Specializing in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Paul and Gilli Lipscombe's vineyard produces award-winning wines in Tasmania. With names such as Annus Mitis ("a mild year"), Clone 76, and Huldufólk ("hidden people''), their small-batch vintages are as inventive as they are delicious. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company here.

Proxies uses traditional vintner techniques to create delicious non-alcoholic wine that's made with grapes and teas, plus herbs and spices. The name, Proxies, is derived from "proxy," which means to serve as a substitute or stand-in. Read more about this brand name and/or see the product here.

The name, Endless Crush, is a play on words, referring both to the activity of crushing grapes during the wine-making process, as well as suggesting a feeling of an ongoing infatuation. The latter ties into how this light and refreshing rosé came by its name. Read more about this brand name and/or see the product here.

According to the winemakers’ website, they discovered the perfect emblem in their own backyard. The Smoke Tree, with its cloud of pink and purple blossoms, drought-resistant nature, and minimal upkeep needs, made it the perfect choice for their winery name. Read more about this brand name.

This lovely name works on two levels. First, it evokes the little thrill of unexpectedly spotting a bit of sparkling glass on the beach. And secondly, this concept ties well to the founders’ story of uncovering a surprising flavor at each sip. Read more about this brand name and/or see Seaglass here.

According to the Blasted Church's website, a small crew from Okanagan Falls set off to a deserted mining camp with the mission of dismantling an old wooden church and bringing it back to Okanagan Falls without damaging the wood. Read more about this brand name and/or see Blasted Church here.

As a child, Jayson Woodward, the vintner of Layer Cake wine, enjoyed the sight of his grandmother making her famous Sunday layer cake. As they watched her baking, he sipped from a small glass of wine and listened to his grandfather who described the similarity between cake baking and winemaking. Read more about this brand name and/or see Layer Cake here.

As a dog breed, the Whippet is known to be social and stylish. As such, this is a great name for a crisp white Sauvignon Blanc that positions itself as both approachable and elegant. Read more about this brand name and/or see Whippet here.

As a naming gallery, we are highlighting names, not design. In this case, however, we’re making an exception. While Portrait may not be the most unique name - in fact there are several brands that use this name - Oggau Estates elevates it to a whole new level with its intriguing label designs. Read more about this brand name and/or see Oggau Estate Portrait Wines here.

Why re-invent the wheel? Sometimes the name of a city, town or area is just too good not to use as a name, whether for a wine or winery. Weemala — an aboriginal word that means “good view” — is one of those. The name really takes flight with its label design — drawings of five birds common to the area. Read more about this brand name and/or see Weemala here.

J Bookwalter Winery is a literary-themed winery in Columbia Valley. Not only do they give their wines names like Subplot, Foreshadow, and Protagonist — they also have a wine club called The Book Club, and a restaurant dubbed as Fiction. Read more about this brand name and/or see Subplot here.

For multiple reasons, rivers can aid as moderating influences in grape growing, helping them retain their vital acidity. A prime location near a major river helps achieve this balance, as rivers are great climate tamers. Pairing the word “river” with “restless” gives this name an uncommon flavor despite the much used word “river”. Read more about this brand name and/or see Restless River here.

When Jidvei wines of Transylvania decided to develop a new limited wine series for the night clubs/lounge and bars market, they knew they would have to compete with jewel-toned liquors and spirits seductively glimmering on the shelves. The name, Mysterium, reflects the hush-hush nature of the brand in multiple ways. Read more about this brand name.

As Robert Louis Stevenson famously said, “Wine is bottled poetry”. We could not agree more. For this reason, poetry is a great subject area to explore when developing wine names. If you do choose this route, skip the obvious - names like Lyric, Stanza, and so on. Go for terms or images less well known. Read more about this brand name and/or see Hexameter here.

If you find yourself in the position of naming an Old World Wine, be a bit adventurous and try to move a few steps past the convention of naming a wine after family names, chateaux, or references to the wines themselves. Fleur de Mer, a winery in Provence does just that. Read more about this brand name and/or see Fleur de Mer here.

Citibeats is an AI Text Analytics Platform that identifies insights and trends through structuring, analyzing, and synthesizing people’s opinions from millions of text data sources. The name goes straight to “beat reporting”, a genre of journalism that focuses on in-depth reporting in a specific area. Read more about this brand name.

