As wine namesake, UFC’s Jared Hamman now has his red and purple title

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – At noontime in the heart of Napa Valley, Jared “The Messenger” Hamman sips from a glass of wine on a breezy mid-September day in which the heat hangs in the low 90s.

Joined by his wife, mother and older brother at the Hill Family…

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – At noontime in the heart of Napa Valley, Jared “The Messenger” Hamman sips from a glass of wine on a breezy mid-September day in which the heat hangs in the low 90s.

Joined by his wife, mother and older brother at the Hill Family Estate tasting room, Hamman admits he is more of a beer drinker.

Hamman doesn’t drink much, being a professional athlete – a fighter. Today is a special occasion, though, as the Hill family honors “The Messenger” by naming a 2008 Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon after the UFC middleweight’s moniker in the octagon.