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Merlot wine

Merlot wine is a usually red wine made from Merlot grapes and served as a beverage or used in cooking.

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About Merlot wine

Merlot wine is wine made primarily from Merlot grapes, most often as a red wine, though styles and blends vary by producer and region. It is served as a beverage and used in cooking, including reductions, braises, marinades, sauces, and pan preparations.

It may be ruby, purple, or garnet, with texture ranging from light and supple to fuller and more tannic. Aromas and flavours can include ripe fruit, herbs, spice, or oak depending on ripeness and maturation, while bottles may be dry or, less commonly, sweeter.

Merlot wine may be unoaked, oak-aged, young, or mature. Cooking changes its alcohol, acidity, aroma, and concentration, and reduction or use in a sauce can produce a more concentrated flavour and altered texture than the bottled wine.

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Merlot

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Merlot wine nutrition & diet

Merlot wine nutritional value

Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
83kcal
Protein
0.1g
Carbs
2.5g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to Merlot served as a beverage or used in cooking, because evaporation and recipe dilution change the remaining alcohol and overall composition. Identify dry, sweet, fortified, or flavored products, and distinguish a poured serving from wine incorporated into sauces, marinades, or desserts.

Compare the right form: Use a reference for the specific Merlot style and form: bottled beverage, reduced sauce, marinade, or cooked recipe, with the edible serving defined.

Diet considerations

Merlot is plant-derived from grapes but is processed through fermentation and may be used with animal foods or other ingredients. Compatibility changes with sweeteners, fortified additions, meat stocks, dairy, or cereal-containing dishes. Beverage use and cooked use should not be treated as interchangeable, particularly when portion and recipe differ.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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