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"Merlot Mysteries" is the second episode of the eleventh season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the one hundred-fifty-second of the series. It first aired on October 2, 2017.

Summary

When a wine connoisseur and the father of the groom drinks poisoned wine during his toast to the wedding couple, Murdoch and Watts investigate Toronto's community of wine lovers.

Meanwhile, finished with her schooling, Rebecca James looks for a new job.

Murdoch and Watts uncork fraud and a fledgling industry.

Character Revelations

An oenophile, Detective Watts instructs the teetotaler Murdoch on the art of wine tasting, in the name of science, of course.
Rebecca James leaves the City Morgue to begin her own practice in Chatham with Nate Desmond.

Continuity

Dr. Ogden and Miss James are on first-name basis since Up From Ashes.
Crabtree shares with Murdoch his thoughts about the Station House without Jackson.
Murdoch gets drunk on wine; first time was on absinthe in The Green Muse.
Once again, Crabtree gets background information at the City Records.
Brackenreid shares his recipe to cure the hangover: tomato juice, raw egg and hot sauce.
The spectroscope returns to determine the age of the wine; first time used in Concocting A Killer.
Murdoch's envisioning a crime scene takes on a new dimension when searching for the Angolino vineyard.
Introduction of two journals: The Vine and the other is about kinesiology.

Historical Reference s

The native North American grape (Vitis labrusca), commonly known as the fox grape, grows wild in the Northeast, Canada and along the East Coast. In contrast to the European wine grapes, its "slip-skin" allows the skin of the grape berries to easily slip off when squeezed. It is the source of many grape cultivars, including the one in question, Catawba.
Kinesiology is the study of human and nonhuman animal-body movements, performance, and function by applying the other sciences: bio-mechanics, anatomy, physiology, psychology, and neuroscience.
Rebecca James has cousins living in Chatham, where a good doctor is needed. During the 19th century, the Chatham area was part of the Underground Railroad, Chatham-Kent is now part of the African-Canadian Heritage Tour. Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site is a museum of the Dawn Settlement, established in 1841 by Josiah Henson near Dresden as refuge for the many slaves who escaped to Canada from the United States. John Brown, the abolitionist, planned his raid on the Harpers Ferry Virginia Arsenal in Chatham and recruited local men to participate in the raid.

Trivia

Cameo appearance by Donald Ziraldo, renowned winemaker and co-founder of Inniskillin Wines.
Actor Maurice Dean Wint made his first appearance on Murdoch Mysteries in Mild Mild West.
Actor Tony DeSantis made his first appearance on Murdoch Mysteries as Pizza Man in Murdoch on the Corner.
Actor Christopher Stanton makes his third appearance on Murdoch Mysteries; the first was in The Tesla Effect, followed by Winston's Lost Night.
Actor Andrew Gillies was Robert Denman in Twentieth Century Murdoch.

Notable Quote

George, while drunk, to Brackenreid: "Well, sir, this is my favourite part. We're off to catch the culprit. I mean, there might be a chase or a-a tearful, heartfelt confession."

Errors

A chiropractor founded applied kinesiology, George Joseph Goodheart, Jr., D.C. (1918 – 2008), in 1965.

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as Constable George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Daniel Maslany as Detective Watts
Mouna Traoré as Rebecca James
Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Nate Desmond

Guest Cast

Maurice Dean Wint as Raymond Hatch
Toni Ellwand as Fabiana Firenzo
Christopher Stanton as Baron Trotter
Matthew Gouveia as Ricardo Firenzo
Tony DeSantis as Paolo Firenzo
Jean-Michel Le Gal as Jean-Michel Larouche Coutre III
Dom Fiore as Enrico Firenzo
Andrew Gillies as James Merchant
Gabriella De La Torre as Karina Firenzo
Gary Biggar as Hospital Administrator
Alia Desantis as Candidate One
Genna Giampaolo as Candidate Two

Non-Credited Cast

Gallery

Murdoch Mysteries Season 11
Up From Ashes • Merlot Mysteries • 8 Footsteps • The Canadian Patient • Dr. Osler Regrets • 21 Murdoch Street • The Accident • Brackenreid Boudoir • The Talking Dead • F.L.A.S.H.! • Biffers and Blockers • Mary Wept • Crabtree à la Carte • The Great White Moose • Murdoch Schmurdoch • Game of Kings • Shadows Are Falling • Free Falling • Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 • Season 11 • Season 12 • Season 13 • Season 14 • Season 15

