Nice. https://www.winespectator.com/articles/portland-trail-blazers-add-adelsheim-vineyard-to-roster "I've been reorganizing my cellar, figuring out what I should add to it," Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum reported in his Pull Up podcast on April 3, on the subject of keeping busy while rehabbing from a knee injury. "I recently made a trip to Adelsheim and Beaux Frères, to learn more about their wines and their history … Adelsheim has some really good Pinot Noir and blanc de blancs … I recommend the Chehalem Mountain Breaking Ground Pinot Noir, for about $45—you can't go wrong: It's high acidity, with cherry, raspberry and strawberry flavors." McCollum talks regularly about his favorite wines and his 600-bottle cellar, and it seems like his employers have been listening: In honor of the NBA team's 50th anniversary, the Blazers are partnering with Adelsheim to create two limited-edition Rip Citywines, a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay, which will go on presale to Club Adelsheim members and Trail Blazers season ticket holders next month, and be officially released Sept. 24. “Making this wine was such an honor for our whole team,” said Adelsheim winemaker Gina Hennen in a statement. “As a Blazers fan, to be able to team up with the Blazers to create this special, limited-edition wine to commemorate the team’s 50th anniversary has been a dream come true. I think fans will love it as much as we do.” The winery is also treating season ticket holders to complimentary wine tastings at the tasting room (no word yet on whether McCollum qualifies as a "season ticket holder").
Dammit!11 That was a foul!!!! WTH!!! How can he do that but I canT!!!!! Travel? Travel???? There is no Travel in basketball!!!!!!!!!! Edit: oh.. not Their favorite ON COURT wine. Their favorite COURTYARD wine. Got it.
No homerism, but I love me some Oregon Pinot Noirs. Waaay better than Cali ones for me. One of these days when I go back I’m going to do a ton of the tours. I don’t know Breaking Ground, but I like many others.
I don’t know s**t about wine but I can guarantee @BLAZINGGIANTS is the forum’s resident “wine guy”. Besides repping some of the best Rieslings in the world, he’s the GM at one of the better Willamette Valley Pinot Noir producers (J. Christopher). Interestingly enough, this weekend is the annual International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) in McMinnville, for which he is the current president. I’m sure he can recommend plenty of tasty Pinots.....
Ahh the goon bag. Invented right here in the 1960’s. An essential item in any game of Goon of Fortune.
