California- Sleek flavors of red and dark berries mark this nice California value wine. Try Crane Lake Merlot with any casual meals such as grilled hamburgers, BBQ chicken or pastas with red sauce. We chose Crane Lake Merlot, based on reviews and it's low cost, for our red wine selection, and received high compliments for our choice. We paired it with Cloud Break Chardonnay for our white wine selection, also based on reviews and reasonable cost, and received high compliments for that choice also.