CJ McCollum could be the wine king of the league. He has the credentials.
McCollum actually created his own wine label called McCollum Heritage 91 through a partnership with Adelsheim Vineyards. Whenever you check her Instagram story, she’s probably spilling a bottle or two.
Love wine, point blank. That’s why it makes absolutely sense that it brought 84 bottles with him at the NBA’s Disney World bubble to drink while they are quarantined and playing.
What doesn’t make as much sense is that McCollum turns his room into a wine cellar. He keeps the temperature in his room at 60 degrees (!!!) when he’s inside and in the mid-1950s (!!!!!!) when he’s not just to keep those bottles cool, according to ESPN Holmes’ Baxter.
“It keeps the temperature around 60 degrees when it’s inside and in the mid-1950s when it’s not, all in an attempt to protect the 84 bottles in the boxes from light. For the most part, McCollum shipped pinot noir from Oregon, where he is a member of several local wineries, along with the first bottling of his recently released wine, McCollum Heritage 91, also an Oregon pinot noir. “
Yo. This is FRIGID. Mamma Mia.
However, it might be worth it. McCollum managed to keep his wine cool enough to share with everyone. In fact, according to Holmes’ story, on Damian’s birthday Lillard McCollum was able to serve wine to the Blazers staff members and to Lillard himself for their celebration.
It looked like a great time AND there was definitely some crazy wine in the building.
That’s what I call being a great teammate. Shout to CJ.
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