Alexander Valley Vineyards Merlot 2020
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
Top Ten Liquors - Andover
Andover
763-755-7775
Apple Valley #1 - 148th St
Apple Valley
952-953-2555
Apple Valley #3 - 157th St W
Apple Valley
952-953-2555
Top Ten Liquors - Blaine
Blaine
763-754-3231
Oxendale's Wine & Spirits
Bloomington
952-756-8985
Mgm - West Bloomington
Bloomington
952-888-9421
Lunds & Byerlys - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
952-474-1298
Top Ten Liquors - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
651-341-2142
Top Ten Liquors - Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove
651-458-9463
Victual
Crosby
218-545-1000
Delano Wine & Spirits
Delano
763-972-0578
Big Discount Liquor - Eagan
Eagan
651-454-7282
Premier Wine & Spirits
Eagan
651-452-7747
Kowalski's Eagan Wine Market
Eagan
651-328-8300
Lunds & Byerlys - Eagan
Eagan
651-686-9669
Edina # 2 - York/southdale
Edina
952-903-5730
Edina # 3 - Vernon/grandview
Edina
952-903-5740
Kowalski's Excelsior Market
Excelsior
952-229-8300
Lunds & Byerlys - Golden Valley
Golden Valley
763-544-8846
Tournament Liquor - Ham Lake
Ham Lake
763-434-9224
Liquor Hutch
Hutchinson
320-587-2762
Lakeside Wine & Spirits
Long Lake
952-475-2936
Lincoln Square Liquor Barrel
Mahtomedi
651-770-0692
Cork Dork Wine Co
Minneapolis
612-867-5960
Lake Wine & Cheese
Minneapolis
612-242-0073
Hennepin-lake Liquors
Minneapolis
612-825-4411
Kowalski's Uptown Market
Minneapolis
612-377-3448
South Lyndale Liquor
Minneapolis
612-827-5811
Zipp's
Minneapolis
612-333-8686
Glen Lake Wine & Spirits
Minnetonka
952-935-7375
Clocktower Liquor
New Brighton
651-636-2200
Spirits Of Nisswa
Nisswa
218-963-7488
Brightwines.com
North Saint Paul
651-748-0793
Kowalski's Oak Park Heights Market
Oak Park Heights
651-439-9161
Cash Wise Liquor - Owatonna
Owatonna
507-451-8440
Hy-vee - Plymouth
Plymouth
Lunds & Byerlys - Plymouth
Plymouth
763-268-1624
Vinifera Wines & Ales
Plymouth
763-473-0008
Richfield # 3 - Penn
Richfield
612-861-9380
Andy's Liquor
Rochester
507-289-0777
Top Ten Liquors - Rosemount
Rosemount
612-730-7666
Top Ten Liquors - Roseville
Roseville
651-340-1846
Top Ten Liquors - Slp
Saint Louis Park
952-920-0750
Lunds & Byerlys - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park
952-929-2100
Kowalski's Grand Market
Saint Paul
651-698-3366
International Wines & Liquors
Saint Paul
651-690-5471
Scandia Olde Towne Liquor
Scandia
Hy-vee - Shakopee
Shakopee
952-403-1520
Kowalski's Shoreview Market
Shoreview
612-418-4043
Jim's Liquor - Shoreview
Shoreview
651-354-0140
Mgm - Spring Park
Spring Park
952-471-2454
Liberty Village Wines & Spirits
Stillwater
651-439-3022
West Side Liquor - Waite Park
Waite Park
320-253-9511
Tonka Bottle Shop
Wayzata
952-473-5469
Cotroneo's Wine & Spirits
White Bear Lake
848-391-6064
Top Ten Liquors - Woodbury
Woodbury
651-501-1199
Kowalski's Woodbury Market
Woodbury
651-578-8800
