Ming took his passion and ran with it, setting up a winemaking team, led by winemaker Tom Hinde, in Napa and starting Yao Family Wines. It’s tempting to label this wine as just another celebrity bottling—and on the face of it, that’s true. But the real truth is always, always in the bottle. Given Mr. Ming’s passion for Texas-sized steaks and his considerable stature (I just can’t help but wonder if his parents did anything other than cook and buy groceries) I expected this wine to be a big heavy hitter. In my assumptions I failed to appreciate that Mr. Ming is also Chinese and hence enjoys a deep-rooted cultural appreciation for the vitality and importance of balance in all things, even wine. Balance is indeed at the core of Yao Ming’s wines.
姚明带着他的热情投入了葡萄酒行业,成立了以酿酒师汤姆•辛德(Tom Hinde)为首的酿酒团队,创办了姚家族葡萄酒公司(Yao Family Wines)。我们很容易就将其视作那种只不过贴着名人标签的装瓶厂——从表面上来看,还真是如此。不过真理永远藏在葡萄酒瓶里。鉴于姚明对得克萨斯州牛排的喜爱和他魁梧的身材,我预计这款葡萄酒会成为颇有影响力的重量级产品。在我的设想中,我没有意识到姚明作为中国人,对于世间万物的活力和平衡的重要性拥有根深蒂固的文化审美情趣,就连葡萄酒也是如此。平衡的确是姚明葡萄酒的核心要素。
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