 10 minutes, already had enough of FSU’s goddamned “war chant” for an entire season.

King Hippo

they at least don’t have a marching band playing it

BC Dick

But the actual Seminoles approved of it, if I remember correctly. Or at least their leadership. That makes you the monster. Questioning their self-determination

BC Dick

My native buddies are all for the good names like chiefs and warriors and the like. Just like us Scandinavian folks are good with names like Vikings.
Maybe my lacrosse friends aren’t representative but who am I to question it? It’s the campus crusaders who make it an issue.

Doktor Zymm

Eh, there’s a lot of grey area for most stuff, where some members of a group object and others are okay or positive. I say just avoid the whole issue and give everything animal names, and then never, ever invent the technology that would allow us to communicate fully with animals, because there is no way it’s gonna be as cute as we think

BC Dick

That does make sense. I like the Vikings name though. If chiefs is wrong then so is Vikings.
Then we get animals declared as persons under the law. It’s happening. Then we can’t have animal names because some of the birds and bears are offended. We’ll end up with every sport named like WNBA. The Spark and spirit and the wonder of it all.

BC Dick

And you’re right on about those filthy animal minds. Just look up ducks and otters and the way they rape and murder their way through the days.

yeah right

Washington state Mr Winkles has a certain flair.

King Hippo

“Chiefs” is totally fine (there is even a local history basis for it), they just shouldn’t “injun chant.” FSU’s chant is more annoying than offensive, since the local tribe actively supports it.

All in my opinion, of course.

BC Dick

Oh yes, definitely annoying as all get out. I immediately dislike anyone who takes part in group activities, chants, the wave, etc. like children singing a song in preschool.

Brick Meathook

“Cowboys” is offensive to homosexuals everywhere. Why not just come out and call themselves the “Faggots”? Who are we kidding here?

BC Dick

Is that really a thing? Cowboy is a gay slur? It must be related to barebackng. Or chaps maybe.

Brick Meathook

Didn’t you see Brokeback Mountain? Do you need a road map?

BC Dick

I did not see it. I am aware of it, though.
It doesn’t make me associate cowboys with gay. When I think cowboy I think John Wayne doing the right thing and Clint Eastwood doing the wrong thing and Italians shooting arrows at minor characters.
And ol’ Stumpy. I always think of Stumpy.

Brick Meathook

Go to West Hollywood. Cowboy central.

You’re taking this very personal. You’re not a cowboy, are you?

BC Dick

Hah no I’m just a guy who works in an office and dreams of raising chickens and goats on a distant farm and loves John Wayne movies.

BC Dick

And those fellas are no cowboys. The real ones don’t drive herds on their knees behind a disco joint.

Brick Meathook

I’m sorry I hurt your feelings.

BC Dick

I appreciate that. I know I don’t need to defend mister Wayne, being dead and all, but by gum I still try.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Yeah, I feel like talking with dolphins would be horrifying. “Hey you wanna go do some rapin’? Come on, it’ll be fun!”

blaxabbath

Well I mean — who would take such a risk for something that isn’t enjoyable?

King Hippo

Geaux Tigers!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Please avail yourself of Balls’s recommendations and watch Freo-Western and Geelong-Collingwood forthwith. My Lord.

yeah right

Please do. If you have the Free-o game recorded the entry is insane. Crazy motherfucker shredding lead guitar while anchored to the mother structure.

I’m officially a Docker for fucking life.

Never been a poseur but now I’ve got credentials.

Let’s go Freo!

yeah right
BrettFavresColonoscopy

My only qualm is why Rory Lobb has to look like Mr. Joshua from Lethal Weapon

yeah right

Yeah he’s got some Gary Busey going.

yeah right

The crowd response alone was insane. This is why we watch live sports.

Game Time Decision

I caught part of the replay of the freo game. Cra cray game.

