Merlot

[passionandparadox]

I wish I could keep track of these forums more regularly... for now I've just been accumulating words to reccomend. Mostly for their interesting etymologies.

Merlot

a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, esp. in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.

[Origin: < F: lit., young blackbird, deriv. of merle merle1, prob. alluding to the color of the grape]

Merle

the blackbird, Turdus merula.
Also, merl.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME merule < MF < L merulus, merula ousel, blackbird]

[Slava]

Given some of the names I've seen recently for wines, I'm surprised I haven't seen one called Turdus Merula. It might help explain how you feel the next morning if you consume too much.