Winery Names
I find it quite interesting how many wineries chose their
name. Many simply chose their family name,
Di Profio, Kitsch Family Wines, Konzelmann
Estate Winery and Norman Hardie. Others go with animals, Nighthawk Vineyards, Skimmerhorn
Winery, Soaring Eagle Winery, Wild Goose, Equifera Estate Winery, and Red Rooster.
Jim and Midge Wyse selected
their location based on the Canadian Grape Atlas (Ag Canada 1984), which
identified this area as the best grape growing region in the country. Being
nature lovers and with a vineyard surrounded by a wildlife preserve that in the
past has protected the endangered burrowing owl, the naming of the winery was
easy, Burrrowing Owl
There are those that chose
landmarks or location for their name, Vineland Estates Wines, Turtle Mountain Vineyards, Township7, Sleeping Giant and Seven Stones.
Some went for the marketing bedazzle such as Dirty Laundry, The
Foreign Affair Winery, Blind Tiger
Vineyards, Burnt Ship Bay, Contraband Sparkling Wine, Daydreamer Wines, Laughing
Stock Winery, Devil's Wishbone Winery and Double Trouble Brewing.
Now what about Elephant
Island Orchard Wines. Bedazzle perhaps but is a location. Miranda and Del Halliday named their
winery after Elephant Island paying tribute to Miranda's Grand Parents
(Wisnicki) who built their retirement home on the Island. Actually, it is not an island it's an affectionate
name for their home on Naramata Bench
the name was originally Eye-Island.
Many wineries go for the historical name. Inniskillin was granted the first estate winery license in
Canada. The name Inniskillin is Irish and is
derived from the famous Irish regiment, the Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Other with historical names include Black Prince, Harpers Trail and Baillie-Grohman Estate winery
Some of my favourite names include,
Dragonfly Hill Vineyards, Blue Grouse Vineyards, Golden Hills, Gray Monk Estate
Winery, Half Moon Bay Vineyards , Henry of Pelham and Kraze ¯ Legz, just to name a few.
