Naming your wine idea!

[Ericphotoart]

I became tired of naming my wines "Blueberry Wine" or "Cherry Wine" or anything that will be duplicated probably pretty soon and then it's gonna be "Blueberry Wine II", "Cherry Wine II" and then the only difference will be batch # or year, so I came up with an idea of naming them more creatively. Because I am a big fan of classic rock music, 60's and 50' as well as classic music I will start to name my wines like "Blueberry Hill" (after Blueberry hill hit) or Pink Floyd (whatever was made pink), or Black Sabbath, Blondie, King Crimson, etc. "1784" is my favorite to name my first Merlot, as year1784 was when the first time the word Merlot was mention in French press. I'm curious what is the source of your ideas.

 

[BigDaveK]

I completely agree, boring names bug me!
I aim for either a play on words, Divine inspiration, or maybe something related to the main ingredient. For example, my tomato wine was mostly the "Hungarian Heart" variety. Bingo, there's my name!

 

[vinny]

Hearty Hungarian seems a fitting name for your wine.

 

[ChuckD]

Interesting post! I am not too creative but I try for something original each time. My latest apple wine was nearly ruined by “someone” almost mixing in about 8 cups of citric acid thinking it was sugar. I caught it just in time to scoop most of it out! My wife said we should name it “Crisis Averted”. Or maybe “Pay Attention Dumba$$”

 

[Shurt1073]

I've printed labels with "Bitchin' Black Cherry", "Badass Blueberry" & "Rockin' Raspberry" or "Bodacious Blackberry". I like the way you guys are thinking. It just makes this whole wine thing MORE FUN!

 

[ChuckD]

@Ericphotoart I really like the song/wine name theme. Whatever the genre, the possibilities are endless.

This is my wild grape. Now I know I should have done “Walk on the Wild Side”. Next time!

My label making skills need work! I was struggling to add a faded photo background but gave up.

 

[barryjo]

I can hardly wait till you proffer a glass of Skeeter Pee to a friend. In my case, the result is usually hilarious. Thanks, Lon.

 

[Shurt1073]

I can hardly wait till you proffer a glass of Skeeter Pee to a friend. In my case, the result is usually hilarious. Thanks, Lon.

Dragons Blood was the same way with my family and friends. Everyone wanted to say it over and over again!

 

[BernardSmith]

I guess I am the contrarian. I am not marketing my wines so my interest is me easily knowing what recipe is in which bottle so my labels always include the main ingredient and all the other key ingredients.

 

[winemaker81]

I guess I am the contrarian. I am not marketing my wines so my interest is me easily knowing what recipe is in which bottle so my labels always include the main ingredient and all the other key ingredients.

This is me. Plus I suck at making up names.

 

[cmason1957]

I name everyone of my wines. Zinfandel 2021, Merlot 2022, Chambourcin 2019.

 

[Dwerth]

Since I am such a new winemaker, my wines are just labeled:
#1, #2, #3... etc.
Once they get bottled and labeled, that is when they earn their name.
But yeah, I suck at being creative with words, so varietal + year of production it is.

 

[BigDaveK]

Latest example...
Naming my wines is a continuation of the fun I'm having with this wonderful hobby. Some are obvious, some are obscure but I know what they are immediately.
I'm starting a 3 gallon batch of cranberry this week and it will be called "Zombie".
90's music if you need a hint.

 

[Dwerth]

Latest example...
Naming my wines is a continuation of the fun I'm having with this wonderful hobby. Some are obvious, some are obscure but I know what they are immediately.
I'm starting a 3 gallon batch of cranberry this week and it will be called "Zombie".
90's music if you need a hint.

Thanks...I now have that going through my head on repeat

 

[David Violante]

My first wine ever I called “Train-wreck”. It became wine despite all my best efforts and wasn't too bad if I remember. Wow that was some learning experience. Since then I’ve leaned more towards the variety and year, but I do like the idea of an appropriate name if it really stands out, especially for non-grape wines like SP, DB, Mohito…

 

[Shurt1073]

Latest example...
Naming my wines is a continuation of the fun I'm having with this wonderful hobby. Some are obvious, some are obscure but I know what they are immediately.
I'm starting a 3 gallon batch of cranberry this week and it will be called "Zombie".
90's music if you need a hint.

Considered naming one of my wines "Dirty Harry" because in his famous movie there is a line of : "go ahead, make my day". This wine really does make my day!

 

[BigDaveK]

I can hardly wait till you proffer a glass of Skeeter Pee to a friend. In my case, the result is usually hilarious. Thanks, Lon.

Foreign languages are often good for adding "class" -
pipi de moustique
muckenpinkeln
mygga kissa
muggenplas
piscio di zanzara
orina de mosquito

 

[FlamingoEmporium]

I’ve got a green bottle in the closet with no label on it and I don’t remember what it is. What should I name it ?

 

[cmason1957]

I’ve got a green bottle in the closet with no label on it and I don’t remember what it is. What should I name it ?

Green Bottle from the Dark.

 

[ChuckD]

I’ve got a green bottle in the closet with no label on it and I don’t remember what it is. What should I name it ?

I would go minimalist… white label with a small centered black question mark