Meritage: An American Blending Story With French Roots | S13E4

Meritage is a unique American expression of traditional French blends. We explore the history and make-up of Meritage wines.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) Study Guide (Society of Wine Educators), Nickles, J. (2017)

Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition, Robinson, J. and Harding, J. (2015)

Websites:

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB): Agreement Between the United States of America and the European Community on Trade in Wine (10 March 2006) https://www.ttb.gov/images/pdfs/us-eu-wine-agreement.pdf

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB): Part 12 - Foreign nongeneric names of geographic significance used in the designation of wines https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-12

Los Angeles Times: Wine and the Law - A brief history of U.S. label regulations, Brown, C. (9 April 2008) https://www.latimes.com/style/la-fo-wineside9apr09-story.html

Meritage Alliance: https://www.meritagealliance.com/what-is-meritage/

Meritage Alliance: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Meritage (2013) https://www.meritagealliance.com/media/8177/EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MERITAGE.pdf

Wine Enthusiast: Meritage [Wine and Ratings] (n.d.) https://www.wineenthusiast.com/varietals/meritage/

Wine Enthusiast: What Do ‘Noble Grapes’ Mean in Wine? Barth, J. (15 February 2022) https://www.winemag.com/2022/02/15/noble-grapes-wine-definition/

Wine Lover Magazine: Bordeaux’s American Cousin - What is Meritage Wine? Hoss, O. (N.d.) https://winelovermagazine.com/blog/bordeaux-american-cousin-what-is-meritage-wine/

Glass in Session® Episodes Related to this Session:

S13E1: American Sparkling Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/american-sparkling-wine-s13e1

S13E2: American Rosé: The Story of our Red White and Blush https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/american-ros-the-story-of-our-red-white-and-blush

Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session

Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

Additional music this week: ”Fife and Drum”by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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