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Midalidare’s grape varieties: Merlot in a nutshell

Merlot is second-most planted grape in the entire world (Cabernet Sauvignon is number one),
Merlot is the most planted variety in Bordeaux, its homeplace,
It is believed that the first time the grape was used in making wine was in the late 1700s,
Merlot is named after local black bird (called merlau/merle) who liked eating the ripe grapes on the vine,
A grape born of the parent varieties Cabernet Franc and Magdeleine Noire des Charentes,
Petrus, one of the most highly coveted (and counterfeited) wines on this planet is made almost entirely of Merlot,
Merlot is a parent of the following new varieties: Carmine, Ederena, Evmolpia, Fertilia, Mamaia, Nigra and Rebo,
Merlot has spawned a color mutation that is used commercially, a pink-skinned variety known as Merlot Gris,
The variety known as Merlot Blanc is not a color mutation but rather an offspring variety of Merlot crossing with Folle Blanche,
Merlot is planted in nearly every wine-producing country in the world,

01.11.2020

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