Lighter and more thin-skinned than cabernet sauvignon or merlot, pinot is sensitive to climate and handling.
Oculus is the flagship wine, merlot-based, but the rieslings were some of my favorites too.
The Vergelegen Red 2002 is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc.
"A lot of people thought that Malbec was another name for Chilean Merlot, " said Mr. Ramkowsky.
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The meal is a four-course affair, with a choice of British Columbian cabernet, merlot or chardonnay.
The wines stand in a glass cooler, except the Merlot, which is served unchilled.
From Chilean Merlot to Tasmanian sparkling wine, the unlimited choice is, in reality, confusing and paralyzing.
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This kid-glove treatment means a wine that costs more than merlot, but a lot less than Burgundy.
"The winery was an enormous kick for me, " Mr. Graves said, taking a sip of the Merlot.
If you're selling wine, be sure to have a storage area, and know a zinfandel from a merlot.
They tasted a range of red and white wines including merlot and chardonnay.
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The estate produces only one wine, a stately Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
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An elegant wine is starting to challenge merlot, that trendiest of Nineties reds.
"If anyone orders Merlot I'm leaving, " says Miles Raymond, the dejected wine buff in the recent hit movie Sideways.
Fortunately other varieties more in demand notably the fragrant sauvignon blanc and the fruity black merlot also do well in the Charentais.
It was only thanks to the chaos of superstorm Sandy that the Merlot somehow ended up in the Wayne store.
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The unique climate of each vineyard allows for the production of cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, malbec, syrah and viognier.
Mention Bordeaux, and one thinks of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, mention Burgundy and one thinks of Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
We were both holding Graves-designed Dansk glasses, half-filled with the 2006 Clos Pegase Merlot, a wine produced at a Graves-designed winery.
In 2004 he replanted the farm with Syrah and Cabernet Franc, which were joined by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot a year later.
Their Moser XV, a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, is made in partnership with Austrian wine producer Lenz Moser.
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On taste alone, Gallo would have had no way of knowing it was getting merlot and syrah in lieu of pinot noir.
In the southern part, there is merlot, cabernet, and really flavorful syrahs.
Generally, these are wines such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Shiraz and Zinfandel.
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Hence the phenomenon of fad varieties--first merlot, then zinfandel, then pinot noir.
Some of you may recognize it as a blending grape used along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec in Bordeaux styled wines.
The winery features Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Sauvignon Blanc is its best-known wine, but the Merlot merits attention.
But how could a connoisseur even as learned as Miles be 100% sure he wasn't drinking Merlot instead of his beloved Pinot Noir?
Among them, Greenwood Ridge wins awards for its merlot and Riesling, and has a handsome octagonal tasting room built from a single redwood.
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