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Our Top 10 White Wines of the Moment

Top Value: Stadt Krems, Grüner Veltliner, Kremstal, Austria, 2021 Top Value - Lowest Priced 96 Point Wine in Calif...

Our Top 10 Red Wines of the Moment

A Top Value: J. Bookwalter Winery, Notebook Red, Columbia Valley, Washington (Cabernet)   100 Year Old Vines: Hartfo...

Ian's Top Wines of 2022

Ian's Top 10 Wines of 2022, not in any order. (Click the bottle to shop and learn more!) Bonus! Two Top Values!

Winter Whites

Have you noticed?  More and more people are telling me, I am really starting to drink more white than red….Now that m...

A Taste of The Best

LearnAboutWine.com and Merchant of Wine presents A Taste of the Best Wednesday, December 28 @ 7 PM  A virtual & i...

Holiday Gift Baskets

Holiday Gifts Baskets This year, we are partnering with Butterfly Brittles while creating indulgent gift baskets. We'...

Ian's Top 10 Wines of September 2022

Here is a list that Ian has created that proves his Top 10 wines of this moment! Each month, Ian takes a look at the ...

Ian's Best 12 Reds of the Moment

While it might be the height of summer, red wine season is now approaching and in celebration of National Red Wine Da...

Bestselling Wines of the Summer

As we approach the next season, we celebrate our bestselling wines of the summer. Here is a list of wines from Mercha...

April’s Top Recommended Wines

April Showers bring May Flowers…April Wines embrace the cooler season with fragrence, aroma, freshness…like the flowe...

10 Wines to Celebrate Daylight Savings

This weekend we move the clock back to celebrate a new season, sunshine and sunsets.  With the new season comes lighter foods, backyard BBQ's, outdoor gatherings with friends and a need for different varietals of wine that what we enjoy in the fall and winter. Here is a list of wines from Merchant of Wine buyer Ian Blackburn to enjoy during all of those special spring moments and with the changes in cuisine.

"A Perfect Vintage" Wine Documentary

Vision Films Inc. is releasing the VOD the oenological documentary A Perfect Vintage on March 22, 2022.  The film was directed and produced by Troy Christian and co-produced by Tom Graves and Timothy Milos. It also features Ian Blackburn, buyer at Merchant of Wine online wine store.