Merriam Vineyards

United States

Profile

AI-generated from medal data · moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct

Merriam Vineyards is a California producer whose 200 wines have earned 201 medals—101 silver, 53 gold, 31 bronze, 13 double gold and 3 Best of Class—over an 11-year span.

Signature style

Their portfolio leans toward the generous, fruit-forward California style typical of Sonoma and neighboring counties.

Notable distinction

They have captured Best of Class three times, the highest accolade in our records.

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Seek out the bottlings that earned Best of Class medals for the clearest expression of their top-tier quality.

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Medal Resume

Best Of Class
3
Double Gold
13
Gold
53
Silver
101
Bronze
31
201 medals across 1 competition

Winery in Numbers

Total medals 201
Wines tracked 201
Competitions entered 1
Years active 2015–2026
Most decorated SNED RED
Highest honor Best Of Class
National rank #68 in United States
Medal Score
547.0

Top Wines

Wine Vintage Varietal Medals Score
SNED RED 2023 SNED RED 1 8.0
Cabernet Franc 2013 Cabernet Franc 1 8.0
SNED RED 2023 SNED RED 1 8.0
Cabernet Franc 2015 Cabernet Franc 1 6.0
Fume Blanc 2019 Fume Blanc 1 6.0
Merlot 2019 Merlot 1 6.0
Merlot 2018 Merlot 1 6.0
Malbec 2019 Malbec 1 6.0
Merlot 2023 Merlot 1 6.0
Merlot 2013 Merlot 1 6.0
Cabernet Franc 2015 Cabernet Franc 1 6.0
Fume Blanc 2019 Fume Blanc 1 6.0
Merlot 2019 Merlot 1 6.0
Merlot 2018 Merlot 1 6.0
Malbec 2019 Malbec 1 6.0
Merlot 2023 Merlot 1 6.0
Late Harvest Cab Franc 2013 Late Harvest Cab Franc 1 4.0
Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Sauvignon Blanc 1 4.0
Merlot 2011 Merlot 1 4.0
Cabernet Franc 2011 Cabernet Franc 1 4.0

Showing top 20 of 201 wines. Use the API to search all wines from Merriam Vineyards.

Competition History

2026
16 medals (2 DG, 8 G)
2025
18 medals
2024
32 medals
2023
28 medals (6 DG, 2 G)
2021
22 medals (2 DG, 2 G)
2020
18 medals (2 DG, 4 G)
2019
14 medals
2018
7 medals (1 DG, 1 G)
2017
20 medals
2016
16 medals
2015
10 medals

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