For better or worse, robots are often taking over the jobs of humans, which makes the word “vicarious” an almost perfect fit, especially as it etymologically relates to the Latin vicis, means change, alternation, or stead. Read more about this brand name.

DontGo - a patented technology that reinvents Chat by utilizing AI to solve the way companies convert their web visitors into customers - immediately cues to the whole point of the technology - to get visitors to stay long enough to become customers. Read more about this brand name.

Darktrace’s technology protects corporate networks, cloud and virtualized environments, IoT, and industrial control systems against the emerging cyber-threats roiling our world. Dark gets at things hidden and invisible, while “trace” suggests tracking down the origin of those threats. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Oculus360 delve deep into the millions of unaided, authentic conversations stretched across the web, leveraging its findings into actionable insights that turn customer voice into brand advantage. By suggesting a round window, the name evokes the human eye which immediately cues to looking, seeing, and scanning. Read more about this brand name here .

Born of a desire for transparency within the cosmetics industry, high-performance Indian skincare brand, Minimalist, prides itself on its mantra of "hide nothing". Often referring to something stripped down to its essentials, the term, "minimalist", aptly describes the brand which eschews unnecessary ingredients in its products. Read more about this brand name.

This colorful name immediately evokes a flamingo perched on one leg—an image that reflects the position many women taken when shaving. The name also suggests the softness of feathers—and softness is almost always a desirable concept for skin related offerings. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

This skincare brand name suggests every day is Saturday - a day of renewal and rejuvenation. In this way, the brand suggests it will bring these attributes to your skin as well. The name also achieves memorable music through the use of the repeated “s”. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Industrious caters to individuals and companies with the goal of helping to move business forward. With its 160 locations around the world, this co-working space offers both private and shared offices, enabling people to work together efficiently, productively, and indeed, industriously. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company here.

Primary is a coworking and shared office space featuring an array of amenities designed to help people feel good while working to make their businesses thrive. Like primary colors, this co-working space, suggests something essential. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company here.

Gather co-working believes "your workspace is more than deadlines and coffee. It’s the people, the possibilities. It’s about your productivity, your goals, your future." Their name expresses these ideas and more. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company here.

Since its founding in San Diego, CA in 2011 by Felena Hanson, Hera Hub has to four locations, including Sweden. With its reference to the Greek goddess, the name quickly telegraphs that this space caters to women, and not just any sort of women but one who occupies a powerful place in ancient myth. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

The Hivery, founded by Grace Kraaijvanger, is a female-fueled co-working space in Mill Valley, CA that is open to everyone. The name immediately telegraphs the idea of community, work, and productivity, but also suggests sweetness—for what is honey if not sweet? Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

For founder Sheree Rubinstein One Roof is about support, community, and innovation. As a name, One Roof Woman conveys the idea that everything a woman needs to thrive in business is found in one place. Too, given the connection between roof and shelter, the name suggests protection and home. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company here.

Founded by Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan in 2016, The Wing’s mission is the professional, civic, social, and economic advancement of women through community. The name encompasses multiple-meanings, from an added wing of a home or building to the concept of something taking flight. Read more about this brand name.

Make Lemonade, The Toronto-based co-working space founded by Rachel Kelly expresses the idea that the “struggle is real” when you are following your dream. This fun and fitting phrasal name immediately summons up the idea that a sour situation—such as working in crowded and noisy cafes—can be transformed into something cool and refreshing. Read more about this brand name.

The two founders of Lipstick Lane—Jeanie and Matthew Hunter—decided to convey femininity through an overtly female references—lipstick. This could have easily backfired, but given the nature of the business, it works as “lipstick” cues to beauty, strength, and an eye for design, all important parts of this co-working space. Read more about this brand name.

In merging the word “she” and “ecosystem” into a single word, Emily Rose Antflick, the Founder and Chief Community Cultivator of Shecosystem, reflects the idea that individual female founders working in this space are not alone—they are part of a greater whole. Read more about this brand name.

Founded by Jen Mojo in 2015, Paper Dolls opened their first “studio” in Los Angeles. The name plays off the idea of turning blank pages into new businesses and, through the image of interlinked paper dolls, immediately telegraphs the idea that women go farther when they are linked together. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Founded by the graphic designer Renee Deming, the name of this Plymouth, Michigan co-working space does just what pastel colors do—it evokes an image or feeling that is serene and inviting. Given its founder’s artistic background, the name feels personal too, as it derives from the world of art. Read more about this brand name.

