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Re:A “Sideways” supply response in California winegrapes by sanedigital on Monday January 24, 2022 @10:59PM (#30067802)
Ah yep, thank you for the refresher. It’s been awhile since I’ve thought about this. The point still stands!
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Re:A “Sideways” supply response in California winegrapes by kcarter80 on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:34PM (#30068054)
I'm not sure it does. Merlot isn't even the primary varietal in that wine.
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Re:A “Sideways” supply response in California winegrapes by plugger on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @04:32AM (#30069976)
In the book it was Petrus which is 100% Merlot. They approached the chateau to see if they'd green light the use of Petrus as his unicorn bottle. The chateau refused, and they instead landed on Cheval Blanc.

I've always been left wondering if the "I am not drinking any fucking Merlot" line was a direct result of the snub by Petrus.

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Re:A “Sideways” supply response in California winegrapes by sanedigital on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @08:05AM (#30071312)
In most years it’s at least 40% of the blend. If you’re saving a wine that’s 40% Merlot and you hate Merlot, that’s on you.
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