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 ...

One of the world’s most widely planted grape varieties, merlot has plenty going for it. This soft, fleshy, early ripener can produce well-rounded, fruity wines that pair well with food, as well as ...

This is one in a series of shameless plugs for New Times' Pairings event this Thursday, but luckily this shameless plug includes alcohol. Namely it's the Casa Lapostolle's 2006 merlot, one of the ...

Highlighting "Merlot Month" has become something of an annual feature here in this column. In part, this is because merlot is delicious and is often a great value compared to similar wines, but ...