Sutter Home Merlot Red Wine is a full-bodied, silky-smooth red wine with delicious fruit characteristics, soft tannins and a rounded mouthfeel. Ripe black cherry aromas with hints of tobacco and herbal spice lead to smoky black cherry and spiced plum flavors on the palate. Sutter Home Merlot wine has earned 90 points - Gold from 2023 Toast of the Coast Wine Competition and Triple Gold-Best of Class from 2022 Dan Berger's International Wine Competition. This dry red wine pairs well with herb-roasted chicken, spaghetti Bolognese and mushroom risotto. The wine making process starts with grapes from premier vineyards in cool coastal regions and warmer inland regions of California. This dry wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks at cool temperatures to preserve its vivid cherry flavors and aromas. This bottled wine has 13.4% alcohol by volume and comes with a screw cap for easy opening. Sutter Home, family owned since 1948, is the brand generations of wine lovers trust to deliver consistent, award-winning quality and value for every wine occasion.