Haskell's Fine Wine & Spirits and Sacre Bleu Wine presents the Minneapolis premier of the acclaimed documentary film MERLOVE, Thursday, February 19th at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis.

Tickets for the evening are only $20 per person and available exclusively at the Ritz Theater box office or online at http://www.communitytix.com/cgi-bin/order2/ritztheater/pages/event.php?Event=4739  Order Now.

The evening begins with a very special wine tasting at 6:00 P.M. Haskell's is presenting 6 outstanding Merlots and Sacre Bleu's Pinot Noir. Here's a tidbit of the kind of Merlots you're going to experience:

TRACE MERLOT (CALI)
LA FORGE MERLOT (VIN DE PAYS)
ANDEAN RIDGE MERLOT (CHILE)
RIVE GAUCHE MERLOT (BORDEAUX)
TRAVANTO MERLOT (ITALIAN)
CHATEAU MILLE ANGES (BORDEAUX)
and of course SACRE BLEU PINOT NOIR

MERLOVE, an Indie film about your favorite grape, Merlot, was written and directed by Rudolph McClain. Get ready to fall in love with Merlot all over again.

MERLOVE and our tasting will help you learn more about wine, but it is your own experience that will guide your personal journey. As you try new wines you will gain love and appreciation for the gifts that wine can bring. Like anything in life, wine can be enjoyed and enhanced by sharing it with others. The bottom line is good wine is good wine and bad wine is bad wine, but that should not stop the adventure. The message of MERLOVE is that no single grape varietal should be singled out as superior or inferior to others.

If you enjoyed SIDEWAYS, this film helps to restore the balance. Sorry, Miles.

The wine tasting begins at 6:00 P.M. The screening begins in the theater at 8:00 and afterward McClain will conduct a special Q&A session. It's your opportunity to discuss film and Merlot with a gifted film maker who happens to know plenty about both subjects.

This is sure to be the most fun, special wine tasting event of the winter season. Join Haskell's and Sacre Bleu Wine for the Minneapolis debut of MERLOVE.

This is a 21 event.