All wines are different due to the different sugar levels in the grapes before fermentation. You'll find cooler climates can have a low percentage, for example most bordeaux merlots are around 12% to 13%, where warmer climates can go up and up around the 15% mark.

Port wine may be white or red and should be treated accordingly. Chilled for white and slightly less than room temperature for reds.

Merlot is a dry wine, and is actually one of the classic dry wines, along with Cabernet. If you ever taste merlot, you will know just by the feeling it leaves in your mouth, as well as the spicy flavor, that it is a dry wine.

Pinot Noir pairs effortlessly with a wide range of foods - from poultry, through to fish, ham, game birds, grilled beef, lamb and light meats such as veal. Simply-prepared dishes are best for this variety. Pinot also plays well with creamy sauces and spicy seasonings. It is one of the world's most versatile food wines.

Pronunciation - Pee-noh-n'wahr

Location, weather,temperature, soil, are only a few variables that candetermine thesugarcontent of pinot noir, it can be anything from 32 balling to 13 balling.

Yes and it will work well as both a pre-soak and a marinade.

Drinking a glass of wine (or beer or distilled spirits) with dinner promotes good health. Drinking alcohol in moderation is now known to be associated with better health and greater longevity than is either abstaining or abusing alcohol.

Abusing alcohol for many years can cause health problems

no wine with dinner is not good for health because it can cause brain damage

Very little difference. I drink both on many occasions and prefer the Shiraz in warmer weather. Merlot is great on cold nights with rich cheeses and tangy sausages.

All wines start out with natural sugars. When they are fermented the sugar turns to alcohol. If you stop the fermentation early you get sweet wines. Most red wines are less then 1% residual sugar and this is below the taste threshold for most people to taste sweet. So the short answer is no Merlot does not have more sugar then regular wine it is a regular wine. What you taste is the fruit as Merlot tends to be more fruit forward then other wines.

I really depends on the wine maker. Merlot tends to be a little more fruity and a little more smoother. Pinot Noir can be really sweet, but also can be very dry, alcoholic and/or earthy (not suite). My exspensive, cheap Pinot tends to be sweeter than merlot which tends to be sweeter than more complex and exspensive pinots (espcially from France and Washington).

What are you talking about? Merlot is dense, dry and not at all expressive...VERY generally speaking... quite dull...sweet? Not at all. Pinot noir is not at all sweet either, but VERY expressive! I assume you confuse "sweet" with flavors of fruit. Looking for fruit between the two..pinot. Looking for "sweet"...look elsewhere pal.

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Zinfandel can be substituted for Merlot in either cooking or drinking, although zinfandel has a uniquely discernible taste. There are a number of other red wines that more closely approximate Merlot.

Yes, it is, but there are always exceptions, although I'm not aware of any in this case!

about 80 calories

6 oz = 120 calories

It is a very pale rose.

Yes, it's a name

It's not red - it's 'rose'.

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I serve mine in the classic Large Bordeaux glass. Two of these will comfortably hold a bottle of Merlot.

Cape Wine & Food in Staines, Middlesex have it.

An average bottle of Merlot has about 4-5 grams of sugar.

This will really depend on what is in the salad. Typically Sauvignon Blanc is recommended for pairing with salads or you could try a nice fruity white such as a Chardonnay.

No, merlot is more of a purple (wine colour).