Who would have thought 15 years ago, during the height of its popularity, that merlot would have been relegated to the same ranks as white zinfandel as “not cool to drink”? The fact is that then, and even still now, there were a lot of overpriced and boring, if not downright dreadful, merlots on the market, and not just from California. New Zealand, Chile, Italy and South Africa were equal offenders — if not in quantity, then certainly in quality. Read More