Tuna and Merlot? Yes! #MerlotMe

#MerlotMe and #WinePW Collaboration Continues Thanks to the generosity of the #MerlotMe participating wineries, each of the bloggers in our Wine Pairing Weekend group received several bottles of wine. My first pairing was Pork with Duckhorn Merlot from Napa Valley, a good choice although a pretty safe one. Yes, Virginia, Red Wine with Fish In … Continue reading

#MerlotMe Confession with Duckhorn and Pork Chops #WinePW

Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot

Wine Pairing Weekend and #MerlotMe Welcome to our October edition of our Wine Pairing Weekend group!  This month, we teamed up with the big #MerlotMe celebration, and we’re all featuring dishes we have paired with Merlot. If you see this post soon enough, please feel free to join our chat on Twitter.  Simply look for … Continue reading

#WinePW Celebrates October with #MerlotMe

Merlot wines for #MerlotMe

October is MerlotMe Month for Wine Pairing Weekend The food has been prepared and eaten, the wines have been enjoyed, now it’s time to chat! Our October Wine Pairing Weekend meet-up will be a collaboration between our blogging group and the #MerlotMe participating wineries. Thanks to the generosity of the wineries, the wines for our … Continue reading

#WinePW Jumps on the #MerlotMe Bandwagon

A variety of Merlot wines

October is the Month of Merlot! #Champagneday is a thing.  #Cabernetday is a thing. There’s even a new #CabFrancDay!  But the unfairly maligned Merlot grape needs more love.  Why not a whole month? Several years ago, Rick Bakas started promoting #MerlotMe month for the entire month of October. Since then, the event has grown and … Continue reading