Cat owners need never drink alone again
The Japanese are crazy about cats:
revered in Japanese folklore as having protective powers and symbolizing
good fortune, images of felines abound. "Maneki neko" (beckoning cat)
statues are ubiquitous throughout Japan, and Hello Kitty products have penetrated most corners of the globe.
Now a Japanese manufacturer has hooked on to this obsession to
produce "cat wine" – a non-alcoholic beverage made from the juice of
cabernet franc grapes, vitamin C and catnip, and intended "exclusively
for cats." Presumably, pets will only be able to drink the product with
their owners' purrmission.
B&H Lifes, a pet supplement manufacturer, has titled the wine
Nyan Nyan Nouveau – Japanese for "meow" (and also slang for conjugal
relations). It admits that during testing most cats did not take to the
wine, but their owners lapped up the concept.
B&H Lifes hopes the wine will be bought as a treat so pets can
join in the festivities at Christmas and New Year, birthdays, and even
the annual release of Beaujolais Nouveau every November. Naturally, the
cat would be drinking "Pussy Nouveau." It can also be served to
celebrate the cat's birthday, and will allow feline participation during
the owner's post-work "happy hour."
The wine costs 399 yen ($4) for 180 milliliters and the company is
producing just 1,000 bottles. Is the intention to give it rarity value,
like real wine? At any rate, it doesn't age well. The company suggests
that Nyan Nyan Nouveau should be consumed within a year.
A word of warning to cat owners: don't give your pet too much cat
wine, or it could end up like Nyan Cat, the hiss-terical star of an
internet meme that fans regard as the cat's meow.
Source: www.wine-searcher.com
The Japanese are crazy about cats:
revered in Japanese folklore as having protective powers and symbolizing
good fortune, images of felines abound. "Maneki neko" (beckoning cat)
statues are ubiquitous throughout Japan, and Hello Kitty products have penetrated most corners of the globe.
Now a Japanese manufacturer has hooked on to this obsession to
produce "cat wine" – a non-alcoholic beverage made from the juice of
cabernet franc grapes, vitamin C and catnip, and intended "exclusively
for cats." Presumably, pets will only be able to drink the product with
their owners' purrmission.
B&H Lifes, a pet supplement manufacturer, has titled the wine
Nyan Nyan Nouveau – Japanese for "meow" (and also slang for conjugal
relations). It admits that during testing most cats did not take to the
wine, but their owners lapped up the concept.
B&H Lifes hopes the wine will be bought as a treat so pets can
join in the festivities at Christmas and New Year, birthdays, and even
the annual release of Beaujolais Nouveau every November. Naturally, the
cat would be drinking "Pussy Nouveau." It can also be served to
celebrate the cat's birthday, and will allow feline participation during
the owner's post-work "happy hour."
The wine costs 399 yen ($4) for 180 milliliters and the company is
producing just 1,000 bottles. Is the intention to give it rarity value,
like real wine? At any rate, it doesn't age well. The company suggests
that Nyan Nyan Nouveau should be consumed within a year.
A word of warning to cat owners: don't give your pet too much cat
wine, or it could end up like Nyan Cat, the hiss-terical star of an
internet meme that fans regard as the cat's meow.
Source: www.wine-searcher.com
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