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+{{Template:Infobox episode
+ |image = 1102 Merlot Mysteries.PNG
-|season = 11
-|episode = 1102
+ |season = 11
+ |episode = 2
-|previous = '''''[[Up From Ashes]]'''''
-|airdate = October 2, 2017
+ |airdate = October 2, 2017
+ |writer = [[Peter Mitchell]] and [[Simon McNabb]]
-|next = '''''[[8 Footsteps]]'''''
-|director = [[Don McCutcheon]]
+ |director = [[Don McCutcheon]]
+ |guests = Maurice Dean Wint as Raymond Hatch<br>Toni Ellwand as Fabiana Firenzo<br>Christopher Stanton as Baron Trotter<br>Jean-Michel Le Gal as Jean-Michel Larouche Coutre III<br>Tony DeSantis as Paolo Firenzo
-|writer = [[Peter Mitchell]] and [[Simon McNabb]]
+ |previous = '''''[[Up From Ashes]]'''''
-|image = 1102 Merlot Mysteries.PNG
+ |next = '''''[[8 Footsteps]]'''''}}"'''Merlot Mysteries'''" is the second episode of the [[Season 11 Episodes and Guides|eleventh season]] of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and the one hundred-fifty-second of the series. It first aired on October 2, 2017.
-|guests =Sophie Goulet<br />Jean-Michel Le Gal
-}}
+== Summary ==
-"'''''Merlot Murdoch'''''" is the second episode of [[Season 11 Episodes and Guides|eleventh season]] and the one hundred fifty-second of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]]'' series. It first aired on October 2, 2017.
+When a wine connoisseur and the father of the groom drinks poisoned wine during his toast to the wedding couple, Murdoch and Watts investigate Toronto's community of wine lovers.
-==Summary==
-After a wine connoisseur is poisoned, Murdoch and Watts uncork fraud and a fledgling industry.
+Meanwhile, finished with her schooling, Rebecca James looks for a new job.
-==Character Revelations==
-* [[Detective Watts]] instructs the teetotaler [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]] on the art of wine tasting, in the name of science, of course.
+Murdoch and Watts uncork fraud and a fledgling industry.
+== Character Revelations ==
+* An oenophile,''' '''[[Detective Watts]] instructs the teetotaler [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]] on the art of wine tasting, in the name of science, of course.
 * [[Rebecca James]] leaves the [[City Morgue]] to begin her own practice in Chatham with [[Nate Desmond]].
-==Continuity==
+== Continuity ==
 * [[Julia Ogden|Dr. Ogden]] and [[Rebecca James|Miss James]] are on first-name basis since '''''[[Up From Ashes]]'''''.
+* Crabtree shares with Murdoch his thoughts about the [[Slugger Jackson|Station House without Jackson]].
 * [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]] gets drunk on wine; first time was on absinthe in '''''[[The Green Muse]]'''''.
 * Once again, [[George Crabtree|Crabtree]] gets background information at the [[City Records]].
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 * The spectroscope returns to determine the age of the wine; first time used in '''''[[Concocting A Killer]]'''''.
 * [[William Murdoch|Murdoch's]] envisioning a crime scene takes on a new dimension when searching for the Angolino vineyard.
+* Introduction of two journals: ''The Vine'' and the other is about kinesiology.
-==Historical References==
+== Historical Reference s==
-* The native North American grape (''Vitis labrusca''), commonly known as the '''fox grape''', grows wild in the Northeast, Canada and along the East Coast. It is the source of many grape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_grape cultivars]. In contrast to the European wine grapes, its "slip-skin" allows the skin of the grape berries to easily slip off when squeezed.
+* The native North American grape (''Vitis labrusca''), commonly known as the '''fox grape''', grows wild in the Northeast, Canada and along the East Coast. In contrast to the European wine grapes, its "slip-skin" allows the skin of the grape berries to easily slip off when squeezed. It is the source of many grape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_grape cultivars], including the one in question, [http://www.hort.cornell.edu/reisch/grapegenetics/bulletin/wine/winetext3.html Catawba].
+* Kinesiology is the study of human and nonhuman animal-body movements, performance, and function by applying the other sciences: bio-mechanics, anatomy, physiology, psychology, and neuroscience.
 * [[Rebecca James]] has cousins living in '''Chatham''', where a good doctor is needed. During the 19th century, the '''Chatham''' area was part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad Underground Railroad], Chatham-Kent is now part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ontario_Tourist_Routes#African-Canadian_Heritage_Tour African-Canadian Heritage Tour]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin_Historic_Site Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site] is a museum of the Dawn Settlement, established in 1841 by Josiah Henson near Dresden as refuge for the many slaves who escaped to Canada from the United States. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist) John Brown], the abolitionist, planned his raid on the Harpers Ferry Virginia Arsenal in '''Chatham''' and recruited local men to participate in the raid.
