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[Big Lunches] sideways Im not drinking Merlot | Fine Wines From All Over The ...: sideways Im not drinking Merlot | Fine Wines From All Over The World. Build Your Own Wine. Go here to see the original: sideways Im not drinking Merlot | Fine Wines From All Over The World. Posted by Big Lunches on August 13th, 2010 ...

[Artisan Family of Wines] Is Pinot the Next Merlot? « Artisan Family of Wines: Thin, poor quality pinot noir grown in climates too warm to develop it’s true character will diminish the quality perception of this varietal with many lesser educated consumers. However, I do believe there is so much great pinot from proper, cooler regions being grown and produced today, and recognized by a more knowledgeable consumer (and trade gatekeepers) that this noble varietal will sit in it’s rightful seat next to cabernet sauvignon.

[Rusty Beach] I'm NOT Drinking ANY Merlot! | Rusty Beach: Tags: Drinking, Drunk, I'm not drinking Merlot, Love, Merlot, Motivational Quotes, Movies, Paul Giamatti, Sideways, Social Gatherings, Stress, Thomas Haden Church, Travel, Wine. Posted in Uncategorized · Trackback URI | Comments RSS ...

[WineTastingExpert.com] Types of Red Wine : Merlot Wine Facts | WineTastingExpert.com: Hi , I agree with you when you say that Merlot is a dry medium body red wine easy at the palate….but I quite desagree at your discribtion about the buquet in the Merlot wine, Is it that everybody can get a different smell in the wine? to me merlot has a toasted nuts nose, that I will recognise it most of the time , when somebody give me a glass of Merlot to me.

[Shouts from the Abyss] Sideways 2 - Merlot Strikes Back « Shouts from the Abyss: My husband and I saw the movie with some friends, one of whom declared she was giving up merlot (her previous favorite) after seeing the movie. I told her (this was when I drank wine) that I was not taking wine suggestions from a loser boozer character in a movie!

[A Long Pour {Fifty-Two Weeks With California Wine}] A Long Pour {Fifty-Two Weeks With California Wine} » Blog Archive ...: misadventures in Santa Barbara wine country is said to have given a huge boost to Pinot Noir sales, a varietal Paul’s character was particularly fond of. The opposite was said to be the case for Merlot, with sales reportedly dipping after the damning statement.

[My Grape Escape] Merlot - Magnificent or Mediocre? « My Grape Escape: Ruling out Cheval Blanc early in the running, I decided to see what was out there in terms of affordable, approachable Merlots. I dropped in to my local Oddbins off-licence and asked for three decent Merlots under a tenner (each). Surprisingly they couldn’t fulfil my request, obviously due to a lack of demand for such a thing, but we compromised on similar wines.

[Hello Vino Blog] Merlot is Back! Barrel Tasting the Bolen Family Estates Merlot ...: You're probably familiar with the bashing undertaken by Merlot from the movie Sideways, where the main "wine snob" character exclaimed, "I am not drinking any %&$!@ Merlot!" Well, he obviously didn't try the Bolen Family Estates Merlot .

[Wines In Niagara] An amazing merlot and Henry's new Speck Family wines « Wines In ...: Henry of Pelham Speck Family Reserve Cabernet-Merlot 2007 ($50, winery, web, limited Vintages, 4.5 plus stars) ”” As good a red blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc) as I’ve tasted from the 2007 vintage. Such deep earth tones, raspberry, cherry and blackberry fruit smothered in the elegance of oak on the nose.

[Drink: A beer, wine and spirits blog] Anyone For Merlot Anymore? | Drink: A beer, wine and spirits blog: She””one of America’s preeminent merlot winemakers””counters that the plight of merlot had little or no impact on her operations, or other wineries committed to making quality wines. The obscure columnist is inclined to believe her since the Duckhorn Wine Company empire, which includes a couple wineries and several hundred acres of prime vineyard land, was sold a little over two years ago for a quarter billion dollars.

[Balloon Juice] Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » I am not drinking merlot!: I think Sideways got a bad rap in one way because it punctured a lot of popular notions about wine”¦. Merlot sales dropped substantially as Pinot Noir sales rose. Other than that it was just kinda quirky. A chick flick for guys”¦ ...

[Marketplace Scratch Pad] Maybe now you'll drink Merlot | Marketplace Scratch Pad ...: sent the price of Merlot plunging and jacked up the price of Pinot, for no good reason. Those French wine producers were probably thinking —

[Wine on the Way] Franciscan Merlot 2005 Napa Valley, California: Wine Review | Wine ...: Everyone was loving and drinking both Washington and Napa Valley Merlot. And then, came the movie, Sideways .

[21stcenturymovieblog.com] Sideways and F*%king Merlot: The thought of drinking merlot, on the other hand, can send him on an expletive-laced tirade. This character created what became known as the “Sideways effect“, where sales of pinot noir sky-rocketed while merlot sales plummeted.

[Caramelized OpiNIONS] Sideways Challenge: Merlot vs. Pinot Noir « Caramelized OpiNIONS: Well, I’m not really sure, because I’m still learning about the various varietals.  However, I reach for it now because Miles Raymond, in that hilarious movie, Sideways, told me not to tolerate merlot in my mouth or even in my presence.  And I’m not the only one.  After years of wannabe wine snobs taking the Sideways spoof on merlot very literally, the easy to grow and easy to drink grape is just staring to come out of the internment camps that Hollywood constructed.  In short, I reach for merlot to experience that noxious swill that made Miles’ skin crawl.  Maybe I’ll become that vehement as well.  What fun.

[Leaning Into The Afternoons] Leaning Into The Afternoons · The wine hierarchy”¦: Not as decadent on the taste buds as eisweinn, but still as ungodly sweet. Kind of like having forbidden sex with someone who you didn't know was really, really bad at sex.

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