Edmeades is the authentic taste of one of California’s final viticultural frontiers – Mendocino County. The history of this winery dates back to 1963, when Dr. Donald Edmeades, a cardiologist from Pasadena, planted 24 hectares of vines, becoming the first modern-day grape grower in this cool, coastal region of Mendocino.

He founded his winery and launched the Edmeades brand in 1972. The Jackson family purchased the winery and its vineyards in 1988.

Using grapes sourced from the rugged, coastal mountains of Mendocino County, Edmeades produces Zinfandels of distinctive character and personality. The winery prefers a delicate touch in the cellar, allowing each vineyard to be fully expressed in the wines it produces. The simplicity of the winemaking methodology allows the soil and climate of each individual site, as well as the essential character of the grape itself, to be clearly discernible in every wine.

The winery is best known for its limited-edition, single-vineyard Zinfandels from some of the oldest and highest sites in Mendocino County, including Perli (planted in the late 1800s), Piffero (planted in 1930, using blasting powder to clear the side of a mountain), Shamrock (2,800 feet above the Pacific Ocean), and Gianoli (planted at 1,900 feet in the 1880s).