International Merlot Day
When is International Merlot Day? This holiday is always observed on November 7
Ladies and Gentlemen, raise your glasses in a toast to International Merlot Day, a November 7 holiday. Your wine glass is filled with Merlot wine, isn’t it!? We hope so. Just so you know, you are drinking one of the world’s most popular dry red wines.
As wine lovers know, this is a favorite among dry red wines. Merlot is considered a noble grape. The word Merlot comes from the French word “Merlau” or “Merle”. It means “Blackbird”. Merlot grapes are prominently grown in many parts of the world. But, nowhere is it more popular than in the Bordeaux region of France. We all know the French know a good wine when they taste it. As a result, Merlot grapes are the most popular grape in French vineyards, comprising over 60% of the vines in all of the vineyards in the country.
Without a doubt, you know what to do on International Merlot Day. Open up a bottle of Merlot and enjoy it with a friend or two. Oh, and don’t forget the cheese and crackers.
Did You Know? There is a White Merlot. Any rosé wine that is made from red Merlot grapes is called White Merlot. If you’ve never tried it, what are you waiting for?
What it Takes to Make Wine
It takes a lot of grapes to make wine…..
- 1 wine barrel contains 60 gallons of wine.
- 60 gallons of wine makes 25 cases.
- 375 cases weigh 5 tons.
- Growers plant 50 vines per acre.
- There are almost 1 million acres of grape vines growing in the United States. This includes wine, table grapes and raisins.
- One vine produces 3 bottles of wine.
- One vine produces 30 clusters of grapes.
- 10 clusters of grapes makes 1 bottle of wine.
- 100 grape vines produce 1 barrel of wine.
Did You Know? Merlot is one of the top 5 wines in the world. Only Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are more popular.
How to Celebrate International Merlot Day
Bottoms up on this great holiday. Here are some ways for you to celebrate:
- Of course, pop the cork on a bottle of merlot wine.
- If you’ve never had white merlot wine, try it today.
- Go to a winery for a tasting. Select both red and white merlot among your choices.
- Buy a bottle or two.
- It’ party time! Hold a wine party. Serve merlots from a variety of wineries.
International Merlot Day Quote
“Age is just a number. It is totally irrelevant unless, of course, you are a bottle of wine.” – – Joan Collins
History and Origin of International Merlot Day
Despite our extensive research efforts, we have not yet found the creator or the origin of this day. We have no doubt it was created by a wine lover. Perhaps, he or she drank just a little too much Merlot the first time this day was celebrated and did not remember to document it the next morning.
We traced this holiday back to at least 2011.
This Day in History
In addition to National Merlot Wine Day, here are some things that happened on this day:
- The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River. (1805)
- Cartoonist Thomas Nast depicts the Republican party as an elephant in a cartoon in Harper’s Weekly. (1874)
- Marie Curie, chemist, physicist was born on this day in (1867)
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