In an industry that has never been short of self-proclaimed visionaries, Merry Edwards is the genuine article. Wine Enthusiast has recognised her with its American Wine Legend award for 2026, a distinction that feels less like a celebration and more like a long-overdue accounting of what one winemaker has given to California wine over more than fifty years.
Merry Edwards: The Woman Who Rewrote California Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast has named Merry Edwards its American Wine Legend for 2026, honouring five decades of boundary-breaking winemaking that fundamentally shaped Sonoma County and California Pinot Noir as we know it today.
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