Outstanding houses in Mendocino.
Mendocino sits where coastal fog meets inland heat, pulling Pinot Noir toward spice and earth while Zinfandel thickens into dark fruit—a region that refuses to settle on one temperature.
Save these houses, build your route through Mendocino, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of Mendocino
Based on 133 wines with structural data
Style profile
Wide stylistic range — expect surprises
FEM score distribution
Based on 38 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Mendocino
Girasole
VisitMendocino wineries worth the stop
The 11 best critic-rated producers in Mendocino with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Standish
Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area, Mendocino County, California, United States
Critics' peak 92 · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 02Baldassari
99 Broadmoor Court, 94949, Novato, United States
Critics' peak 91 · Wine Advocate · Wine Enthusiast · Vinous
- 03Dogwood & Thistle
5700 Occidental Road, 95401, Santa Rosa, US
Critics' peak 91 · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 04Sottomarino
465 California Street, 94104, San Francisco, United States
Critics' peak 90 · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 05Jeriko Estate
12201 Hewlett Sturtevant Rd, Hopland, CA 95449
Critics' peak 89 · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
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Mendocino is a wine region in United States, home to 56 producers tracked on Femente, 6 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot, producing Californian Chardonnay and Californian Cabernet Sauvignon wines with notes of Red fruit, Black fruit, and Oak.
Mendocino — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Mendocino?
- The most planted varieties in Mendocino are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Shiraz/Syrah, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Mendocino known for?
- Mendocino is known for Californian Chardonnay, Californian Cabernet Sauvignon, and Californian Pinot Noir wines and flavors of Red fruit, Black fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in Mendocino?
- Femente tracks 56 producers in Mendocino, of which 6 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Mendocino?
- Mendocino is a wine region in United States.
Mendocino
Mendocino sits where coastal fog meets inland heat, pulling Pinot Noir toward spice and earth while Zinfandel thickens into dark fruit—a region that refuses to settle on one temperature.
Producers in Mendocino
- Girasole — distinction
- Plenty — undiscovered
- Ettore — honest
- Julian Wines — undiscovered
- Dogwood & Thistle — distinction
- Indian Creek — undiscovered
- True Vine — honest
- Boonville Road — undiscovered
- Bells Echo Vineyard — undiscovered
- Yeilding — undiscovered
- The Battery — undiscovered
- Contour — distinction
- Dancing Bear — honest
- Echo Echo — undiscovered
- Byrd Vineyard — honest
- Cresta Blanca — undiscovered
- Jepson — distinction
- Baldassari — distinction
- Mercier — undiscovered
- Konrad — undiscovered
- Sottomarino — distinction
- Jeriko Estate — distinction
- Standish — distinction
- Dan Marioni — honest