Merlot (pronounced mare-LOW /mɛrˈloʊ/) is a darkly blue-coloured wine grape, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to derive from the Old French word for young blackbird, merlot, a diminutive of merle, the blackbird (Turdus merula), probably from the color of the grape. Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum, and currant. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.
Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Merlot is one of the primary grapes in Bordeaux wine where it is the most widely planted grape. Merlot is also one of the most popular red wine varietals in many markets. This flexibility has helped to make it one of the world's most planted grape varieties. As of 2004, Merlot was estimated to be the third most grown variety at 260,000 hectares (640,000 acres) globally, with an increasing trend. This puts Merlot just behind Cabernet Sauvignon's 262,000 hectares (650,000 acres).
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A chronicle of a day in the life of a Palestinian cab driver in Los Angeles, DRIVING TO ZIGZIGLAND, portrays the social struggle of the Arab immigrant in post-9/11 America. A film audition typecasts Bashar to play an Al Qaeda terrorist role. The utilities are due and Bashar has twenty-four hours to make the money. For the remaining hours left until tomorrow, an unceasing flow of passengers ride in Bashar's taxi and give the Arab cabbie the run around on issues that deal with suicide bombers, George Bush, Cat Stevens, the war in Iraq, music, and world geography. Bashar's quest to make the money is won until he realizes he has to choose between the Department of Homeland Security and his family.
Many people have their own
Definition for a hero
Mine just happen to be
The ones that brought me
Into this world
So this song is dedicated to you
Dear Mom
Gave to me life, heard my cries
Curiously looked in my eyes
All those things you said to me
I'd be a doctor, lawyer, scientist
Conversations from the heart
Funny how you tolerated me
There are times when you stress for me
But you're always there when I need
The little things you do
God has blessed me
You're my hero, my hero lives in you
You're my hero
You don't need an S across your chest
You're my hero
You know you can move mountains by yourself
But still you're my hero
The strongest person that I found
Can leap a building in a single bound
But know you're my hero
Lately after months been gone
Spending time with you alone
Basketball practice you went with me
Football and those baseball games
You wanted me to play
But still you helped me be
The singer that's in me ooh daddy
There were time you stress for me
But you're always there when I need
The little things you do
God has blessed me
You are my hero, you are my hero
My hero, my hero lives in you daddy
You're my hero
You don't need an S across your chest
You're my hero
You know you can move mountains by yourself
But still you're my hero
The strongest person that I found
Can leap a building in a single bound
But know you're my hero
You're my hero
You don't need an S across your chest
You're my hero
You know you can move mountains by yourself
But still you're my hero
The strongest person that I found
Can leap a building in a single bound
But know you're my hero
There were times when I would sit down
And talk to you
Yes there were times oh yeah