About Merry Edwards Winery
Merry Edwards is one of California's most celebrated winemakers, a Pinot Noir pioneer who has spent over four decades mastering the Russian River Valley. She began her career at Mount Eden Vineyards in 1974, making one of California's first single-vineyard Pinot Noirs before most producers had even considered the concept.
Her eponymous winery, founded in 1997, focuses exclusively on Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc from estate and carefully selected vineyard sources. Every wine is a single-vineyard expression, the Merry Edwards philosophy that the best wines tell the story of one place, one growing season, one farming decision.
Merry Edwards was acquired by Roederer Estate (Louis Roederer's California sparkling house) in 2019, but winemaker Heidi von der Mehden continues the tradition with the same meticulous vineyard-by-vineyard approach that Merry herself built over four decades. The wines regularly and have built an extraordinary collector following.
Merry Edwards Winery presents a featured lineup that includes Meredith Estate Pinot Noir, Olivet Lane Pinot Noir, Flax Sauvignon Blanc, and Tobias Glen Pinot Noir. Together, these bottles provide a focused introduction to the varieties, vineyard sources, and style that define the winery's current portfolio.
"Merry Edwards Winery, estate wines in Sonoma County."
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Pinot Noir PioneerMerry Edwards has spent 40+ years helping define California Pinot Noir.
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Russian River Valley FocusSingle-vineyard Pinots from Russian River Valley sites she helped put on the map.
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Acclaimed Sauvignon BlancEdwards' oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most distinctive in California.
A flagship Russian River Valley estate from one of California's most influential Pinot Noir winemakers.
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Featured Wines
Pinot Noir
Meredith Estate Pinot Noir
From the home estate vineyard, the most direct expression of Merry Edwards' Russian River Valley philosophy. Complex, precise, and built for 10+ years of aging.
Pinot Noir
Olivet Lane Pinot Noir
From one of RRV's most historic vineyard sites. A contrasting style to the estate, more perfumed and elegant, showing a different face of Russian River Pinot.
Sauvignon Blanc
Flax Sauvignon Blanc
The Merry Edwards white, an unusually textured and complex Sauvignon Blanc that shows what this variety can be in the hands of a Pinot Noir-focused winemaker.
Pinot Noir
Tobias Glen Pinot Noir
From a Sonoma Coast site selected for its cool climate and mineral soils. Showing the coastal freshness and complexity that defines Merry Edwards' coastal expressions.
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Single-Vineyard Tasting
$40
A guided tasting of three to four single-vineyard Pinot Noirs and the estate Sauvignon Blanc, a masterclass in how terroir shapes Russian River Valley wines.
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Library Reserve Tasting
$75
An exploration of aged Merry Edwards Pinot Noir from the library, tasting how these precise, site-specific wines develop over 5 to 10+ years in the bottle.
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