often capitalized
: a dry red wine made from a widely grown grape originally used in the Bordeaux region of France for blending
also
: the grape itself
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Choose from 14 colors, including lilac, merlot, and tangerine.
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Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
The old-time Sicilians would take grapes by the pound or tonnage and field blend them, in other words, sangiovese, merlot, moscato, crush and de-stem all the grapes together and ferment together. ...
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
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Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
The old-time Sicilians would take grapes by the pound or tonnage and field blend them, in other words, sangiovese, merlot, moscato, crush and de-stem all the grapes together and ferment together. ...
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
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“Merlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merlot. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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