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We've all raided the old man's beer and wine stashes. Well this one's been around a while. At a gathering the other night Don Hagfeldt hit his dads old supply and brought a 1938 wine to the dinner party. It was a gift to his dad Cliff from my dad, Larry Bowler, and it had a nice, personal season's greeting taped to the back, typed on an old manual typewriter (without any X's). As one might expect from him, the message included a little quip of wisdom. “A certain amount of aging in some wines and men adds lustre to the passing years depending on...