探访NBA球星姚明的葡萄酒庄
<p><span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cellar">cellar</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 7’6″ <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Rockets">Rockets</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>. <span word="Retirement">Retirement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Napa">Napa</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="credits">credits</span> <span word="Texan">Texan</span> <span word="steaks">steaks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>, <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="that">that</span>, “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="steaks">steaks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="paired">paired</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="Napa">Napa</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="wines">wines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="get">get</span>-<span word="togethers">togethers</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span>.”</p><p>姚明酿造葡萄酒，但是他的体形并不适合待在葡萄酒窖里。对于那些深知他的人来说，这可能并不让人感到惊讶，因为这位休斯顿火箭队（<span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Rockets">Rockets</span>）的篮球明星身高7英尺6英寸。实际上，在他为球队效力的最后一个赛季里，姚明依然是<span word="NBA">NBA</span>最高的球员。退役后他过上了忙碌的生活，在祖国中国攻读经济学学位，同时在纳帕谷酿造葡萄酒，这真是个有趣的组合。姚明认为得克萨斯牛排激发了他对葡萄酒的热情，他解释说，“在得克萨斯州，人们以喜爱牛排而闻名，牛排通常要搭配美味的葡萄酒。我品尝过几种优质的纳帕谷葡萄酒，有时是队友和朋友共进晚餐，有时是慈善活动和其他聚会。这是我第一次开始喜欢葡萄酒。”</p>
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