The 7 Most Ridiculously (And Brilliantly) Named Wines Around
Viticulture is an ancient and hallowed art. Wine has been revered throughout history by almost every civilisation which drank it, and the oenological masters who purvey it have always been known for their dedicated solemnity in approaching the naming of their wines and wineries. Well, most of them have.
Dracula’s Blood
As far as silliness goes, this one isn’t actually too bad. Dracula’s Blood is a merlot offered by Vampire Wines, a Californian winemaker that produces and bottles its wines in the Dealu Mare, just south of the Transylvanian Alps. Considering Michael Machat, founder of Vampire Wines, came up first with the name and then set up vineyards in Transylvania, you’ve got to appreciate his dedication – that’s a hell of a lot of effort just to make a wine with a cool name.
Arrogant Frog
‘Arrogant Frog’ is a name which, had it been produced anywhere outside of France, would have come off as a little bit bitter. What with it being made in Limoux, however, it comes across instead as a wonderfully charming bit of self-deprecation. We’re not such a fan of the actual frog on the logo, though. Yes, okay, he’s supposed to be arrogant, but ooh, look how smarmy he is. It boils the blood.
Goats Do Roam
Whilst it looks like this one comes from the “just pulling random words out of the dictionary” school of naming, it actually (according to Fairview, the South African winemakers that produce it) comes from an incident in their vineyards during which some escaped goats took it upon themselves to select (and, presumably, consume) the ripest berries on the vines, which were then used in the creation of Goats Do Roam. We do love a good story. And goats. Goats are great too.
Cupcake
Cupcake Wines are based in California. They are eight years old, and produce red wine, white wine, Moscato d’Asti and Prosecco. Nowhere on their website could we find anywhere to buy actual cupcakes. The disappointment which followed this realisation, however, did make us crave a glass of wine, so as far as marketing strategies go it’s actually pretty sound.
Marilyn Merlot
We’d just like to take this opportunity to throw our full support behind any wine that has a pun for a name.
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Their website’s homepage may look like a 404 error screen, but (oops) have been making a range of wines from their Chilean vineyards for a decade now, with a reputation for expertly balancing affordability and quality – and some of the most visually arresting bottle labels around.
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