Mike Ditka Pinot Grigio? Like most football coaches, Mike Ditka always seemed like a beer guy, maybe with a whiskey chaser. So imagine our surprise upon learning that the gruff, burly Chicago Bears icon has a line of wines.
What's next, a monocle and ascot?
Ranging from a $14 pinot grigio to a $50 blend called "Kick Ass Red," the wines just hit the Twin Cities market, as have some Mike Ditka cigars bearing a semi-reasonable facsimile of a Super Bowl ring. If they're true to the name, the wines will have an earthy aroma and plenty of acidity.
We can just see Ditka at a wine tasting: "This cab has no ^&#-ing finish," "What moron thought I wanted a merlot with my name on it?!?"
Ditka might be better-behaved, though, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, when he will sign purchased bottles of the wine and gift boxes of the cigars -- but probably not Vikings jerseys -- at Surdyk's, 303 E. Hennepin Av., Minneapolis.
