Yao Ming introduced the world to Chinese basketball players. 

A 7-foot-6-inch center, Yao was selected No. 1 overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2002 NBA Draft. Yao spent five years in the Chinese Basketball League before he became a five-time NBA All Star. He was a dominant center that opened doors for other Asian stars to bring their game to the US to compete against the best players in the world. 

Yao retired in 2011 and wanted to carry on another introduction. With his own wine label, Yao Family Wines, he aims to bring Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon to an emerging Chinese middle class and show American connoisseurs his skills extend beyond the 94 feet of a basketball court.