Without having to work at it, I have noticed disrespect for this wonderfully smooth red wine. Take the movie "Sideways." Miles Raymond (played by Paul Giamatti), on a weeklong wine country binge with ...

In the world of wine, there are grapes that fall into and out of fashion from time to time. When a wine grape falls out of fashion, wines made from that grape often see a slump in sales, so much so ...

I have an interesting relationship with Alexander Payne's 2004 film "Sideways," which I recently screened for my LifeQuest class. A few years before the movie came out, my wife Karen and I took a wine ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlot Marketing, Inc. (Merlot) is celebrating its 20 th anniversary by welcoming six new clients this year: ENGEO, Kindred Outdoors + Surrounds, Nexgrill, Otto ...

For Rex Whicker, former owner of Le Chat Noir Wines & Spirits on Tulip Avenue and longtime host of “Uncorked” on Four Village Studio, the joy of wine isn’t about prestige — it’s about pleasure. “The ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of “Sideways,” the cult classic that made Merlot bashing a pastime among wine drinkers. In the 2004 film, lead character Miles Raymond (played by ...

Highlighting "Merlot Month" has become something of an annual feature here in this column. In part, this is because merlot is delicious and is often a great value compared to similar wines, but ...

We've heard it all before. Dreamer falls in love with a grape, enlists the aid of a sensitive, skilled winemaker and they combine to make a small amount of meticulously sourced, finely tuned wine.

In the 2004 movie "Sideways", Paul Giamatti's character Miles made a disparaging remark about merlot, despite his supposed wine intelligence. If he was genuine about his love of wine and not just his ...

National marketing agency honored with eight total Influence Awards from PRSA’s California Capital Chapter SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlot Marketing, Inc. (Merlot) is celebrating eight ...

After "Sideways" hit movie screens last year, many words were written and spoken about pinot noir and merlot, and some articles and seminars even tried to compare the two wines. It's an unfair ...