Why Is Meghan Markle Called The Tig?

By David X. Prutting/BFA/Rex/Shutterstock. Long before she was Prince Harry’s girlfriend, Meghan Markle was, as you’re probably aware, a successful actress with a starring role on USA’s Suits, as well as the founder of a lifestyle site called The Tig. (“Tig” refers to an American mispronunciation of Tignanello wine—don’t worry about it.)

A lot, it turns out. The short version of the story is that The Tig, which Markle originally launched in 2014, was named for the actor’s favorite kind of wine: A full-bodied red called Tignanello.

Although “tig” might be short for the name of a wine, for Markle, it turns out there’s so much more to the word than a nice glass of red. You have to dig to find it, though, which in this case involves going to the Wayback Machine and looking up an archived page of The Tig snapshotted on an appropriate date.

The Tig, you see, is no longer operational; it shut down in April of 2017, so when you visit thetig.com these days, all you’ll find is a single page containing farewell message.

What is the tig named after?

Now, you’ll find this little tidbit of information — the fact that The Tig was named for Tignanello — mentioned in a wide variety of pieces and profiles about Markle, particularly those that zero in on love of good food and drink; often, though, there isn’t a ton of additional information included.

The short version of the story is that The Tig, which Markle originally launched in 2014, was named for the actor’s favorite kind of wine: A full-bodied red called Tignanello.