Cat Wine Is The Purr-fect Excuse To Drink With With Your Pet

Ever wonder what it would be like to get drunk with your cat?

Well, definitely don't do that — alcohol can be lethal when consumed by our four-legged friends. But, if you do want to treat Whiskers to some "wine" (non-alcoholic, of course), there are a growing number of feline-friendly options for you to choose from.

The New York Times recently did a feature on Apollo Peak — the company that claims to produce "the original cat wine" — and one of its newer competitors, Pet Winery. Both brands make faux wine products targeted to cats and dogs — all cleverly named and adorably packaged, as you would expect.

From Apollo Peak, you can find the likes of Caternet, Pinot Meow, White Kittenddel and a Meowtini beverage, too. Pet Winery offers Meow & Chandon, Purrgundy, Meowsling and a Catini. Both companies advertise their drinks as fun and safe for cat consumption. Essentially, they're a mix of ingredients that include (among other things) water and catnip.

Brandon Zavala founded Apollo Peak in 2015, and as he told Business Den, he estimates that last year alone they sold $500,000 worth of pet wines. “The business took off faster than I even had to invest in it,” said Zavala, who now has six full-time employees and 12 more working part-time.

It wasn't long before Pet Winery came on to the scene. The company was founded in July 2016 by Taryn Nahm and Kai Pfretzschner, and it seems relations aren't quite purr-fect between the Pet Winery and their predecessor, Apollo Peak.

Nahm, however, doesn't see any issue with Pet Winery's emergence on the scene. "Apollo Peak doesn't get to own the market," she told the NYT. "We have our own viewpoints," she said, adding that her company also has its own recipes and "did salmon oil with catnip."

Zavala, however, said that while he "[doesn't] mind competition," he thinks Pet Winery has "cloned [Apollo Peak's] products."

If this cat-versation goes any further, we're going to need to bring Jackson Galaxy in on the scene.

First Photo Credit: sunchild123 via flickr