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    The Wines of (Not So) Polar Q

    The date was January 28, 1990. The San Francisco 49ers were blowing out the Denver Broncos with a final score of 55-10. At the same time a small band of fanatics – some might say maniacs – gathered in the cold and snow of a suburban back yard in Columbus, Ohio. Their purpose was not to watch Super Bowl XXIV, but to engage in one of America’s other great traditions, the back yard barbecue, cooking and eating in the out of doors. That was the birth of Polar Q, a mid-winter barbecue held every year on Super Bowl Sunday. There…