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As a co-owner of The Calling wines, CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz is adamant that his name not appear on the bottle. He would rather the product speak for itself. "I've done my research," says Nantz, whose late winter schedule shifts into high gear this week when the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament gets going Tuesday, March 14, and airs for the next three weeks on truTV, TBS, TNT and CBS. "If you're known for anything in the wine business outside of producing wine, your odds of being successful are extremely long. And I'm not doing this as a vanity play. I'm doing this to try to create something that's special, unique and lasting. ... I'm in it to try to create something that I can pass on to my kids and one day people say The Calling is one of the great brands of American wine." Nantz's love of wine is really a product of his lifestyle. As someone who spends a lot of time on the road covering college basketball, the NFL, golf and tennis, he has access to some of the finest restaurants in the country, their sommeliers and their wine. It is from that that the 57-year-old Northern California resident developed an appreciation of the grape. He started The Calling with his partner, Peter Deutsch, in 2009 and the company put out its first vintage three years later. Now in 2017, The Calling cabernet, chardonnay, pinot noir and red blend is in about 5,000 restaurants nationally and counting, thanks in no small part to Nantz's efforts to spread the word about the product that has become his passion. "It's not a category in my life," he says. "It's a true passion and it's something that I'm involved in with every single decision that's made, from where we source our wine, our production, to the hiring of our winemaker to the label and our marketing plan. ... I spend a great amount of time pouring over details, whether they're financials or there are key decisions to make. Peter and I have a very strong friendship and business relationship. It's a great team." What book are you currently reading? "I just got a book called 'Three Days in January' about Dwight Eisenhower's final mission, written by Brett Baier. He ... gave me a copy of his book and I'm looking forward to reading about President Eisenhower. Presidential history really interests me. ..." What did you have for dinner last night? "I had dinner from a local restaurant here, from the Sardine Factory in Cannery Row, kind of a legendary local restaurant here. I had some delicious swordfish, like a swordfish chop with sun-dried tomato compote on top with some broccolini and a beet salad. Very healthy. Washed down with a little The Calling pinot noir." What is your next project? "I'm working on a big charity event the rest of today. It's going to be this June. I do it every other year here at Pebble Beach. It's called The Calling to Pebble Beach. ... And we raise money for our Alzheimer's center in Houston, which is named for my dad, the Nantz National Alzheimer's Center. This is the next project. It's always a project my wife and I pour our heart and soul into, the Nantz National Alzheimer's Center at Houston Methodist Hospital. ..." When was your last vacation, where and why? "The last vacation was in August, we went to Hawaii. And I love Hawaii. My family really knows how to relax there. And we visited Kauai and Maui, and we had eight days and we were able to stay off the phone, soak up the sun and more importantly, have uninterrupted family time." BY GEORGE DICKIE CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz finds his second calling in wine Page 8 March 13 - 19, 2017 7:00 p.m. GOLF Bank of Hope Founders Cup, Final Round. (N) gyMnAstics SATURDAY 8:00 p.m. NBCSN World Cup. hockey MONDAY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Car- olina Hurricanes at New York Islanders. 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