Wine Review: Benziger Sonoma County Merlot 2013

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! This is the final review of International Merlot Month and I'm gonna start it off with a spoiler: this is a review for one of my most favorite wines ever. The combination of being both affordable and phenomenal make Benziger Merlot possibly my top suggested wine as wine manager of...

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That face you make...

... when somebody will only buy a specific vintage of Smoking Lo...

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Wine Review: Santa Rita 120 Merlot 2015

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! Hey there, everybody! This review will be quick and easy (something I'm sure you like reading but I don't enjoy writing). Due to unexpected events I had to rush this post faster than the CW Barry Allen can fuck up a timeline so I'm just going to get right into it!  ...

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Wine Review: Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot 2013

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! BOOM. The big daddy of the month is here for International Merlot Month. It was the first to be delivered too and I squealed like a six year old girl opening a package of Shopkins when it arrived. Now the day has come to finally consume the heavenly nectar within. Should I even do a...

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"In every sip taken in the present, we drink in the past"

"For eight thousand years, vines clutching the earth have thrust themselves upward towards the sun and given us juicy berries, and ultimately wine. In every sip taken in the present, we drink in the past - the moment in time when those berries were picked; a moment gone but  recaptured - and so vivid that our bond with nature is welded deep." - Karen MacNeil, The...

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Wine Review: Peju Napa Valley Merlot 2013

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! Peju. Just over-hearing the name being spoken perks your ears up and causes some eavesdropping to hear more. Family owned and operated since 1983, Peju is an outstanding Napa Valley winery with a cult following and a fantastic name. Both organic and sustainable farming are used to make this...

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Wine Review: Bridge Lane White Merlot 2015

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! "And now for something completely different." - Monty Python The Bridge Lane label is produced by my friends from Long Island, New York: Lieb Cellars. If you'd like to learn more about them please read my article A Brief History of Lieb Cellars. They're great people with a great story and...

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Wine Review: Northstar Columbia Valley Merlot 2012

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! I don't care what anybody says about Bordeaux or Napa or Chile; Washington State does the best Merlot in the world. You can quote me on that. And so for International Merlot Month we stay in the northwestern United States but head up to Washington's Columbia Valley with Northstar. Northstar...

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Wine Review: Cliff Creek Cellars Merlot 2012

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! This right here is the Merlot that I'm most exited about tasting this entire International Merlot Month. Why? Take a look at where it's from. After two California Merlots in a row we head up to the northwestern United States in Southern Oregon. "OREGON?" you may be saying, "Isn't...

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Wine Review: Cannonball Sonoma County Merlot 2014

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! Cannonball is one of those brands that I see all over the place but I'm not too familiar with because I've just never stopped to give it any attention. Now's a good a time as any to get acquainted, right? Cannonball was started in 2006 with the intention of becoming king of the under $20 Cabernet....

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Wine Review: Liberty School Central Coast Merlot 2014

October is International Merlot Month thanks to MerlotMe.com! This month, as it stands right now, I'll be reviewing a total of TWELVE Merlots for International Merlot Month. That's three reviews of Merlot a week! And because I'm writing a very long, heavy, research intensive and special three-part series for December leading into Christmas, I'm gonna try to...

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Summer: When it's finally over.

When you don't have to stock the rosé section every five seconds... IT'S FINALLY OVER. #RetailProble...

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October Wine Pick: Truro Vineyards Merlot 2014

This WINE PICK of the month was written for the Luke's of Cape Cod website. October is International Merlot Month and #MerlotMe blows up on social media. As a lover and devout supporter of "the little blackbird" how could I not select one for my wine pick? I'm even going local by making it a Merlot from Cape Cod!...

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