Mendocino merlots to celebrate on International Merlot Day

Grapevines grow in a vineyard in Old Hopland, Calif., on June 30. Mendocino County had 1,085 acres of merlot in 2025, down from 1,124 acres the year before, according to the state’s grape acreage report. (Roger Coryell/Bay City News)

Saturday is International Merlot Day, and Mendocino County has medal-winning merlots to celebrate. The county’s growers, though, crushed almost 30% less of the grape last year and got paid less for it.

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