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the color of wine by urbanvino
The Color of Wine by UrbanVino By Jena Domingue Creator and CEO of UrbanVino House of Brands Photos courtesy of UrbanVino
On the recent podcast, he spoked about how he grew up, his family influences and how he made his way from the baseball diamond to the vineyard. Growing up in Sacramento, Greg’s first love and the reason he went to college at University of Miami was football. He insisted he wanted to be a two-sport player and when the football coach told him he had to make a choice, well, he chose baseball. Greg was drafted four times, then went on to make his mark in the big leagues as a four-time MLB All-Star.
Greg Vaughn, four-time Major League Baseball All-Star and all around great guy, businessman and philanthropist, is killing it in the game of wine. I recently had a chance to hang out with Greg at the Black Food and Wine Experience to gather firsthand feedback on his wine. I can tell you, his sparkling rosé is a real crowd please and his pinot is delicious enough to impress the pickiest of Pinotphiles. Since retirement Greg has become a solid businessman, serious golfer, and a pillar in his community of Northern California and Henderson, Nevada. Greg partnered with his good friends at E2 Winery several years ago to roll out his selection of varietals, most notable—the sparkling rosé, pinot noir and merlot will know you socks off. These are not lightweight wines— they definitely deliver a home run. I was quite impressed as I tasted through his collection. The pinot just seems to dance in the glass. It is smooth, sexy and lets you know you are drinking with the big boys. The rosé is flirty and can stand alone, with no need to dress it up. It just shows up and makes an impact on you. Greg is very proud of his wines and has his hands in all aspects of the winemaking process. He picks and helps process the fruit and, most importantly, guides the winemaking process to fit his palette and preference. You can see his fingerprints
