I’ve always thought that Bret Bros was pretty inauspicious for a Burgundy house, at least for exporting to North America.
Any others of this ilk?
not so much winery name as appellation – Bourgogne montre cul
‘Burgundy show you my arse’…
Basel Cellars never sounded right to me.
Domaine de la Pousse d’Or always gives me a chuckle.
‘the golden shoot’?
are you being stupid on purpose, or is it an accident?
Stu Pedasso Cellars (read it aloud)
Also, I get some humor out of people calling Beaulieu Vineyards “BV”, which is shorthand for “bacterial vaginosis” in my field.
Merkin Vineyards…
I chuckle at “Butteaux.” (even this it’s really But-oh or Bu-toe.)
and Craipillot.
Peju (Pee-Yew)
Just look at it from the Beavis and Butthead perspective and you might get it.
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Crapula
Ashes & Diamonds. Sorry, it sounds like something The Onion would come up with.
Not a winery, but a vineyard - Naylor Dry Hole
“Une pousse d’or” is the French equivalent of “a green thumb” (pousse=thumb).
The thing to bear in mind here is that in the USA, since the second language is Spanish, non-Francophone speakers will often pronounce the letter ‘e’ as ‘ay’…
This one is totally ridiculous; good call, Evan!