Hayley Swindell, a serial entrepreneur and creative, sought to develop a co-working studio that catered to the creative rather than the tech community. The name plays works on two levels, suggesting a place where things are made and where women can go to “refine” themselves and their ideas. Read more about this brand name.

The Riveter, co-founded by Kim Peltola and Amy Nelson, is a national female-focused co-working brand that plays off Rosie the Riveter, the infamous symbol of female power and productivity. In this way the name perfectly matches the space’s mission—a place where ambitious, independent folk can claim their seat at the table. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

AllBright co-founders Debbie Wosskow Obe and Anna Jones created a women-only private club with a name that shines in multiple ways - suggesting a membership and space that is positive, radiant and smart. And it gives a shout out to one very famous woman too. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

A Lab On Fire is a licensed perfume brand of American fragrance company, What We Do Is Secret. This range of 14 limited-production scents includes captivating names such as Hallucinogenic Pearl, California Snow, and Messy Sexy Just Rolled Out Of Bed. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company/products here.

The word eau—French for water—is commonly used in relationship to fragrance concentrations. The Swedish niche brand Byredo, however, uses the word in a wholly different way. In partnering a well-known industry term with the romantically-charged “gypsy”, founder Ben Gorham uses a bit of linguistic alchemy to transform the base metal of a functional word into the gold of a wonderful name moniker Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

There is something refreshing about an indie fragrance brand labelling itself as a “commodity”, a word associated with product or service that sells not on style or quality but price as it is otherwise indistinguishable from similar offerings. The other meaning of the word - something useful that can be turned to commercial advantage - also oozes with irony since the charm of fragrance is its uselessness. But when done well, an ironical brand name can attract and in the case of this cool indie fragrance company, it draws like a super magnet. Read more about this brand name.

Typology is where skincare meets color. For long-term skincare benefits and immediate color payoff, they use active ingredients such as hyaluronic acid blended with natural pigments. All their tinted care products are vegan, made in France, and suitable for each skin typology. Read more about this brand name and/or see Typology here.

This lipstick company moniker takes a page from the #MeToo playbook. Women are done apologizing for being too loud, too strong, too big, or whatever else society has traditionally made them feel bad about. In an interesting twist, this company name also suggests that women need not apologize for wanting to be beautiful, sensual, or glamorous, things commonly associated with lipstick and cosmetics. Bottom line: the name taps into the zeitgeist of our time. Read more about this brand name.

Sephora’s Clay Play features nine neutral-to-smoky shades in a single palette.Not only is the powder infused with clay, but the word cues to the earth’s warm tones. It also transports us back to childhood, an idea reinforced by pairing the word “clay” with “play.” In a subtle way, the name suggests that applying color to our faces is a form of creative play. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Referencing the moon is an effective way to convey iridescence and glow. And there is no better word than “beach” to usher in images of warm sands and sun-kissed bodies. But in this case, the name did not arise from a namer’s artful juxtaposition of unlikely words, but rather from an existing place–Moon Beach in Ibiza. Read more about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Kettlebells4Kids is a Massachusetts-based public foundation, founded in 2015 to raise money to support the physical and mental health of the 2.5 million homeless children in our country. Read more about this brand name.

High Fives Foundation is a non-profit California-based organization, founded in 2009 to lend support to athletes by raising injury prevention awareness, and providing rehabilitation resources and inspiration to those who have suffered life-altering injuries. Read about this brand name here.

The Catch A Lift Fund is a Maryland-based non-profit, founded in 2010 to help veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan regain their mental and physical health through a range of offerings. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

Drive Change is an New York-based organization, founded in 2013 to reduce recidivism and increase job readiness for previously incarcerated youth through training programs that equip them with the tools they need to succeed in the food industry. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

The Fledgling Fund is a New York-based private foundation founded in 2005 that seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable individuals and communities through supporting innovative media projects that document seemingly intractable social issues and their human cost. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

Project Semicolon is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit, founded in 2013 to “present hope and love to those struggling with depression, suicide, addiction, and self-injury”. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

charity: water is a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to delivering clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here .

