Denver Post.com - Time is ripe for Raiders' ring... -
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Published on: 1/19/2003
Last Visited: 1/19/2003
> "Here's to exquisite harmony and longevity - the hallmarks of the Raiders and a very fine ultrapremium wine," said Roger Asleson, spokesman for Opus One Winery in northern California, about 50 miles north of Oakland.
Raise another glass to the AFC South champion Tennessee Titans, the team the Raiders play in today's AFC championship game for a trip to Super Bowl XXXVII.
The Titans' problem is that in a young man's sport they are facing a decidedly older but clearly vintage Raiders.
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"I think both of them are rare commodities, and timing is everything," Asleson said about Opus One and the Raiders."Wines can't be opened too early, because they need to have time in the bottle.The Raiders needed time to mature, coalesce and attain the chemistry they have now.But they have it."
A toast then - to the finer things that old age can bring.