Did you name your home winery?

[NorCal]

We did; K&K (Ken and Kathi) and we’ve had fun with it and the logo. We‘ve included the logo on the labels and have personalized items for ourselves or to give away. My daughter made this pull over on a cricut and gave it to me for my birthday. It is well done.

 

[JBP]

Ponder Labs - with a bit of double entendre. Scientist by training, love the science/experimenting perspective of winemaking, and when I am not working or making wine, I am running my two labradors (who have been politely asked not to leave dog hair in the winery, with limited results)

Would love to develop a logo - unfortunately, the flip side of my brain (the creative side) didn't develop quite as well. My DIL has a circut, though. Love the idea of "branded" clothing.

 

[mainshipfred]

I when I was trying to name mine I was having such a hard time I asked the forum for help. Just joining I was amazed at all the responses I received. Your logo is perfect but something I haven't been able to come up with.

https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/whats-in-a-name.57875/page-3

 

[hounddawg]

Ponder Labs - with a bit of double entendre. Scientist by training, love the science/experimenting perspective of winemaking, and when I am not working or making wine, I am running my two labradors (who have been politely asked not to leave dog hair in the winery, with limited results)

Would love to develop a logo - unfortunately, the flip side of my brain (the creative side) didn't develop quite as well. My DIL has a circut, though. Love the idea of "branded" clothing.

hehe, my Labrador since a puppy has been taught that she has two no-no spots, the wine room kitchen/dinning area, she's a no go on leaving hair, i guess 2 outta 3 ain't bad,,,
Dawg

 

[cmason1957]

My wife and I are (mostly) equal in what we do in the winery area. She claims she is just my cellar ready, but had a much more discriminating pallet than I do. I am Craig, she is Joyce, so together we are CJ Mason Wines. We thought of doing a fancy logo, but the best we could come up with would have looked like JC Wines, that seemed almost pretentious to us.

 

[NorCal]

Some other items
Coasters from grogtag, opener from eBay and locally laser engraved.

 

[Scooter68]

Where I make, store, age wine is at my wife's old family home on our property. Her family name makes a nice "Old World" look When combined with the German word for House (Haus) Thus Heffner Haus Wines. (Both our families have a German ancestry at some point along the line.)

 

[JBP]

Okay - NorCal's fun stuff is motivating me to revisit the logo idea. Anyone on the forum with a graphic art background and interest in earning some pocket change? Feel free to ping me directly.

@mainshipfred - what name did you eventually decide on? Lots of good suggestions.

 

[sour_grapes]

Anyone on the forum with a graphic art background and interest in earning some pocket change?

I can think of someone who has 1 of those two characteristics!

 

[mainshipfred]

Okay - NorCal's fun stuff is motivating me to revisit the logo idea. Anyone on the forum with a graphic art background and interest in earning some pocket change? Feel free to ping me directly.

@mainshipfred - what name did you eventually decide on? Lots of good suggestions.

Simply Black Cellars

 

[Boatboy24]

Some really nice looking stuff, @NorCal. I haven't gone as far as logo wear, but do have corks and a stencil for my barrels.

 

[JBP]

My wife and I are (mostly) equal in what we do in the winery area. She claims she is just my cellar ready, but had a much more discriminating pallet than I do. I am Craig, she is Joyce, so together we are CJ Mason Wines. We thought of doing a fancy logo, but the best we could come up with would have looked like JC Wines, that seemed almost pretentious to us.

Hubby and I are mostly equal - he prompted this hobby in an effort to even the playing field after decades (he has lots of hobbies, I have fewer). Now he encourages production and enjoys the results. I enjoy the process.

 

[cmason1957]

Some other items
Coasters from grogtag, opener from eBay and locally laser engraved.
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Hey Ken, I love your granite. Same Venetian Pearl (I think) as my wife and I put in a few years ago.

 

[dralarms]

I just named mine D&G winery. Debbie (my wife’s name) and Gerald (mine)

 

[Rice_Guy]

SOME YEARS AGO THE WIFE STARTED TO VERBALIZE,
I WAS SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME WITH . . . . . . . . . .AFTER A YEAR
OF LISTENING TO THIS THE WINE BECAME
,or the icon above or, , etc

 

[justsipn]

German Cellars. German is my last name, pronounced with a hard G.

Even before I started making wine, I had a G in an interesting font that I would use on various things. I include that now on my labels.

 

[JustJoe]

Take a Hike - We (my daughter and I) decided on that name since most of the fruit used in our wines is gathered from the wild usually in the course of taking a hike in the woods.

 

[Sauvignon plonk]

 

[swv]

17 Oaks. That is how many I needed to mow around at the time I started. Lost count on how many it is these days. Also, my wife is breeding Border Terriers and is using that for a kennel name. I use the tree in my profile on many of my labels so it is kind of my logo. And yes, it is one I mow around.

 

[VinesnBines]

Highland Meadow Vineyards. Hopefully we'll be a commercial vineyard provided the 1.25 acres and future plantings reach their full potential and we have dreams of a winery. The area is known as Virginia Highlands, we have Scottish heritage, and the vineyard is pretty much in a meadow. We thought of many things but this seems to fit.