Bay Bridge Merlot - Wine Review

This Merlot from Bay Bridge Vineyards is the perfect wine to select if you are unaccustomed to Merlot and you are looking for an everyday wine to sip with any meal. At first glance, this wine has a beautiful, deep red color, and the scent is dry, but not bitter or sharp. It has good legs that let you know that you are in for quite a treat. If you are a fan of Pinot Noir you will enjoy this wine, as they are quite similar in body and taste. This wine can easily be enjoyed with a quick pasta dish, a nice steak, or even reheated leftovers; it is versatile and easy to drink. When I purchased it at my local Fred Meyer, it was $3.99 a bottle, so it certainly won’t break the bank.

When I first started drinking wine, I chose bottles that seemed like they would taste as close to fruit juice as possible. I never thought that I would enjoy Merlot, or even anything that didn’t have ‘berry’ or ‘red blend’ somewhere in the name. I thought of Merlot as the wine that you drink when you have worked your way through enjoying every other type of wine, and I never thought I would get to that point. Now, this Bay Bridge Merlot is one of my favorite wines to keep around the house for any occasion, and it has helped me become more bold in selecting new wines, Merlot and others, to try out that I never would have felt brave enough to try before. If you have ever wanted to try Merlot, but haven’t felt like it was something you would enjoy, or like you weren’t quite fancy enough to be a Merlot drinker, this is the wine for you. Enjoy!