April 07, 2008
Entertainment

Lil Jon starts his own wine label: France's head explodes


Yay-yuh, make sure you let the merlot breathe for a few minutes so it really opens up.

Rapper/DJ/producer Lil Jon, no longer content to make lizard-brain floor-packing jams for Boston College frat parties, found out there's another kind of grape juice besides Welch's, and he wants in. The Atlanta native partnered with a California winemaker and will introduce Little Jonathan Winery (for real) to the world this spring with three different bottles of wine: a chardonnay, a merlot, and a cabernet sauvignon.

Maybe he's trying to resuscitate his bankrupt record company? Whatever the case, his new label's getting some surprising attention.

"Lil Jon to Launch Own Wine Brand"- Allheadlines
"Lil Jon Launches Wine Company" - The San Francisco Chronicle
"Lil Jon Gets into Winemaking" - The Associated Press

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