Merlot contributes to some of the greatest wines in the world, but it doesn’t always get the widespread credit it deserves. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer ...

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 ...

For a Cabernet Sauvignon, try adding an aged cheddar or hard cheese with chilli ... notes of the wine For a Grenache, serve an aged Spanish manchego for subtler flavours. For a Merlot, offer ...

Aquarians, like Merlot wine, get a bad rep but are mostly just misunderstood. Water bearers catch heat for being emotionally unavailable and relating more to mushroom spores than their fellow man ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

“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 ...