In the interest of full disclosure, I must start this column by letting you know that I do not like merlot. Although I dislike it for the same reasons that Miles in Sideways dislikes it, my disdain for the wine began long before the movie.The basic issue for me is that traditionally, merlot has been either very good and very expensive or affordable and mediocre. Since I don’t like to spend a lot of money for wine and I don’t like mediocre wine, there wasn’t much for me to like about merlot.
I think the problem really goes back to the merlot grape itself.
