Former NHL forward turned broadcaster Jim Fox has been around the world in pursuit of the best wine. Here are his Top 5 wine destinations:
- Wine Tour on bike on the outskirts of Beaune, Burgundy, France
- Barrel tasting at Roberto Voerzio Winery, La Morra, Barolo, Piedmonte, Italy
- Tasting Class and barrel tasting at Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France)
- Dinner and tasting at Savier Vineyards, just southeast of Calistoga, California, at sunset looking back over Napa Valley
- Anywhere in Tuscany, Italy followed by a glass of wine in the Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Florida Panthers defenseman Willie Mitchell, formerly of the Vancouver Canucks, recommends Hawksworth restaurant in downtown Vancouver, located inside the Rosewood Hotel Georgia. "Kind of a west coast with a little bit of a French twist to it – a lot of depth to it," he says. "A lot of meat and a little bit of texture. … The scallops are outstanding – anything for that matter."
JP
Posts Tagged ‘alcoholism’
Welcome to the Riley Sheahan Wing of the Hockey Hall of Shame.
Author: J.P. Hoornstra
Before he was discovered "super drunk" behind the wheel and dressed as a Teletubby, Riley Sheahan played college hockey at Notre Dame | photo by Dan Hickling
I have a love-hate relationship with BadJocks.com’s Blood Alcohol Count ranking page. If that sounds like a scandalous website, it is. This is no Bleacher Report click-through photo gallery – just a comprehensive list of coaches, athletes, broadcasters and jock-sniffers who have challenged conventional notions of how much booze one can consume while incurring mere embarrassment, not death.
I love it because you pick up tidbits like this, about retired NBA center Arvydas Sabonis’ wife: “Her second drunk driving offense in less than a year, her BAC in the first arrest was only 0.23%, but she was on the way to pick up the kids from school.” Ingrida Sabonis is tied for 16th place on BadJocks.com’s all-time BAC list, at .26 percent.
I hate the site because, well, it’s never good to see role models behaving badly. Fatal freeway accidents aren’t good either, but this is like a compilation of the best fatal freeway accidents ever — you just have to get a close look at the wreckage as you drive past.
Today brought a big one worth slowing down for: Detroit Red Wings prospect Riley Sheahan, who already earned infamy for a 2010 arrest for public intoxication and minor consumption while at Notre Dame, just took “mere embarrassment” to new heights.
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Tags: AHL, alcoholism, Bryan Fogerty, Detroit, Hockey, Jordin Tootoo, NHL, Notre Dame, Pelle Lindbergh, Red Wings, Riley Sheahan, Sandis Ozolinsh | 
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