Long a wine lover, former Detroit Red Wings great Igor Larionov has
gone from make sweet passes to teammates to passing along great wines
to fellow wine aficionados.
Larionov showcased some of the imports from his Triple Overtime Fine Wines this past week at Frugal McDoogal in Nashville.
The former Russian Olympic multi-gold medalist found a home and loyal fan base in Detroit, where he won three Stanley Cups and led the famed Russian Five.
After his retirement, the player known as "the Professor" turned his hobby of loving wine into a business, naming his import company after his game-winning goal in the third overtime of Game 3 of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.
Of course, hockey is not far from Larionov's business, as names of his wines include, "Hat Trick," "Slapshot," or Triple Overtime Chardonnay, Cabernet and Enela -- which is the name of his wife spelled backwards, according to a release by his company.
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