qotd: after goofing on washington state merlots for an afternoon with a friend of mine he waited a few weeks and invited me over. Upon arriving I see an open bottle of Northstar Merlot which is a washington merlot. He says you aren't going to believe tihs one, I've been letting it breathe. He poured 2 glasses and he was right I was amazed at how great it was. I found out later that my non belief had some validity because another friend told me that he poured another wine into that bottle that was 4 times the price of the bottle that he poured it into. I still have no idea where it was from or the actual price but it was a Merlot and it was TASTY!

I really enjoyed the “pretty girls” anaology. So true on both fronts.

It's too bad that people base their wine-drinking trends on Hollywood B movies. Tasting for yourself is the only way to go.

QOTD: I agree with whoever said Northstar Merlot from Washington State. Slightly pricey, but more elegant for $30 than a lot of those Napa oak bombs for $50.

I recently had the Emmolo Merlot from Napa, which I thought was pretty nice. Love the blind shows…

Awesome! : )

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Its all good Mott. Hope you get better soon!

QOTD: 2006 Kirkland Signature Merlot, Columbia Valley, Costco, $9 — thoroughly enjoyable and a great price.

Gary, being a fraud is one thing. But you have got to be the most arrogant fraud in the wine business.

Why do u think so Lew?

I definitely need to try the gewurztraminer – sounds epic.

Been avoiding Merlot, so many other things to try. I've had too much oaky merlot in the past.
That said, I plan to do a blind varietal tasting soon and would want to put a decent QPR merlot in there. Thoughts?

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Gary revisits Merlot in this blind tasting of wines around the world, with some interesting results.

Have been drinking Merlot’s again and recently they have improved from the overdone period of a couple yrs back.. http://www.winelx.com

90/100

line of the day – ‘this is like your old five and dime; candy smells and you love it’

Really good info, especially regarding smooth wines being overscored. Love the blinds, love the beard