Editing Merlot (section)

=== Central Europe ===
In [[Germany (wine)|Germany]], there were {{convert|450|ha|acres}} of Merlot growing in 2008 with the grape mostly planted in the warmer [[German wine regions]] of the [[Palatinate (wine)|Palatinate]] and [[Rheinhessen (wine)|Rheinhessen]].<ref name="Wine Grapes"/>

In [[Switzerland (wine)|Switzerland]], Merlot accounts for nearly 85% of the wine production in [[Ticino (wine region)|Ticino]] where it is often made in a pale "white Merlot" style.<ref name="Clarke pg 129-133"/> In 2009, there were {{convert|1028|ha|acres}} plantings of Swiss Merlot.<ref name="Wine Grapes"/>

Plantings of Merlot have increased in recent years in the [[Austrian wine]] region of [[Burgenland]] where vineyards previously growing [[Welschriesling]] are being uprooted to make room for more plantings.<ref name="Clarke pg 129-133"/> The grape still lags behind its parent variety, Cabernet Franc, with {{convert|112|ha|acres}} in cultivation in 2008. Outside of Burgenland, nearly half of all Austrian Merlot plantings are found in [[Lower Austria]].<ref name="Wine Grapes"/>