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 94 points, Best of Class and Double Gold from 2019 Sunset International and Double Gold from San Francisco International. 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. 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.