Merlot is a red wine that is produced from the grape variety of the same name. Stylistically, it runs the gamut from fruit-forward and sweet with oak to more structured and nuanced, capable of ...

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We've tested supermarket Merlot red wines and market them all out of five Credit: Getty. Wine expert Helena Nicklin selects seven bargain bottles all for £6 and under and marks them out of five.

If you're not a fan of sweet reds and always assumed that a dry red wine, like a Merlot, is virtually sugar-free, think again."In the U.S., the term 'dry' is not regulated, but to most winemakers ...