Merlot and food
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What is Merlot?
Merlot is a red wine made from the merlot grape variety. It can be velvety and plummy, or rich and oaky
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Merlot and Indian food
Merlot with chicken tikka masala, pork vindaloo, mutton yakhni pulao, morel kebabs, lightly spiced lamb biryani, galouti kebabs or mutton seekh kebabs
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Wine and festive food
The wine pairs well with white meat, particularly turkey and chicken, when any sauce accompanies the dish because of a heavy, smokey, and sauce flavour
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Roots of the wine
Merlot is one of the world`s most widely planted grape varieties with plantings of the vine outpacing even the more well-known Cabernet Sauvignon
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Flavours of Merlot
The wine has red fruit flavours on the nose and palate like strawberry, cherries and raspberries. The tannins are very supple, with a long and pleasant finish
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