Merlot

Mer·lot

or mer·lot M0231300 (mər-lō′, mĕr-)n.1. A variety of grape originally grown in the Bordeaux region of France that is used to make red wine.2. A dry red wine made from this grape.

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[French, young blackbird, Merlot, diminutive of merle, blackbird (probably from the color of the grape), from Old French; see merle¹.]

Merlot

(ˈmɜːləʊ) n (sometimes not capital) 1. (Plants) a black grape grown in France and now throughout the wine-producing world, used, often in a blend, for making wine2. (Brewing) any of various wines made from this grape[from French merlot, literally: young blackbird, diminutive of merle merle¹, probably alluding to the colour of the grape]

Mer•lot

(ˈmɜr loʊ, mɛrˈloʊ)

n. (often l.c.) 1. a dark blue grape used in winemaking, esp. in Bordeaux and California. 2. a red wine made from this grape. [< French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Merlot - black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeauxcommon grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
	2.	Merlot - dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and Californiared wine - wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes