Out of the blue - it's another hit for Elton
If the blue label looks familiar, it may remind you of the commemorative shirt Watford launched last season to celebrate 50 years since he bought the club.
21.07.26, 17:00 Updated 31.07.26, 11:13 3 Minute Read
Mike Walters
Wine tasting is a left-field tangent for a football website, but has anybody had a swig of Hornets godfather Sir Elton John’s zero-alcohol sparkling wine?
Our favourite Rocket Man launched his eponymous tipple earlier this year and it’s quickly topped the charts among best-selling premium 0.0 wines. But the big question is this: Was the blue label inspired by the club’s fastest-selling shirt - last season’s commemorative third strip to mark SEJ’s 50th anniversary of buying Watford Football Club and taking over as chairman?
Either way, if you’re teetotal by choice or on doctor’s orders, let me tell you it’s decent.
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Mike Walters spent 40 years on Fleet Street as a top sports writer and a regular in the Press box at Vicarage Road. His first game as a wide-eyed Watford fan was a 5-0 FA Cup win against Reading 55 years ago and, coupled with his national newspaper experience, few supporters are better-equipped to cover English football's original family club.