Meritagen.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrᵻtɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrədɪdʒ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: merit n., heritage n.

Etymology: Blend of merit n. and heritage n., chosen in 1988 after an international competition held by American vintners to create a name to denote high-quality blended wines.The winning name was created by Neil Edgar of Newark, California.

Chiefly U.S.

Any of various wines of high quality produced exclusively in the United States from blends of Bordeaux grape varieties (see also quot. 1994).A proprietary name in the United States.

ΚΠ

1989 Los Angeles Times 23 Feb. (Record ed.) viii. 2/1 Opus One, Dominus Trilogy and their brethren now have an umbrella name to connect them: Meritage.

1991 Wine & Spirits June 40/3 When we scan the list of gold medal merlots, it is interesting to note that few of these wineries make a Meritage wine.

1994 Oxf. Compan. Wine 616/1 The name is available only to American wineries that agree to join an association and uphold the following requirements of the wine labelled Meritage: made exclusively from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot grapes for red wines and Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Muscadelle for whites; produced in quantities of no more than 25,000 cases a year; one of the two most expensive wines produced by the winery.

1998 N.Y. Times 27 Dec. v. 15/3 The wine list is replete with zinfandels and California meritage blends, including a 1993 Alexander Valley Meritage.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meritage
释义	Meritagen. Brit. /ˈmɛrᵻtɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈmɛrədɪdʒ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: merit n., heritage n. Etymology: Blend of merit n. and heritage n., chosen in 1988 after an international competition held by American vintners to create a name to denote high-quality blended wines.The winning name was created by Neil Edgar of Newark, California. Chiefly U.S. Any of various wines of high quality produced exclusively in the United States from blends of Bordeaux grape varieties (see also quot. 1994).A proprietary name in the United States. ΚΠ 1989 Los Angeles Times 23 Feb. (Record ed.) viii. 2/1 Opus One, Dominus Trilogy and their brethren now have an umbrella name to connect them: Meritage. 1991 Wine & Spirits June 40/3 When we scan the list of gold medal merlots, it is interesting to note that few of these wineries make a Meritage wine. 1994 Oxf. Compan. Wine 616/1 The name is available only to American wineries that agree to join an association and uphold the following requirements of the wine labelled Meritage: made exclusively from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot grapes for red wines and Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Muscadelle for whites; produced in quantities of no more than 25,000 cases a year; one of the two most expensive wines produced by the winery. 1998 N.Y. Times 27 Dec. v. 15/3 The wine list is replete with zinfandels and California meritage blends, including a 1993 Alexander Valley Meritage. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1989
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