Zimmermann Chardonnay (Rapture)

Zimmermann Chardonnay was one of several types of alcohol sold in Rapture. The brand was extensively advertised at Rapture's Grand Carnival, and sold at businesses like Le Temps Perdu and Le Marquis D'Epoque on High Street. According to posters advertising the Chardonnay, it has been produced in Rapture since 1951.
==Challenge Rooms==
In the A Shocking Turn of Events challenge, a store named Zimmermann Chardonnay is located at Rapture's Grand Carnival, which was likely the owner's office given that it is kept locked and that it contains no facilities for creating or bottling the drink, is found in the Grand Carnival. By the time it is visited by the player, a Thuggish Splicer has taken up residence inside, with the code to open the door set to "1951", the date that Zimmermann Chardonnay was first served to the people of Rapture. No bottle is encountered, but advertisements are seen.
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==Burial at Sea==
Zimmermann Chardonnay appear as a wine consumable in Burial at Sea - Episode 1 and as an unconsumable set piece in Episode 2. Drinking it will restore Health, but drain EVE.
Zimmermann Chardonnay model render.png|The bottle model in Burial at Sea (see "Behind the Scenes").
==Behind the Scenes==
*Zimmermann Chardonnay is a nod to longtime BioShock graphic designer Laura Zimmermann, who included this reference to herself in both BioShock's Challenge Rooms DLC and BioShock Infinite in the same form, with one version appearing in Rapture and the other in Columbia. Despite sharing the name and producing Chardonnay, the in-game brands are distinct within their respective universes. Notably, Zimmermann Chardonnay is the only brand to appear in both BioShock and BioShock Infinite as distinct versions, rather than as an asset reuse or a direct connection between the two worlds.
*Jack's passport can be found on a desk in the Rapture's Grand Carnival store, left there as an Easter Egg by the developers.
*The bottle model in Burial at Sea is reused from BioShock Infinite and differs from the one depicted in the Challenge Rooms advertisement. Since the model originates from Columbia, the label retains details from that version, stating that the Chardonnay is a product of King Ltd., established in 1708, and made in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. — which does not align with the BioShock version.
it:Chardonnay Zimmerman
Category:Challenge Rooms DLC
Category:Rapture Businesses