Help me name my wine...

Scott_Manlin · September 28, 2009, 5:55pm

I am going to bottle approximatley 6 barrels of wine from this vintage. I need a name for the wine. Not the label per se, but I want to come up with a name for the wine…

My goal, which I have no clue as to whether I will succeeed is to make a calfornia pinot that has good tannins, bright juicy acidity, fresh fruit notes and alcohol sub 14%… something that is more structured than typical california pinot… something evocative of a burgundy style as opposed to a ripe fruit, concentrated, fruit bomb style… looking for a clever name that will capture that goal (whether or not it is achieved).

I will send some wine (when bottled) to whoever comes up with a name that I use an put on the label…

any clever, fun, witty and evocative ideas out there?

Daniel_Posner · September 28, 2009, 5:57pm

Manlin’s Crest

k_s_h_i_n · September 28, 2009, 6:00pm

La Las?

John_Liotta · September 28, 2009, 6:01pm

Angry Dragon

Roberto_Rogness · September 28, 2009, 6:01pm

Not Loring

Earth / Meat Bomb

Man(lin)ifesto Pinot (punctuation is very in on labels now)

Otto_Dobre · September 28, 2009, 6:06pm

Le Rotgut de Manlin

Scott_Manlin · September 28, 2009, 6:08pm

Yeah…that is a fail… you going to the 05 bdx EWS this week? gonna say hi to bob?

mike_pobega · September 28, 2009, 6:08pm

ikon Pinot Noir

Bud_Carey · September 28, 2009, 6:11pm

How about ‘Kutch’!!!

Roberto_Rogness · September 28, 2009, 6:12pm

Last of the Rustique-ans

No Points, Just Pinot

Three Inch T-Bone In a Glass

Daniel_Posner · September 28, 2009, 6:30pm

Unfortunately, we have a charity tasting on that same night.

I was looking forward to seeing how he scored the 2005 BDX blind, along with everyone else.

Darin_Kendrick · September 28, 2009, 6:34pm

Oregon

Paul_Jaouen · September 28, 2009, 6:40pm

I don’t know but I do know that wines with Spanish names tend to get really high scores for some reason so I would go with something Spanish.

Scott_Manlin · September 28, 2009, 6:49pm

No worries Paul… My wines won’t be reviewed… so no scores needed…

Bill_Tex_Landreth · September 28, 2009, 6:54pm

The Hedonist Harvest

C_Bowman · September 28, 2009, 6:55pm

haha ! I was going to say , The Hedonist Dragon

Mel_Hill · September 28, 2009, 6:57pm

Cru Manlin
An evolution in California Pinot Noir

Scott_Manlin · September 28, 2009, 7:02pm

that is pretty clever mel…

Dale_Williams · September 28, 2009, 7:04pm

Restraint.
Gobless.

Mel_Hill · September 28, 2009, 7:08pm

Thanks Scott…

I had it as
“The evolution of California Pinot Noir”
but that was a bit too much…