Toad Hollow Merlot 2021
Would Merlot by any other name sound as sweet? No, not really. The Californian vernacular offers all sorts of variations so it’s especially important to mind each Merlot’s provenance. For example, the Merlots from Alexander Valley, Carneros and Dry Creek Valley speak a parlance of plums, ripe cherries, juicy currants and high toned tea leaves while the Merlots out of Napa Valley, from such climes as Carneros, Mount Veeder, Oakville and Rutherford, are more likely to express ripe, dark berried fruit such as framboise and blackberries. All capture the interest and your senses despite the invective script of Sideways that really drug Merlot through the mud. On the bright side: Merlot has never tasted so wonderful for we who love this Bordelais beauty –for only the strong survive!
Food Pairings
Most any meat; really, lamb, beef, pork, chicken, duck. Has an affinity for tomatoes and mushrooms.
Where to find this wine
Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage
Cash Wise Liquor - Baxter
Baxter
218-829-9286
Super One Liquor - Baxter
Baxter
218-828-0256
Noel's Bottle Shop
Bemidji
218-444-9864
Oxendale's Wine & Spirits
Bloomington
952-756-8985
Cash Wise Liquor - Duluth
Duluth
218-722-4507
Firehouse Liquor - Dundas
Dundas
507-645-5717
Kowalski's Eagan Wine Market
Eagan
651-328-8300
Northbound Liquors - Elk River
Elk River
763-441-1671
Kowalski's Excelsior Market
Excelsior
952-229-8300
Lunds & Byerlys - Golden Valley
Golden Valley
763-544-8846
Super One Liquor - Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
218-326-1229
Hanover Wine & Spirits
Hanover
763-568-7450
Sunfish Cellars
Lilydale
651-552-5955
Haskell's - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-400-7888
Lunds & Byerlys - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-416-1611
Falls Liquor
Minneapolis
612-729-5498
Mcdonald Liquor Store
Minneapolis
612-721-6686
Greenway Liquors
Minneapolis
612-871-3727
South Lyndale Liquor
Minneapolis
612-827-5811
Stinson Wine, Beer & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-789-0678
Kowalski's Uptown Market
Minneapolis
612-377-3448
Hiway Liquors
Monticello
763-295-5222
Good Time Liquors
Norwood Young America
952-467-2429
Kowalski's Oak Park Heights Market
Oak Park Heights
651-439-9161
Cash Wise Liquor - Owatonna
Owatonna
507-451-8440
Vinifera Wines & Ales
Plymouth
763-473-0008
Andy's Liquor
Rochester
507-289-0777
Apollo Liquor Best
Rochester
507-286-1300
Cub Liquors - Rosemount
Rosemount
952-922-8335
Solo Vino
Saint Paul
651-602-9515
Kowalski's Grand Market
Saint Paul
651-698-3366
Thomas Liquor
Saint Paul
651-699-1860
Park Liquor Store
Saint Paul
651-645-5555
Scott's Liquor
Saint Paul
651-690-4434
Morelli's Discount Liquor
Saint Paul
651-774-5961
Yarmo Liquor
Saint Paul
651-698-0707
Kowalski's Shoreview Market
Shoreview
612-418-4043
Haskell's - Stillwater
Stillwater
651-439-3399
O'brien's Wine & Spirits
Stillwater
651-439-7595
Cellars Wine & Spirits Wbl
White Bear Lake
651-426-1028
Mgm - White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
Kowalski's Woodbury Market
Woodbury
651-578-8800
