FWIW one of the primary grapes in Bordeaux wines is Merlot. Another of the types of wines from the winery I mentioned earlier is a Merlot (probably going to be tasting that too this weekend).
Generally in France Merlot is used as a blending grape, you won't tend to find it by itself like you can from California or Washington, but it is available. > When I was last in Paris the wine shop dude told me nobody in France > drinks Merlot. It's crap! He actually got mad when I asked for it. I > always preferred the dryer Cabernet anyway but my wife liked Merlot > and it's usually cheaper. > > Any thoughts on this, was he way off? > > Memories, the shop is on Rue Mouffetard, my favorite street in Paris. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150305 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
