Arcadia Merlot

BioShock


Arcadia Merlot is one of several different types of alcohol found in Rapture. Arcadia Merlot was produced from grapes in Arcadia, that then was sent to Worley Winery. On the bottle there is written: Worley Winery, Merlot, Arcadia and 1958, indicating that Worley winery was still productive up to that year. Drinking alcohol restores health, but drains EVE. It can also be purchased by select Circus of Values vending machines, and can commonly be found around the game. If multiple units are consumed back to back, a short duration of blurry/double vision will occur.

An inventable physical tonic called Booze Hound will make drinkable alcohol restore EVE rather then draining it.

As with all alcoholic beverages, the Incinerate! plasmid can turn this drink into a deadly weapon. If set aflame, use Telekinesis to throw it at an enemies.

Trivia

 * Arcadia Merlot is the most commonly found alcoholic beverage.
 * The menu in Worley Winery has "Arcadian Merlot" written down.

Viral Advertising


For the BioShock 2 Something in the Sea viral advertising campaign, on August 8, 2009, bottles of Arcadia Merlot containing several posters were put on ten different beaches around the world. The exact locations having been revealed by notes sent to various gaming sites by Mark Meltzer.