Pencils of Promise is a New York-based nonprofit, founded in 2008 to provide quality educational opportunities to children in some of the most underserved countries in the world. Read more about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

Born This Way is a California-based nonprofit, founded in 2011 to create a kinder and braver world through supporting the mental and emotional wellness of young people, regardless of their background or orientation. Read more about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

The K.I.N.D. fund, an acronym for Kids in Need of Desks, is a New York-based nonprofit that was founded in 2010 to provide school desks to children in Malawi. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

Kiva is a California-based non-profit organization that was founded in 2005 to enable people to lend money via the internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students in more than 80 countries. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

The Crayon Initiative is a California-based non-profit, founded in 2013 for the purpose of refashioning discarded crayons from restaurants, schools, and homes across the country into new ones that are then distributed to kids in hospitals. Read about this brand name and/or see the charity here.

Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea is a specialty beverage company that was founded in 1995 in Chicago by Doug Zell and Emily Mange. It has gained a reputation for its commitment to sourcing, roasting, and serving high-quality coffee, and has become a prominent figure in the third wave coffee movement. Read about this brand name and/or see Intelligentsia here.

Twisted Sisters Brew is a family-owned botanical tea and Kava store. Their goal is to provide the safest and highest quality service to their customers now and in the future. Read about this brand name.

Blue Bottle is a wildly successful café and coffee brand that believes flavor in coffee builds over time. To ensure they are serving the freshest coffee, they hold regular tastings to determine on which days the coffee reaches its peak flavor. Read about this brand name and/or see Blue Bottle here.

Death Wish takes pride in being the world’s strongest coffee. In fact, they offer a refund if it is not the strongest coffee you’ve ever had. Read about this brand name and/or see Death Wish here.

The Little Red Cup Tea Co. is an organic, fair-trade tea company based in Brunswick, Maine though its teas come from China - the second home of its founders. Read about this brand name and/or see Little Red Tea Cup. here.

Road Trip is a subscription service for coffee drinkers that delivers artisanal coffees from roasters across the country, one city at a time. The company brings well-traveled stories to life over a great cup of coffee. Read about this brand name and/or see Road Trip here.

Make Mine A Builders is a tea company with an updated take on the generic and inexpensive strong tea favored by British construction workers. The company is looking to “put the pride back” into strong British tea by using the best hand-picked leaves from the world’s finest tea estates. Read about this brand name and/or see Make Mine A Builders here.

Juniper Ridge offers a variety of products which include a line of teas that are sourced from vegetation native to the California coastal mountain range. All products are 100% sustainable and are “wildcrafted”. Read about this brand name and/or see Juniper Ridge here.

Cat & Cloud is a Santa Cruz, California-based coffee company offering a wide variety of coffee blends. A core value of the company is to make customers feel a part of the business, which they realize through hosting frequent events in their homey, three brick & mortar coffee shops. Read about this brand name and/or see Cat & Cloud here.

Pique is a company that specializes in teas that promote optimal health and wellbeing. They pride themselves on use of the highest quality ingredients, triple toxin screening, and maximizing phytonutrients with their patented crystallization process. Read about this brand name and/or see Pique here.

Bottomless is a Seattle startup that measures coffee consumption and delivers refills to ensure that the coffee we grind each morning is as fresh as can be. Read about this brand name and/or see Bottomless here.

Teabox offers a handpicked selection of the freshest and the finest teas from India and Nepal. Their catalog includes single-origin teas harvested from more than 150 tea gardens across Darjeeling, Assam, Kangra, the Nilgiris, and Nepal. Read about this brand name here.

Kicking horse is a coffee company whose energetic, outdoorsy brand reflects their location - the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. The company uses only 100% Organic, Fairtrade beans which they credit for the exceptional tasting coffee. Read about this brand name and/or see Kicking Horse here.

Verve has grown into a thriving enterprise with outlets as far away as Japan. For its success, the company credits an unusually strong relationship with its coffee growers and a close, symbiotic relationship with community which they model after European café culture. Read about this brand name and/or see Verve here.

Windfall Orchard Ice Cider was created almost two decades ago in Cornwall, Vermont, by orchardist, Brad Koehler. It's is made with more than 30 apple varieties, and each bottle contains the juice of 8 pounds of fruit. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company.

Workman Dry is produced by Redbyrd Orchard in Finger Lakes, Upstate New York. This small, ecologically sustainable, heirloom orchard is located on the traditional Gayogohó:no nation lands of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Read more about this brand name and/or see the product here.

Holly GoLightly is a low-alcohol cider produced by British craft cider maker, Celtic Marshes. This 8th generation producer employs what it calls a self-sustaining "pip to pint" production cycle. Read more about this brand name and/or see the product here.

