Quote Originally Posted by Swish
...but I enjoyed it. As for merlot, I don't drink it either. Give me a nice cab sav, pinot noir or maybe an old vine zin if I'm drinking red. As for the whites....so many to drink, so little time...

Swish - likes his wine...and pale ale....scotch...vodka...do I detect a patter here?
I like several merlots, and don't exclude them from my rotation. Kind of like columbian coffee beans, its become so common its developed a bad rap sheet, cabernet souvignon, I'm told went through the anti-connoisseur phase a few decades ago but has since become "ok" to drink again.

I prefer reds myself, my wife likes whites so we're constantly mixing it up. Pinot noir is probably my fav if I had to pick. Best find of last year was this cheap, cheesy Vampire brand cabernet souvignon from Transylvannia. The marketing is clever but its got some substance too.