Easy come, easy go
While watching the Wine Library TV review of the Viognier from Catie’s Corner Vineyard gave me a lot of confidence to make a barrel from there too, the winery who’s Viognier it was troubled me. They are Whetstone Wine Cellars. I immediately caught the similarity to my intended Whetwater Winery name. What are the chances that there would be two “whet…” names producing the same wine using the same source?
The possibility the names can be confused really concerned me, especially if it can imply that I was trying to ride the coattails of an established and successful producer. I don’t want this blemish to hang on me even if my efforts remain a hobby. It was a tough decision, but I’m going to be the gentleman and step down. The Whetwater Winery name is now retired, even before it could be revealed in public.
“Whetwater” has a lot of sentimental value to me. I was quite pleased that I was able to manifest a bit of family trivia into the word “whetwater”. I’ll shelve it for now and see if I can use it for something else in the future.