[B]Last week, we posted about the [/B][URL=http://www.gameculture.com/2010/01/11/choosing-right-alcohol-your-gaming][B]best alcohol to drink when playing games[/B][/URL][B], as well as a [/B][URL=http://www.gameculture.com/2010/01/11/raising-bar-australia][B]new bar opening up in Australia[/B][/URL][B] devoted to console game players. Now we get word of a vintner in California that is building his company and wine list on a videogame theme.[/B]

Mike James has always been a gamer, but he was recently introduced to fine wine. He decided to join the two in an endeavor called 8-Bit Vintners. His first wine is called Player 1 and sells for $18 a bottle on [URL=http://www.8bitwine.com]the company's website[/URL].

According to [URL=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/213616/drink-wine-play-games/]an article in GamePro[/URL], James syas he came upon the idea while having a galss of wine at a fancy restaurant, celebrating his graduation from college:

[INDENT]"It was here that the idea of bringing together the two loves of my life was born," he explained. "That night opened my mind to the great taste of wine, and how it can evoke certain emotions and trigger wonderful memories. I wanted to find a way to share this with other people that love video game culture as much as I do, and give them something that could bring them together around a real creation."[/INDENT]For those who know something about wine, here are the details of Player 1:

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