Comments on: [Yellow Tail] contest, Calistoga, Craggy Range, Tour d’Argent – sipped and spit

By: David

David — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:35:33 +0000

Chateau de Merde

By: The Wine Mule

The Wine Mule — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:46:02 +0000

Domaine Yenda

By: genevelyn

genevelyn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:27:17 +0000

tailspin

By: Thomas Pellechia

Thomas Pellechia — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:45:23 +0000

Yellow Stream

Yellow Shower

By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:58:30 +0000

I appreciate your following their conceit of using the brackets in the name, but why not go all the way and spell it [yellow tail] with no caps, and add a ® ?… Thanks for your strict adherence to branding naming conventions.

By: Omniphage

Omniphage — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:07:20 +0000

“Vinegar Starter Kit”?

Yellow Tail (pardon, [Yellow Tail]) isn’t all bad…just…not good.

Also – If I may, and I don’t want to hijack the thread, could anyone point me in the direction of some info on wine industry career progression?
Short story: I have to choose between a handsome job or matriculating as an MS student in V&E (I’ve a microbiology background), and am wondering about the return on investment/if I am going to be impoverished for the next decade. How long do competent folks with degrees typically do cellar work before advancing to Cellar Master/Asst. Maker-type positions?
So as to not funk up the thread, email works: joelhaney at ymail dot com.
Thanks and apologies for the hijack – I just know of few other places where so many in-the-know folks can be found…

By: Damien

Damien — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:16:02 +0000

Of course the best names have already been proposed by Monthy Python:

Chateau Chunder?
Melbourne Old and Yellow?
Cuivre Reserve Château Bottled Nuit San Wogga Wogga? (With a bouquet like an aborigine’s arm pit).

http://new.music.yahoo.com/monty-python/tracks/australian-table-wine–38354283

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:02:47 +0000

How about “The Shart” Chardonnay? Because if you drink to much Yellow Tail, that’s what happens.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:55:23 +0000

Tail Between It’s Legs

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:45:40 +0000

So many ideas:
[Kritter Krap]
[Pygmy Possum Pee]
[Platypus Piss]
[Chard-oh-no]
[Down Under] by Crane Lake (oops, already taken!)
[iChard 2.0]
[Chard Based Wine Product]
[Alcohol Sugar Chard Water] (like hot ham water)
[Plonk]

By: Damien

Damien — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:28:07 +0000

My entry for Yellow Tail:

“I Can’t Believe it’s Not Wine!”