Merlot vs. Shiraz

Merlotnoun

black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux

Merlotnoun

dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California

Merlot

Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape.

Shiraznoun

A kind of Persian wine; - so called from the place whence it is brought.

Shiraznoun

a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby

Shiraz

Shiraz ( (listen); Persian: شیراز‎, romanized: Šîrâz [ʃiːˈrɒːz] (listen)) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which is also known as Pars (پارس, Pārs) and Persis (Persia). At the 2016 census, the population of the city was 1,869,001 and its built-up area with (Sadra New Town) was home to 1,565,572 inhabitants.