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Merlot

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But demand is soft, at -16.0% this quarter, so Merlot is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 20% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +7 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£131K/yr99K searches / yr
90-day growth
-16.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
57%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 20 sellers

Flapen Score

Merlot against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Merlot is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Merlot market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Merlot 99K times last year and spent an estimated £131K. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 99K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £131K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
99K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-16.0%
Conversion, latest week
12.8%
Market size, estimated
£131Ka year
Peak month
December4.1× the quietest month
Top search term
merlot red wine39K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.32.

Listings sell for £10.32 on average, from £4.38 to £30.40. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.32 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.32under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.38–£30.40
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

16% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #402 within Beer, Wine & Spirits. It carries 202 reviews at 4.46 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
16%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.2%
Average rank
#402in Beer, Wine & Spirits
Average rating
4.46 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
202per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 78 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
78 months

Products

Top Merlot products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£13K£20K£26K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

23%

  • Hardys25%
  • McGuigan20%
  • Morrisons19%
  • Casillero del Diablo4%
  • Yellow Tail4%
  • by Amazon4%

Demand

Merlot search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Search terms

Top Merlot search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • merlot red wine39K/yr
  • merlot27K/yr
  • french red wine12K/yr
  • red wine merlot9K/yr
  • french wine red6K/yr
  • merlot wine6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Merlot

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall21%−0.05

very poor thin taste

this tastes like turps

Expensive and tasteless

Alcohol Flavor18%+0.06

Shame cause the bottle is amazing just the drink total rubbish

Terrible wine

Its cheap wine

Value For Money14%+1.80

A little more expensive than in the supermarket

I would go for a more expensive brand

Quality-Overall11%−0.15

Really mediocre wine

Poor quality

he said it was poor Quality

Bitter7%−0.06

Harshest wine I have tasted

Love

Alcohol Flavor25%+0.06

Easy drink

Smooth, super easy to drink and the alcohol hits nice even for the percentage

Very smooth wine good value on Amazon

Flavor17%+1.78

well rounded flavour

Full bodied fruity flavour

Rich flavour

Value For Money16%+1.80

Best value for money

Great value

Good for the price

Taste-Overall13%−0.05

Light taste & easy to pair with various types of food or on its own

A good cheap merlot,pleasant taste

Delicious

Quality-Overall8%−0.15

No complaints

Excellent value for the quality

This used to be one of the best brands

FAQ

Common Merlot questions

Answered from the same tracked data.