Wine Club

Right, winermaker, Keith Mietz stands in front of the press  and barrels during crush, 2005.

Mietz Cellars is a small winery located at 602 Limerick Lane just south of Healdsburg, California. It's owned and run by Keith and Nancy Mietz, and their son Andrew (pictured at right) has recently joined the business.

Our approach to wine making lies in the axiom, “Wines are made in the vineyard.” We put this axiom to practice when we purchased an old, neglected vineyard in 1978. In work-ing with the old vines we were able to absorb the nature of the terroir.

Punching down, left and above.

When we replanted in 1981 we felt that merlot was well suited for the land. We implemented modern methods of viticulture such as canopy management and sustainable farming. In pursuit of growing fine wine in our vineyard we use the formula: vine health plus optimum yields, equals balanced, mature fruit. Our aim is to produce a world class merlot.

A familiy owned winery established in 1989
Merlot vineyard established in 1981