10 Bizarre Wine Brand Names

Published on 9/7/2009 under Names - 97,054 views

Fat bastard

A French wine produced and distributed by a British - French partnership, FAT bastard is a fast growing brand, recently selling over 400,000 cases per year in the United States alone. BusinessWeek has called FAT bastard a "marketing phenomenon". (Photo)

Bitch

An Australian wine called "Bitch", the back label repeats it 77 times, followed by "some more". (Photo)

Le Vin de Merde

Jean-Marc Speziale, who owns a small restaurant in Aniane near Montpellier, was so fed up with the bad press that wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon were getting that he decided to hit back. So he started making his own batch of wine, and labelled them Vin de Merde, or Wine of Shite as they say in Ireland. (Photo)

Oops

The name originates from the fact that they mislabeled the grape type for such a long time that they decided to call it "Oops!" (Photo)

Arrogant Frog Ribet

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Elephant on a Tightrope

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Frog's Piss

This label belongs to Cheers Calais booze-cruise store. The fruity drinkable wine is a plonk, worth the few coins the wine costs. (Photo)

Cat's Pee on a Gooseberry Bush

The wine comes from "Coopers Creek" and they make a donation to the local SPCA. They have other ones such as Fat Cat Chardonnay, Sally Cat Pinot Noir, and Tom Cat Merlot --thanks KissyCougar!

Mad Housewife

This wine has taken a different approach in marketing by catering to women and has appropriately been named Mad Housewife Wine. Its tagline : "What's domestic bliss without a little wine? " (Photo)

Blasted Church

The Blasted Church is a small estate winery located in Okanagan Falls in Canada. (Photo)

Reader Contributions Monkey Puzzle Wine by Miss Silver on 1/27/2010 Monte dos Cabaços = Mountain of Virgins by Juky on 12/10/2009 This wine is from Portugal, translating to english is literally "Mountain of Virgins" - but imagine (...) Old Fart and his wife too by Brian Shipley on 11/17/2009 A Syrah/Grenache Rhone red blend, and for the ladies there's the Old Fart's Wife which is a Merlot. (...) (Source) See More Contributions... Have a great addition to the article? Contribute!

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