How to Use merlot in a Sentence

merlot

noun

• Shop the coat in night sea, black, and red merlot (pictured).
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2022
• There's no need to choose with this Earl Grey-style black tea infused with merlot.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
• For 2024, shake things up a bit and try out subtler shades of red like maroon and merlot.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
• The blend is grolleau noir (an obscure Loire grape), gamay and merlot.
  — Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
• Their fate matters even for those who can’t tell a merlot from a malbec.
  — New York Times, 18 July 2021
• My only objection is that the bitter chocolate of the merlot feels a bit out of place in the blend.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 4 May 2023
• The red is heavy on merlot, and includes cabernet sauvignon and syrah.
  — Andy Perdue, The Seattle Times, 8 June 2017
• Made of 87 percent merlot, this one was floral and toasty, with notes of black cherry and black licorice.
  — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
• If you’re not sold on a red-hot crimson or scarlet, opt for a deep cherry or merlot.
  — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2020
• Behind Ward sits a six-liter magnum of merlot, far too massive for any of the normal racks.
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 20 Feb. 2018
• Wines, which include tempranillo, chenin blanc and merlot, are well-made and prized.
  — Teresa Gubbins, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Known for: chardonnay, merlot, Bordeaux, and sparkling wines.
  — Jamie Moore, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
• In addition to black, this anti-theft bag comes in navy, charcoal, merlot, and blush.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023
• Merlots are tough to peg in one general swoop of a description.
  — cleveland.com, 25 May 2017
• Things like bottles of merlot, lavender salts and even fresh produce.
  — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2020
• Playing golf and sipping merlot is not a bad way to spend one’s retirement.
  — Matthew Green, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2017
• Use faded versions of yellow, blue and red, such as mustard, blue-gray and merlot.
  — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2021
• This one is 91 percent Merlot with Petite Sirah and Syrah mixed in for good measure.
  — cleveland.com, 25 May 2017
• These Arabica beans are aged in oak barrels used for merlot aging to bring out the decadent berry flavors in the beans.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
• This chic merlot shade is timeless and works with whatever's in your wardrobe, but the bare cut-out detail at the cuticle gives it a fresh twist.
  — Elle Turner, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2021
• Earlier attempts to grow merlot in the Willamette Valley failed because its vines don’t like wet feet.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2022
• There is wine served twice a week, though most of the cabernet and merlot grown in Cal-a-Vie’s private vineyard is used to source vinotherapy treatments.
  — Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
• Soulful and deep like a glass of merlot, these dark red roses epitomize love and beauty.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2023
• Cabernets, merlots and syrahs have all these blendings going on, and that’s a good thing, but to blend pinot noir would be a desecration.
  — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 20 Dec. 2017
• Plans can include all meals for the week, with selections like shepherd's pie and merlot meatballs with grits, and a large snack selection helps to round out the day.
  — Asonta Benetti, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
• The color options couldn’t be better, from a warm, buttery yellow to a rich chocolate merlot.
  — Talia Connor, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
• The blend is based on teroldego and marzemino, two grapes native to the Dolomite Mountains region in northeastern Italy, plus merlot.
  — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
• Reddish browns such as merlot, maroon or scarlet suggest warm and cozy instead of the alarm raised by fire-engine red.
  — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2021
• Burgundies, sunsets, merlots, and apricots—red hair of all iterations have been a mainstay shade since the start of 2021.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2023
• Known for: merlot, cabernet franc, chardonnay, riesling and viognier.
  — Jamie Moore, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024