Osaka-based game developer Capcom is known for…developing games. The company’s boss now has a side business, though. Let’s drink to that. No, literally.
Last weekend, Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto opened a new US$100 million winery in Napa, California that boasts two fermenting rooms and a cave to age barrels of wine. As Kotaku previously pointed out, Tsujimoto’s wines are priced between ¥5,000 and ¥15,000 (US$51 – $153) a bottle and are named “Ai” (“indigo” in Japanese), “Murasaki” (“purple”), “Rindo” (“Japanese Bell Flower”) and “Asatsuyu” (“morning dew”).
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According Tsujimoto, crafting video games and crafting wine are “exactly the same.” There is a branding opportunity here, Capcom!
Big names may help Kenzo Estate winery thrive [SFGate via GameSetWatch]
