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A Cellar for the Table
Hockey star Ron Francis keeps his collection just off the dining room
For Hockey Hall of Famer Ron Francis, growing up in an Italian family meant that there was always a place for wine at the dinner table, and he guesses that he had his first taste when he was about 9 years old. "I'm pretty sure it was seven-eighths parts ginger ale and just a splash of red wine," he jokes, "but that's how I got familiar with it." Wine Spectator's Lizzie Munro expains.
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