Ep 398: The Grape Miniseries -- Merlot Revisited

Wine for Normal People

Arts, Food

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

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10 years after the first show on Merlot (Episode 18!), it was time for a refresh!

Merlot hasn't staged a comeback as a varietal wine, but it shines brightly as a part of a Bordeaux-style blend. It's better than ever in its native home and has seen some real strides in New World regions too.

We discuss characteristics and background of the grape, the very particular conditions that it needs for quality (but often doesn't get), and then the major regions that grow Merlot well!

It's International Merlot Day on November 7, so grab a bottle and celebrate this outstanding grape.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People, the podcast for people who like wine, but not the snobbery
0:12.6	that goes with it.
0:16.0	I'm your host, Elizabeth Schneider, author of the Wine for Normal People Book, and certified
0:20.0	wine dork.
0:21.0	And I'm MC Ice, just a wine-loving normal person.
0:25.2	It is very fitting that we are doing a podcast on Marelo.
0:30.3	Oh, I thought you was going to be pairing thumbs with wine after the last episode here.
0:38.4	That was the last episode you were there for.
0:40.0	We had a guest last week, because the Halloween episode was epic.
0:45.0	If anybody is looking to laugh at something, I think that that would be a good escape.
0:51.2	And if you think that you don't want to listen, the feedback that we heard was that it
0:55.8	was so funny, the laughter and the expression transcended the fact that, of course, you would
1:01.4	not pair Halloween candy with wine.
1:05.8	I could have told you that.
1:07.2	And the thing that I think is so funny is like, how dumb is this?
1:12.3	That no one can think of anything else to do.
1:15.2	Like, how about spooky-themed cocktails or different ways to serve your wine?
1:19.8	Like you carve out a pumpkin and serve wine or what to serve passers-by like we did.
1:26.7	There's no creativity.
1:27.7	That's okay.
1:28.7	You better write these down.
1:30.5	That's good.
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