{"id":10441,"date":"2022-11-22T17:05:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T23:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=10441"},"modified":"2022-11-23T07:20:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T13:20:30","slug":"cozy-mountain-merlot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2022\/11\/cozy-mountain-merlot\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozy Up to Some Mountain Merlot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s cooling off, and I want Merlot! If you\u2019ve been into wine for the last 15 years or so (since I was 10) you know that Merlot has taken some hits. It was trending downward even before the Sideways movie, but the movie certainly had a measurable effect on sales for several years afterwards. But to be sure, there was some bad, flabby, uninteresting Merlot out there even before the movie. Now, this doesn\u2019t include the \u2018Mountain Merlot\u2019 that I\u2019ll get to in a bit. Back then, Merlot had gone through a boom and was quite popular. Because of this, lots of people wanted to plant it \u2013 and in places that did it no justice. These poorly crafted wines caused Merlot to get sort of a bad rap. The movie just happened to come along and certainly didn\u2019t help its cause. And if you have no clue what the \u201cSideways Effect\u201d is, then just move along and know that production, sales and prices have been making a come back. But just know that you need some Mountain Merlot in your life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n