Merlot: The Forgotten Grape, LET”S GIVE IT SOME LOVE

Merlot: The Forgotten Grape, LET”S GIVE IT SOME LOVE

Have you heard about Merlot lately? I look for it on winelists and don’t see it. It’s not prominent in wine stores…So I ask “what has happened to Merlot? Merlot has been around for centuries. I think it’s not as popular for one, due to the success of Sideways and the...
Winephabet Street: H is for  Hondarrabi Zuri

Winephabet Street: H is for Hondarrabi Zuri

Have you heard of the Txakoli region of Spain and/or the Hondarrabi Zuri grape? First let me tell you how these words are pronounced. Txakoli is pronounced chah-kuh-lee and Hondarrabi Zuri is pronounced ohn-dah-rah-bee Zoo-Ree. In our January episode of Winephabet...