Evenings filled with food, wine and friends tend to produce ideas that seem great at the time, but often are as appealing the next day as dirty plates left in the sink.
Occasionally, though, an idea survives the night, as perky and shiny in the morning as the minute it was born. Such was the case for three former Green Bay Packers offensive linemen, who decided that making their own wine would be as almost as much fun as drinking it.
From that, Three Fat Guys wine was created, "a flavorful collaboration of life, love and laughs -- just like us," according to the label.
"We're not in it to retire or get rich," Daryn Colledge said. "We're in it to enjoy it."
So far, so good.
The Three Fat Guys -- Colledge, Tony Moll and Jason Spitz -- all were drafted by the Packers in 2006. They all are offensive lineman, and together they weigh almost 1,000 pounds.
They've all moved on to other teams now: Colledge signed with the Arizona Cardinals last year. Spitz is with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Moll joined the San Diego Chargers a year ago.
But they are still together as friends and business partners, and Three Fat Guys soon will come out with its third vintage of Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon.
It started small in 2008 and has stayed that way. The initial objective was to produce enough wine to stock the three fat guys' homes and for them to give away as presents.
Only 126 or so cases are produced each year, so it's more than a novelty but less than a full-time business.
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