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; event host and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. Anyone who has seen the 2004 movie “Sideways” knows that ...

The San Francisco International Wine Competition (SFIWC) has released the 2024 wine competition winners. Five Merlot wines made the final rounds. Below are brief descriptions of the wines and tasting ...

Beloved by consumers and professionals alike, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are responsible for producing some of the world’s most coveted wines, as well as some of its most accessible. But what are ...

Host Scott Simon busts the myth that Merlots are verboten, promulgated in the 2004 film Sideways, with Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV. This is Weekend Edition from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Some ...

Gilles Nicault, director of winemaking and viticulture for the Long Shadows collection of wines in Washington, appears to agree: “I love Merlot’s beautiful texture and expression of fruit, from dark ...

If you discount the premise of the movie Sideways, wines made from Merlot are wildly popular. Many people like drinking them because they have softer tannins than other Cabernet Sauvignon. Although ...

I like many red wines that use merlot as their sole or dominant grape, especially when the merlot is grown in a cooler climate and has some of its natural varietal aroma characteristics. That is a ...

Thin-skinned. Temperamental. In need of constant care and attention. In the film Sideways, which earned an Academy Award in 2005 for best adapted screenplay and boosted the careers of Thomas Haden ...

“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 themed wine ...