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merlot

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for merlot.

Editorial note

People liking cabernet sauvignon does not imply that they cannot like a merlot in a cabernet sauvignon bottle.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of merlot gathered in one view.

noun

A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

noun

A dark-blue variety of wine grape.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Merlot. [A dark-blue variety of wine grape.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for merlot.

noun

A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

noun

A dark-blue variety of wine grape.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Merlot. [A dark-blue variety of wine grape.]

Example sentences

1

People liking cabernet sauvignon does not imply that they cannot like a merlot in a cabernet sauvignon bottle.

2

Sideways be damned, one of my favorites is still the $9 Merlot with the kangaroo on the side.

3

At some point it becomes like saying you can’t taste the difference between a Merlot and a Chardonnay wine.

4

A merlot in a cab bottle tastes like a cab and everyone who likes cab says how much they like that wine.

5

I love every variety of their cheese, but the Merlot and Tennessee Whiskey cheeses are on another level.

6

It's like trying to explain to someone why a good Napa Cabernet is so much better than the $5 Merlot they like.

7

I guess you have other data, though, and the rest of us are just doing good merlot or something.

8

Think nothing of sitting outside on your porch with a bottle of Merlot and a red plastic solo cup if you enjoy it.

9

I started with merlot and pinot, liked what I had, and haven't felt the need to branch out yet.

10

They taste dramatically different and you can't give a merlot to someone who knows what chianti tastes like and have them believe it's a chianti.

11

I'm fairly confident I couldn't tell a merlot from a cabernet, blind, from a glass.

12

If you can tell the difference between grapefruit juice and orange juice, you can tell the difference between a gabbiano, a monticello rioja and a generic merlot.

Quote examples

1

In other words, the Merlot's average serving size is smaller than that of the Guiness, even though the latter is "better".

2

What happens when -- by analogy -- someone makes the weed version of "Sideways" and you're the guy holding the weed version of merlot?

3

Do you really want your first reaction, before tasting it, to be, “I hope the wine in the veal sauce is authentic French Merlot!” This is a deeply flawed analogy.

4

I tried putting "chianti" and "merlot" in just like the little video, and after dragging across the cells I just got "chianti" and "merlot" repeating.

Proper noun examples

1

There are only number of wine grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz etc) but every wine is different.

2

How about a fat spliff, a hearty Merlot, and an Ayahuasca trip to the Amazon?

3

I think my wine drinking progression went something like Red Blush ($3bottle, or box wine)->White Wine->Merlot->Cabernet->Pinot Noir.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use merlot in a sentence?

People liking cabernet sauvignon does not imply that they cannot like a merlot in a cabernet sauvignon bottle.

What does merlot mean?

A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

What part of speech is merlot?

merlot is commonly used as noun.