Blake’s Cider of Armada, Michigan was founded in 1946 by Gerald and Lovey Blake. In 2013 their son Andrew added a twist to the business, adding lines of hard ciders to the mix. Read about this brand name and/or see Apple Lantern here.

Snowdrift Ciders are grown in Wenatchee, Washington, a region with sunny summer and cold snowy winters. This seasonal variety results in apples with tantalizing aromatics and subtle flavors. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Strongbow is a British hard cider that brings friends together to connect and celebrate golden moments. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Founded in 2011 by a husband-and-wife team, Tilted Shed makes vintage ciders from Sonoma country-grown organic heirloom and cider apples. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

In 1946 Gerald and Lovey Blake moved their family of 13 kids out of the suburbs and on to a hundred-acre plot of land in Armada, Michigan. A group of hard ciders with edgy names launched in 2013. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Wandering Aengus Ciderworks crafts traditional hard and soft ciders from locally-sourced heirloom cider apple varieties. The Oregon-based company distributes its five ciders - Bloom, Wanderlust, Oaked Dry, Wickson Crab Apple, and Golden Russet - throughout the west. Read more about this brand name.

Crispin ciders are naturally fermented using the juice of fresh-pressed apples and pears. The company never veers from true fruit flavors or the special aromatic notes that are only evident in fresh-pressed cider. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Soultree, a cidery based in British Columbia, Canada, holds fast to the old ways. For this reason, all their beverages exclusively use genuine cider apples. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Art & Science is a natural cider, perry, and wine producing company that uses primarily foraged fruit and fermentation from yeast that is indigenous to rural Yamhill county, Oregon. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

Cider making runs the gamut, from modern ciders to cidermaking traditions which closely resemble the concerns of winemaking. Eve’s Cidery falls into the latter category, paying the same attention to their apples as winemakers pay to their grapes. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

According to Graft, the company behind this product, hard cider and beer have a lot more in common than being alcoholic beverages. To create Shared Universe, a line of gluten-free ciders, Graft teamed up with some of their favorite breweries, wineries, and meaderies. Other cider lines include Book of Nomad and Cloudy City. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company/product here.

Citizen Cider is a Vermont based cidery founded in 2019 by Justin Heilenbach, Bryan Holmes, and Kris Nelson. Their blended talents as wine salesmen, chemist, and small farmer helped the cidery quickly scale. Read about this brand name and/or see product/company here.

The name, Pink City Prints, refers to the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, known for its iconic pink-hued buildings and vibrant cultural heritage. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company here.

MeUndies is a fun and engaging clothing brand that specializes in comfortable, stylish, underwear and loungewear that is both sustainable and ethically-produced. Read more about this brand name and/or see the company here.

The name, Beachgold, is inspired by the golden sands of Bali's beaches. The founders of the brand, Jan Lovett and Judy Flax, wanted a name that could evoke the beauty and natural elements of the Indonesian island. Beachgold fit the bill. Read more about this brand name and/or see some of their products here.

Dirty Pineapple is a Shanghai-based design collective founded by Elsa Zai and Nellie Wang. With collections reflecting worldwide cultures, the collective creates universal, gender-free designs that blend casual streetwear with high-style fashion. Read more about this brand name, and/or see Dirty Pineapple here.

Northmist is an eco-friendly brand that manufactures sustainable and ethical menswear from pesticide-free organic cotton. The company is involved at every step of the journey, from sourcing the cotton seeds to packaging the products in recyclable paper. Read more about this brand name.

Morning Brew is a digital media company that offers a daily email newsletter focused on business news and the latest updates in the world of finance, technology, and current affairs. Read more about this brand name and/or see Morning Brew here.

Seismic is a software company that provides sales enablement solutions, as well as publicity orchestration and automation to businesses of all sizes. The company's platform helps sales and marketing teams create, manage, and deliver personalized content at every stage of the buying process. Read more about this brand name and/or see Seismic here.

Online course creation and teaching site, Teachable, was founded in 2013 by UC Berkeley graduate, Ankur Nagpal. The name conveys the company's mission to empower and encourage knowledge sharing, as well as the ease of being able to learn. Read more about this brand name and/or see Teachable here.

Realeyes uses advanced AI and computer vision to measure the emotions and attention levels of consumers as they watch content. As with all ad-tech, the goal is to optimize the effectiveness of ad campaigns and provide brands with stronger media buying strategies. Read more about this brand name and/or see Realeyes here.