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New On Wines: Merlot Suggestions Question, Please

Hello,

Let me immediately admit that I know absolutely nothing about wines, unfortunately.

Have a friend that likes to use Merlot wine as a cooking wine. Cooks lots of dishes with the addition of Merlot's, apparently.

Would like to buy him a present of a "decent" bottle of Merlot for his cooking.

Would appreciate some recommendation for a Merlot that would really make a very good cooking wine; perhaps in the $10 to $15 per bottle range ?

Anything good for $10 ?

Would like to put the additional requirement on that it be available in the Boston area.

Much thanks, Bob

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Robert11
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Really while the old saw "don't cook with what you wouldn't drink" is true, that's based more on the idea of not cooking with flawed wine. Flawed wine (in a technical sense) is far less common these days. If you think they are truly looking for wine only for cooking, it's really hard to go wrong. Well-known Merlots in the under $15 category would include Blackstone, BV Coastal, Beringers, Columbia Crest.

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DaleW

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