
California
Meiomi is a California wine brand created in 2006 by fifth-generation Napa winemaker Joe Wagner as an offshoot of his Belle Glos Pinot Noir project. Its name, meaning “coast” in the language of the Wappo and Yuki peoples, reflects the brand’s core concept: blending fruit from three cool-climate coastal counties—Sonoma, Monterey, and Santa Barbara—to achieve a consistent, generous style. Launched at a moment when American demand for Pinot Noir was surging, Meiomi quickly became one of the country’s best-selling Pino…