October is Texas Wine Month, the perfect time to revisit wines you may have overlooked—like Merlot. Once labeled as “basic” thanks to the movie Sideways, Merlot is making a comeback. Let’s explore why this classic wine deserves a second look and how it’s transformed over the years.

How the 1976 Judgement of Paris changed the wine world forever and launched the potential for Texas to be the next frontier in winemaking.