The Gallo brothers, great businessmen in the wine trade, once got pushed to answer how they'd compare their gallon jug concoctions with vintage Bordeaux.
Meanwhile, Ireland stuttered to an unconvincing Pool D 32-17 victory over a spirited Namibia side in Bordeaux, but did at least earn a crucial bonus oint after scoring five tries.
After a 1962 trip to Europe in which he'd been inspired by the wines he encountered, notably the great growths of Bordeaux, Robert became passionately devoted to the idea that the Napa Valley could produce wines to rival the greatest of the Old World.