HBO to release Game of Thrones-inspired wines

“The Seven Kingdoms” collection includes a Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and a Red Wine variant.  Photo from HBO website.

The release of the penultimate season of HBO’s critically acclaimed show Game of Thrones is still months away, but the studio has found a unique way to keep fans engaged in the series.

To satisfy their fandom’s thirst—literally and figuratively—HBO is going to release an official collection of Game of Thrones wines called The Seven Kingdoms, according to a CTV News report.

The set of alcoholic beverages, which has been a staple in the Westerosian world, is a product of the studio’s partnership with Santa Rosa, California-based winery Vintage Wine Estates, which also covers vineyards from Sonoma West and the Napa Valley.

“Given the prominent role of wine on Game of Thrones and our previous success in the beverage category, an officially licensed wine for the show feels like a natural extension for our fans,” Jeff Peters, director of licensing and retail for HBO, disclosed in a statement.

The vast collection includes a range of drinks in 750-ml bottles, including a Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, priced at $19.99 (P994) and $39.99 (P1,989), respectively.

A red wine variant, perhaps inspired by the show’s thirstiest of tipplers, Peter Dinklage’s Tyrion Lannister, is also available for $19.99 (P994).

Fans of the show can finally consume a goblet of wine while uttering the Lannisters kin’s famous catchphrases, “That’s what I do, I drink and I know things” and  “Everything’s better with some wine in the belly.”

The collection of booze will go on sale starting from Spring of 2017, the same time as the Game of Thrones season 7 premiere.

In 2014 Australian winemakers also came up with a range of wines associated with the show’s feuding clans, while New York-based brewery Ommegang also released a series of beers based on the fantasy series. Khristian Ibarrola

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