Anthony Gismondi: Merlot's on the rise again, so look to B.C.

To Merlot or not to Merlot, that is the question — but what is the answer?
Not all that long ago Merlot was the whipping boy of the wine industry, and still is when you speak to most gatekeepers. Overproduced and under flavoured it was infamously damned in the 2004 movie Sideways. In the months, and some might say years, that followed Merlot’s image took a battering, as did sales.
Typically, Merlot was too soft, or too simple, or too fruity, but in recent years Merlot has been making