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Commission Man (Dry Red) Ships 4/1 - 11/15

Commission Man (Dry Red) Ships 4/1 - 11/15

Noiret
IA - Iowa
$15.99 / 750 mL Bottle
  • Alcohol 12.6%
One of the interesting phenomenons of growing up in our township serviced by the Ardon Depot was shipping livestock to the Chicago Union Station Stockyards (1865-1971). Part of this phenomenon was the need for the area farmer to have a commission man sell livestock to one of the packing houses. In our case, being of Irish descent, we use an Irish commission man and my wife's family of German descent would use a German commission man. Every so often the farmer (sometimes with kids in tow) would ride the train with his livestock to meet the commission man and be part of the process. The Irish and German farmers would often stay overnight at their respective commission man's home. As a youth being able to go on one of these trips was considered a badge of honor, theoretical maturity and the occasional brag. Here is to a fading vestige of our past! Commission Man Red is a dry red wine crafted from the Noiret grape. The wine has tastes of green and black pepper with a hint of mint.