BC Dick

If you folks get the CFL on television you should switch it to the Bombers-Riders game. This is why those weeny baby dinky dummies who complain about divisions in sports are wrong.
Familiarity breeds contempt and that makes for good football games.

BC Dick

And yet you picked them to win. Another reason you have so many trophy fleshlights. I can’t bet against BC or Seattle no matter the situation.

BC Dick

“I had referred to the people of Saskatchewan as a bunch of banjo-pickin’ inbreds,” said Westwood, with a straight face. “I was wrong to make such a statement, and I’d like to apologize.”

“The vast majority of the people in Saskatchewan have no idea how to play the banjo.”

King Hippo

You went with Larry, didn’t ya?

scotchnaut

The Super Tuscans are the most underrated Marvel band of heroes by far. The work they did defeating the Firenze Five? [makes chef’s kiss gesture]

BC Dick

He’s in all of them at some point

Doktor Zymm

Riding this morning went way better than yesterday, both because I drank water instead of gin last night, and because I soaked one of those evaporation shirts and put it in the fridge overnight then changed into it right before getting on. I barely overheated at all!

Now chilling with a nice cold bottle of blanc de blanc, after a nice nap. Life is good when off work!

BC Dick

Sounds very… European.
Personally, I went with a tattered rag and shorts held up by an old shoelace to keep cool.

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Redshirt

https://twitter.com/ArkRazorbacks/status/1566204557415178240

What SEC school celebrates barely escaping a home win against an AAC school? I haven’t seen someone more insecure since the last time I looked in the mirror.

Redshirt

Okay, I concede this one got a chuckle out of me.

Rental Razorback Fan on Twitter: “@ArkRazorbacks @Gingyman22 https://t.co/iV16GiwmIF” / Twitter

ballsofsteelandfury

Vegas is so close to LA! Too bad it’s on a weekday. Who gets married on a Wednesday?

BC Dick

The working class.

Redshirt

We still don’t know exactly how COVID started and my money’s on bat STD.

Doktor Zymm

Accelerated in humans through an illegal bat milking operation

Horatio Cornblower

/batman nudges cooler under sofa

BC Dick

Delicious malk. With vitamin R!

Doktor Zymm

It’s super common now, weekends are all booked up since we’re shoving 3 years worth of weddings into 2022

BC Dick

I’ve always known you’re an idiot. The interesting situations are debatable.

Labour day classic looking like a good one!

BC Dick

Your solution to me never leaving BC is to go to Vancouver?
I go to see you. That’s interprovincial.
Besides, people are the same everywhere. Shit.

BC Dick

Don’t body shame me. I’m packing on mass.

scotchnaut

Aren’t we all?

BC Dick

Thank you. There was a second step about cutting and getting shredded or something but I didn’t bother reading that far.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I first read that as “packing in mass” and was like, hey, when did you move to Texas?

BC Dick

Then he should get a gun. Duh.

Doktor Zymm

At least he probably won’t get stabbed!

scotchnaut
BC Dick

Exactly. And now we have to ban assault-style kitchen knives

scotchnaut

Assault-style kitchen knives are just fine, mainly because they don’t exist.

BC Dick

You haven’t been to my kitchen.
And then here you imagine a picture of one of those knives with brass knuckles on the handle.
Some of the gas station convenience stores in my town sell carbon fibre knuckles. Since they’re not metal they’re not prohibited weapons. Smart!

scotchnaut

I hope to remember to give you thoughts and prayers if ever you’re attacked by one.

BC Dick

Oh I’m not in favour of it. I’m a docile man by nature. I don’t care enough to harm someone in that manner.
I’ll take those thoughts and prayers, though. Doc says they’re the only thing keeping my heart beating.

Doktor Zymm

But that won’t happen in the US, because they would just get a gun and be sloppy about it and only kill half as many people before getting arrested or shot by the police

BC Dick

Keith doesn’t want to see me any more. I go to Terrance and Wendell now.
If you want it entice me to a concert it better be Springsteen or Seger