We've tested supermarket Merlot red wines and market them all out of fiveCredit: Getty Wine expert Helena Nicklin ... it’s one to splash into your chilli or stew and have a glug of yourself ...

When you get tired of hating on Merlot, this list is here for you. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes ...

director of wine for Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. Karataglidis adds that Merlot is a more suitable option for those with a preference for smoother, more fruit-forward wines. Cabernet ...

Sebastiani is behind our wine of the week winner — the Highway 12, 2019 Merlot, Sonoma County, 14.2%, $28. It’s a seamless merlot with aromas and flavors of black raspberry, plum and vanilla.

Le Macchiole owner Cinzia Merli says Bolgheri Merlot can be cellared for years, but notes that “the 2019 is a wine that can be enjoyed right away.” And Château Bélair-Monange 2018 ($275), a ...

The word Merlot is derived from the word merle, which translates from the original French to describe the common blackbird. The grapes are very dark in color while ripening and maturing ...

“Sideways,” the character comedy that took the wine world by storm, turns 20 this week. Director Alexander Payne says he never could have foreseen its impact — with a Sideways hotel and ...