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Illustration of a Merlot grape cluster

Merlot

Red Wine

A soft-tannic red grape from Bordeaux, planted widely in California and Washington. In the COLA registry it appears frequently as a single-varietal wine and as a blending grape. Its approachable texture and moderate acidity make it one of the most commercially produced reds in the American wine market.

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This description is original first-party educational content. Record counts reflect the public TTB COLA registry as indexed by Wine Grabber.

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REFERENCE NOTE

This entry is written as an educational overview and may synthesize public regional, historical, producer, and editorial sources. It is not an official regulatory record or a complete survey of all styles and regions.