Wine and the NBA bubble in Orlando

[Robert.A.Jr]

Reddick should have just called Carnes and Alfert to bring him some stuff. Between the two, they could have sourced great rhones and burgs. But then again, they’d have to know who Redick is. Enter Fu and me.

Clearly Redick needs to get on Wineberserkers so he can get his fix same-day.

Kane, you put us together, Bobby and I will deliver the goods. Haha.

And if you’re talking JJ I certainly know who he is. One of the greatest pure shooters of all time. Reminded me of Billy McCaffery of Vanderbilt fame. Of course my all time favorite dookie is Bobby Hurley…

Fck that Charlie, we take them to the Club and drink much better sht!

Have your people call my people and we set it up.

Yea I have no clue who he is.

[Howard_Cooper]

Let us get to the key question. How do we get Popovich, Reddick, Hart, etc., to participate in Wine Berserkers. They would learn a lot and we would have a ton of fun getting to know them.

Apparently, adding a blue check mark to your handle is the sure fire way to attract celebrities.

I was thinking based on the article was that the key is more Burgundy threads.

The #1 risk to all this is Alfert breaking through the NBA bubble and bringing them Loire Cab Franc to drink. After that, they will shun this place like the plague.

[Charlie_Carnes]

Howard wins. That had me rolling early this morning.

[James_Lyon]

And if you’re talking JJ I certainly know who he is. One of the greatest pure shooters of all time. Reminded me of Billy McCaffery of Vanderbilt fame. Of course my all time favorite dookie is Bobby Hurley…

Actually, I would say that McCaffrey was more famous for being the dookie to leave that uber talented squad with Hill, Hurley and Laettner and transferring to Vandy. And his ex-girlfriend married Ben Stiller. But yeah, he was a pure shooter.

[Christos_M]

Fun article. On IG, LeBron, Melo, Kevin Love, and some other players post what they are drinking. Definitely some white wale bottles are posted. To me the most interesting guy to get here would be Poppovich. I read the ESPN article that was done on him regarding wine a while back that someone else posted here. The guy seems to have much knowledge and appreciation for wine. It would be great to hear some of his stories and to share more about the early years of Napa.

[James_Lyon]

If I remember correctly, Popp is a minority owner of one of the bigger production wineries in Oregon. I’m thinking A to Z, King Estate, etc.

[m_ristev]

perhaps this is also the demographic that is driving up prices at hdh auctions

[C_Keller]

Ok. Cool article. But they’re shipping in this heat!!! They must be paying for some expensive cold chain shipping?

Also, I agree with Howard. More burgundy threads and maybe we get these guys attention. Maybe we show them William’s vineyard videos as the selling point.

[Alex_Valdes]

Fun article. On IG, LeBron, Melo, Kevin Love, and some other players post what they are drinking. Definitely some white wale bottles are posted. To me the most interesting guy to get here would be Poppovich. I read the ESPN article that was done on him regarding wine a while back that someone else posted here. The guy seems to have much knowledge and appreciation for wine. It would be great to hear some of his stories and to share more about the early years of Napa.

In the book The Power of Habit there is an entire vignette about Popovich and the role wine and dinner play into his team cohesion strategy.

[JFertitta]

This is as good a place as any to drop this. We need to get Will to post here

https://twitter.com/WineSpectator/status/1291389567304597509?s=20

I DM’d him on IG

[CFu]

Ok. Cool article. But they’re shipping in this heat!!! They must be paying for some expensive cold chain shipping?

Also, I agree with Howard. More burgundy threads and maybe we get these guys attention. Maybe we show them William’s vineyard videos as the selling point.

A lot of the wine is being overnighted from talking to a big retailer and a winery that sent wine into the bubble.

Redick/Hart are on a Ponsot/PYCM tear from wineaccess

[Vincent_Fritzsche]

James, I only wish CJ was enjoying some Vincent. I’m certainly enjoying watching him and the guys play!

But I kinda want to nickname him BeefJ, he’s clearly been in the weight room (and the wine cellar) during the lockdown. Dude’s looking like Mo Lucas with those shoulders, damn.

[Christos_M]

Fun article. On IG, LeBron, Melo, Kevin Love, and some other players post what they are drinking. Definitely some white wale bottles are posted. To me the most interesting guy to get here would be Poppovich. I read the ESPN article that was done on him regarding wine a while back that someone else posted here. The guy seems to have much knowledge and appreciation for wine. It would be great to hear some of his stories and to share more about the early years of Napa.

In the book The Power of Habit there is an entire vignette about Popovich and the role wine and dinner play into his team cohesion strategy.

I read that book about a year ago. I’ll have to go back a reread that part. Thanks!

[Rafael_A]

There was an interesting podcast from GuildSomm featuring Will Blackmon recently. Worth listening to.

[Anton_D]

This is as good a place as any to drop this. We need to get Will to post here

https://twitter.com/WineSpectator/status/1291389567304597509?s=20

I DM’d him on IG

I think what he’s doing is awesome. I hope it’s a screaming success.

[Howard_Cooper]

Ok. Cool article. But they’re shipping in this heat!!! They must be paying for some expensive cold chain shipping?

Also, I agree with Howard. More burgundy threads and maybe we get these guys attention. Maybe we show them William’s vineyard videos as the selling point.

They are for me.

[Dav3_Dyr0ff]

If I owned an Oregon winery and wasn’t already selling to them, I’d be sending them some “critic’s samples” overnight to the bubble, hoping they pop one and like it enough to hype it on the ‘gram.

[Philip_Liao]

Love this thread. I know Jimmy Butler’s favorite was Sassicaia, introduced to him by Mark Wahlberg. So I imagine a lot of athletes are getting their recs/wine from other celebrities. Jimmy Butler visits his favorite winery in Italy. - YouTube

[Andrew_Kotowski]

Love this thread. I know Jimmy Butler’s favorite was Sassicaia, introduced to him by Mark Wahlberg. So I imagine a lot of athletes are getting their recs/wine from other celebrities. Jimmy Butler visits his favorite winery in Italy. - YouTube

If you are a Jimmy Butler fan, check out JJ Redick’s podcast interview with him. They talk about wine at length.

[James_Lyon]

If I owned an Oregon winery and wasn’t already selling to them, I’d be sending them some “critic’s samples” overnight to the bubble, hoping they pop one and like it enough to hype it on the ‘gram.

Thanks for reading my original post upthread. Hahaha.

James