Across the table Dave Roberts, onetime Giants outfielder, nods enthusiastically. “A Cabernet’s gotta have a mid-palate. And when you’re talking about aging, you need that tannin structure."
Aurilia and Roberts, once teammates, are now ostensibly rivals: Both retired as Giants — Aurilia in 2010, Roberts in 2009 — but while Aurilia is now a CSN Bay Area sports broadcaster, Roberts currently manages the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Tasting Notes: The wines of Red Stitch by Esther Mobley
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