Today I'm sharing Beringer's White Merlot. I had never heard of a white merlot until last week when Maren & Sonia were talking about it on twitter. I knew I had to find a bottle for myself. Last Saturday morning I was at the store, browsing through the wine aisle when I found what I was looking for. Beringer's White Melot was on sale for $5.99 a bottle. I snatched the bottle as fast as I could!
Beringer has been around since 1876. I wish I knew more about them, because the company I work for has done a lot of construction for them. I'm glad that now I can at least say I've had one of their wines. I'm also going to make it a point to go wine tasting there soon!
I was a little disappointed that the bottle didn't describe which fruits the wine tasted like, but it was definitely fruity.
Stats:
Beringer Winery
White Merlot
Napa Valley
12.5% alcohol
Overall Impression:
I was extremely impressed with this bottle. I have nothing to compare it to, since I've never had a white merlot berfore, but it was delicious! The color was beautiful and inviting. It was fruity, but not overly fruity. Sitting in my mouth it was completely smooth with no bite. There wasn't much of an alcohol taste from start to finish. This would definitely be a great wine for a new wine drinker. It's perfect for a sunny day. I enjoy drinking a glass of wine before my dinner as an appetizer rather than with dinner. I did take my last sip while I was eating my vegetarian pizza and it definitely didn't work with the food, which I had already anticipated.
To sum it up, I love this wine.
I'll definitely be buying it again and again this summer.
I just have to say that this wine was AWESOME! I usually prefer beer, but this wine was really excellent! I'm now super excited to keep trying more wines to further develop my palette.
ReplyDeleteIt looks good! I am going to have to try this, I hadn't heard of white merlot before Maren was talking about it either!
ReplyDeleteYou'll probably like it. It's not as sweet as moscato. :) Reminds me of White Zinfandel but better.
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ReplyDeleteI've never had a white merlot before, but love fruity wines too, so this is definitely getting added to the shopping list. I'm going to like this series...I can already tell!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite ways to describe fruity wines like this is "poolside". You can easily enjoy this by itself while relaxing by the pool. Wine tasting in Temecula, a lot of the tasting servers used the term for white merlots and roses. I do like the Beringer on its own. Staring at the picture, I want.
ReplyDeleteI like that, I would definitely drink this poolside. :) It's on sale at CVS for $4/bottle right now. I'm gonna pick some up!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely love this wine. barefoot sweet red is really good too. but this is my new fave
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you like it! I'll have to check out barefoots.
DeleteI bought a bottle of this wine and I was not sure if it's served like Merlot at room temperature or like a White wine chilled, so I looked it up. Evidently White Merlot is best served chilled like White or Rose wines. I agree this was a nice flavorful wine, not too sweet.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it! I definitely prefer it chilled. :)
DeleteI am a big fan of white merlot and have had Beringer and Sutter Home. White merlot is definitely my all time favorite! Chilled is best for me and I also enjoy it as a spritzer.... I use Sprite zero. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteAs a spritzer sounds delicious!
DeleteAwesome wine,why name it White Merlot great to come home to after a hard day working
ReplyDeleteI have always loved this wine, but the last batch I bought with the red cap did not taste the same as the bottle with the gold cap. I was so disappointed. I actually poured the wine out and bought a bottle of Gallo's White Merlot.. imagine that????
ReplyDeleteThat is so weird. I've never seen it with a red cap, but I'll keep my eyes open for one!
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