Merlot – Boozy Lifestyle©

Deciphering Bordeaux Wines

Inspiration from a 1999 Bordeaux leads us to follow the clues to figure out the wine inside. Where is it from? What kind of grapes? Is it good?

Wednesday Wine Featuring California Merlot

In the movie Sideways, the lead character, Miles, exclaims “…if anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any f***ing Merlot!” Why all the hatred for poor Merlot?

Renault Winery Merlot 2011

Since wine is made from grapes, have you ever wondered why it doesn’t taste more like grape juice?

We don’t often have a chance to drink wine that has been cellar-aged, mainly because we drink all the wine we buy within a few years. So when my sister-in-law offered us her red wine collection as a consequence of their moving across the country, we were only too happy to take it off theirContinueContinue reading “Rombauer Rescue”