-==Trivia ==
+== Trivia ==
 * Cameo appearance by Donald Ziraldo, renowned winemaker and co-founder of [http://www.inniskillin.com/ Inniskillin Wines].
 * Actor Maurice Dean Wint made his first appearance on [[Murdoch Mysteries Wiki|''Murdoch Mysteries'']] in [[Mild Mild West|'''''Mild Mild West''''']].
-* Actor [[Christopher Stanton]] makes his third appearance on [[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|''Murdoch Mysteries'']]; the first was in [[The Tesla Effect|'''''The Tesla Effect''''']], followed by [[Winston's Lost Night|'''''Winston's Lost Night''''']]'''''.'''''
+* Actor Tony DeSantis made his first appearance on [[Murdoch Mysteries Wiki|''Murdoch Mysteries'']] as [[Man |Pizza Man ]] in '''''[[Murdoch On The Corner|Murdoch on the Corner]]'''''.
+* Actor [[Christopher Stanton]] makes his third appearance on [[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|''Murdoch Mysteries'']]; the first was in [[The Tesla Effect|'''''The Tesla Effect''''']], followed by [[Winston's Lost Night|'''''Winston's Lost Night''''']].
 * Actor Andrew Gillies was Robert Denman in [[Twentieth Century Murdoch|'''''Twentieth Century Murdoch''''']].
-==Errors==
+== Notable Quote ==
+: George, while drunk, to Brackenreid: ''"Well, sir, this is my favourite part. We're off to catch the culprit. I mean, there might be a chase or a-a tearful, heartfelt confession."''
-==Cast==
+== Errors ==
+* A chiropractor founded applied kinesiology, George Joseph Goodheart, Jr., D.C. (1918 – 2008), in 1965.
+== Cast ==
 ===Main Cast===
 [[Yannick Bisson]] as[[William Murdoch| Detective William Murdoch]]<br />
 [[Hélène Joy]] as [[Julia Ogden|Dr. Julia Ogden]]<br />
 [[Thomas Craig]] as[[Thomas Brackenreid| Inspector Thomas Brackenreid]]<br />
-[[Jonny Harris]] as [[George Crabtree|Constable George Crabtree]]<br />
+[[Jonny Harris]] as [[George Crabtree|Constable George Crabtree]]
 ===Recurring Cast===
 [[Daniel Maslany]] as [[Detective Watts]]<br />
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 [[Jordan Johnson-Hinds]] as [[Nate Desmond]]
 === Guest Cast ===
-Maurice Dean Wint as Raymond Hatch<br />
+Maurice Dean Wint as [[Raymond Hatch]]<br />
-Toni Ellwand as Fabiana Firenzo<br />
+Toni Ellwand as [[Fabiana Firenzo]]<br />
-[[Christopher Stanton]] as Baron Trotter<br />
+[[Christopher Stanton]] as [[Baron Trotter]]<br />
-Matthew Gouveia as Ricardo Firenzo<br />
+Matthew Gouveia as [[Ricardo Firenzo]]<br />
-Tony DeSantis as Paolo Firenzo<br />
+Tony DeSantis as [[Paolo Firenzo]]<br />
-Jean-Michel Le Gal as Jean-Michel Larouche Coutre III<br />
+Jean-Michel Le Gal as [[Jean-Michel Larouche Coutre III]]<br />
-Dom Fiore as Enrico Firenzo<br />
+Dom Fiore as [[Enrico Firenzo]]<br />
-Andrew Gillies as James Merchant<br />
+Andrew Gillies as [[James Merchant]]<br />
-Gabriella De La Torre as Karina Firenzo<br />
+Gabriella De La Torre as [[Karina Firenzo]]<br />
-Gary Biggar as Hospital Administrator<br />
+Gary Biggar as [[Man|Hospital Administrator]]<br />
-Alia Desantis as Candidate One<br />
+Alia Desantis as [[Young Woman|Candidate One]]<br />
-Genna Giampaolo as Candidate Two<br />
+Genna Giampaolo as [[Young Woman|Candidate Two]]<br />
-=== Non-credited Cast ===
+=== Non-Credited Cast ===
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="132" navigation="true">
+Merlot Mysteries Murder Weapon.png|The murder weapon and the victim...
+Merlot Mysteries Crime Scene.png|Crime Scene
 Merlot Mysteries 1.PNG|Investigating and learning about wines
 Merlot Mysteries 2.PNG|Questioning the first suspect
+Merlot Mysteries wine expert.png|Questioning a suspect about the murder weapon
 Merlot Mysteries 3.PNG|Planning a future together, fulfilling a dream
+Merlot Mysteries Evidence.png|Testing the evidence...
 Merlot Mysteries 5.PNG|[[Thomas Brackenreid|Brackenreid's]] cure for a hangover
 Merlot Mysteries Blackboard.PNG|At the [[Blackboard]]|link=Blackboard
+Merlot Mysteries5.png
+Merlot Mysteries6.png
+Merlot Mysteries7.png|Locating the old vineyard...
+Merlot Mysteries10.png|Murdoch envisioning the past...
+Merlot Mysteries11.png|Discovering the old vineyard...
+Merlot Mysteries12.png|The wine label's secret uncovered
+Merlot Mysteries14.png|The culprit's last wine
 Rebecca and Nate.PNG|A fond farewell at the [[City Morgue]]
 Merlot Mysteries 6.PNG
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+[[Category:Season Error]]