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Mike Supple teams up with professional video game critic Chris Watters to pair great wines and video games. In this third episode we bring you the 2007 Wine Cube Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz and Wii Fun! Fun! Minigolf: some easy drinking party wine to make a group gaming session more fun (fun).
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2007 Wine Cube Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz - $16 retail (for 4 bottle equivalent) - Purchased at Target.

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Mike Supple: I'm Mike Supple with SuppleWine.com. Today I have with me one of the biggest professional critics in the video game industry. A good friend of mine, Chris Watters.

Chris Watters: Oh Michael, you flatter me so.

Mike: So we're here talking about video games and wine, and how they go together. Video games are fun, wine's good, so why not. Chris, thanks for joining us.

Chris: Yeah, my pleasure Mike.

Mike: We're dealing with a party atmosphere, and we're talking about games you can enjoy with a lot of people, so what do we have?

Chris: We're talking about the Wii, man. That's a game system that everyone can get in to, you know? You swing the controller around. That's easy. You don't have to learn complex buttons. And we're actually playing a minigolf game, so it's even simpler. It's called "Fun! Fun! Minigolf" and it's a downloadable game. You can just buy it and download it right to your Wii and you're off. It's a fun game because minigolf is fun, it's relaxing, it's easy to play.

Mike: Let's check out my lack of skills then!

I take my minigolf very seriously.

Chris: It's true: I know this about you.

[Misses by a mile.]

Mike: Not seriously enough apparently. Let's try that again. Get a little more angle.

[Sinks a 10 inch shot for bogey.]

Mike: Drained it.

Chris: Bogey.

Mike: I'm terrible at this! I used to be good at geometry.

Matt John: I think you need some wine.

Mike: I think this explains why my brother kicked my ass at pool recently. [All night.]

Chris: You need to watch "Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land" again.

Mike: I do.

Chris: In this game actually...if you and I were to go out to like a putt-putt, we would take turns. That's sort of the way golf works. With this one, it's kind of weird, because I'll take my entire turn - my three or four or seven strokes, however long it takes me - and then you'll go. So I was originally kind of skeptical of this feature, but it really just leaves you more time to enjoy the wine that you've got.

Mike: That's true. And if you get a bunch of people going, you probably end up with three, four minutes or so maybe between your turns. You get to socialize, you get to relax, maybe have a little bit of wine.

Chris: And what kind of wine do we have here?

Mike: Well, since it's a party game you want to make sure you have enough refreshment for everybody. We're going with a box of wine [that is equal to the amount of wine in 4 bottles]. It came from Target and they call it the Wine Cube.

Chris: It looks like a cube, right?

Mike: It does, it's a big old box. They've got a little spout on there. They did a good job in marketing for what that one is. It is what it is. It's a Shiraz/Cabernet. Something that's got a lot of fruit to it, but it's mellow. Something that a big group can all get together and sip on. You're not really going to write home about it. You're not going to say "hey mom, guess what I just had," but it's going to go well with whatever you're having. It's not going to overpower your snacks - you got your chips or whatever you're having. It's just good sipping; mellow, whatever.

Chris: And honestly, my favorite part about wine in a box is the spigot. Because you don't have to worry about pouring, you don't have to worry about drips, you don't have to worry about any of that stuff. You just sort of sidle up, fill her up and then you're ready to go.

Mike: And you don't have to get through 750ml and then wonder, "Oh, what did I do with my corkscrew?" Start digging through the drawers while everyone's getting thirsty.

Chris: Exactly. The wine keeps flowing and leaves you more time to focus on your putting. Cheers!

[Chris sinks a hole in one.]

Mike: That's why you're the video game expert.

Chris: Oh yeah. That's my job, folks.

Remember: Video games are for all ages; wine is not. Obey the law; enjoy responsibly.