Merlot wine bargains in the news
These are the latest Merlot bargains being reported by news sites across the Web through Google. And if you want to check out news feeds for some other reds, choose one below. Should your mood change to whites, you can review the latest reports of white wine bargains, from Chablis to Sauvignon Blanc.
Beaujolais · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Pinot Noir · Sangiovese/Chianti · Syrah/Shiraz · Zinfandel
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2009 Napa Valley Cabernet: The Chronicle recommends
San Francisco Chronicle 2009 Round Pond Estate Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon ($50, 14.5%): The MacDonnell family's site in the core of Rutherford again yielded a terrific value of a wine (also true of their $30 bottle aged in old wood and using some bought fruit). |
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Breaking all the right rules
Paso Robles Press Rather than containing fruit from a single vineyard, or a single AVA, the Candor Merlot is a blend of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 vintages from both Paso Robles and Santa Barbara counties. By blending merlot grapes together from different vintages and … |
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Wines just wanna have fun
Napa Valley Register If wine were human, cabernet sauvignon merlot would be lounging in the sun on a Greek island, with hat and sunglasses, sipping a margarita. Take it from one who teaches wine classes, 36 weeks out of the year. Yes, I admit, there is a lot to learn about … |
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South African sauvignon blancs are more green than white: Gord on Grapes
Toronto Star Same goes for Flat Roof Manor 2010 Merlot (#129874, $10.95, 89) with cedar, black cherry and soft seductive mocha undertones. A Vintages Essential, 2008 Cathedral Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon (#328567, $14.95, 88) was hot and cedary with black olives and … |
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Wine Wisdom: Removing the mystery, intimidation of choices
Taunton Daily Gazette Now, thanks to our expanding understanding of the human tasting experience, writer George Taber provides an explanation in his book, “A Toast to Bargain Wines.” According to Taber, Tim Hanni, one of the first Americans to be recognized as a “master of … |
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This Bloody Vice Photoshoot is About Fashion, Period.
Fashionista By Nora Crotty Thursday, May 17, 2012 / 5:20 PM We've all been there, ladies: That clothing stain far more mortifying than a drunken spill of Merlot. Ruining your glad rags whilst on the rag. Unintentionally mixing your polka dots with Aunt Dot. |
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Golfers share love of game, good wine
Houston Chronicle David Frost: The South African sells a shiraz, a cabernet, a merlot and his new higher-priced red blend ($35) in Houston. Ernie Els: Another South African, he's represented here by a cab, a merlot and three red blends ranging in price from $27 to $84. |
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Wedding Details: A Time to Toast
Philadelphia Magazine (blog) Chardonnay always accompanied salmon, cabernet sauvignon was a given for filet mignon or prime rib, and the toast was made with bargain-basement bubbly. Now pinot grigio, Orvieto and sauvignon blanc are gaining ground as white wines for the feast. |
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Merlot Makes a Comeback
Los Angeles Confidential In a “survival of the fittest” twist, the “Sideways effect” ushered in a return to the well-produced wines that made Merlot so popular in the past. “The result is that [the movie] restored value to Merlot,” says Sitton. “It self-selected or removed … |
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Wine: Top $12 merlot, plus more
Herald Sun FULL OF SURPRISES – $12 2010 Apple Tree Flat Merlot NSW www.loganwines.com.au PETER Logan, of Logan Wines, makes this little cutie and all I can wonder is how can he fit so much value in a bottle? It's earthy and juicy fruit driven, with lifted violets … |