The trademarked word Meritage (merit plus heritage), which was coined in 1988 and is intended to denote a superior American blend made from grapes associated with Bordeaux, appears on the bottom front label.
Legacy is a "meritage" wine meritage is a neologism formed from the combination of "merit" and "heritage"–which typically refers to a category of American-blended wines made from traditional Bordeaux grapes, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
"The term 'meritocracy' — or success based on merit rather than heritage, wealth, or social status — wasn't even coined yet," Kaplan writes, "and the methods of selecting students based on talent, not privilege, were still evolving".
A young lawyer and President of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, Melisa reflected earlier today, "Sotomayor is going to be a Justice for all -- not just Hispanic Americans or women -- and it is inspiring to see someone who shares my heritage be acknowledged for these merits and record of commitment to the law".
That "The Exorcist" will arrive with an outsize profile because of its cinematic heritage while it asks to be judged on its own merits may strike some as a diabolical contradiction.
As excited as I was for my fellow New Yorkers to see this historical world heritage artifact, our media did not feel it warranted enough interest or merit to give it the coverage it deserved.
To the extent that the party has successfully carried out economic modernization over the last three decades or so, much of the credit should go to cadres selected on merit — similar to other successful East Asian countries with a Confucian heritage.
Populated by a melting pot of immigrants from the former Soviet Union (who came to America after the USSR's dissolution in 1991), Brighton Beach merits a lazy stroll to experience facets of their cultural heritage.
Internally, we have our own share of technophobes, digital refuseniks, and others who have to be persuaded of the merits of digital developments, which certainly describes some people in the heritage sector I've worked with in the past.
