Merus Wines

From the start Merus proved that grand architecture or expensive tools were less crucial to fine winemaking than passion and dedication. The passion and dedication remain, but now they're supported by facilities entirely geared to production of singularly oustanding wine. 

Merus began as the quintessential “garage wine,” made by Merus founders Erika J. Gottl and Mark Herold in the two-car garage behind their home in the town of Napa. T...

Standard winemaking practices often emphasize playing safe to avoid problems. At Merus we are willing to take chances other larger wineries can’t and we’re able to manage our processes so closely that the result is great wine and not catastrophe. 

Our long-term relationships with a small group of Napa Valley growers allow us to dictate exacting standards for yield size, pruning, irrigation, and other aspects of winegrowing. In these do...