Real Men Drink Riesling
by JASON WILSON
Feb 24, 2017
3 minutes
I grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs as an Eagles fan, part of that notorious hardscrabble, bleeding-green fan base whose behavior sometimes borders on hooliganism. While Eagles fanatics hate every other team’s fans, there was a special disdain for supporters of the California teams, such as the San Francisco 49ers. From a young age, I was keenly aware that laidback 49ers fans were to be called “chardonnay sippers,” the word chardonnay spat like a curse.
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