Parducci History
It is a story that began over 100 years ago, when in 1912, 16-year-old Adolph Parducci stowed away on a steamer bound for California, to realize his dream of owning his own vineyards and winery.
Born into a family with generations of grape growing in Tuscany, when he landed in San Francisco, Adolph began brokering grapes for home wine consumption. Through this he met his future wife and by 1918 had settled down in Cloverdale, growing grapes and making wine on the family’s small vineyard. Aspiring to build a full-fledged winery – most wineries in those days were barns with a press and a couple of pumps – Adolph looked further north. In 1921, he purchased a ranch in Ukiah and for the next 8 years the family commuted to the ranch on weekends, planting vineyards and building the winery.
Completed in 1932, and bonded on August 1, 1933, Parducci Wine Cellars passed from father to sons, with John Parducci taking the lead before affectionately becoming known as Mr. Mendocino. Today Parducci Wine Cellars is the only Mendocino winery to have survived prohibition into modern times and is a cornerstone of California winemaking.
Built on decades of tradition, Parducci Wine Cellars is bound to making wine that you can trust will be delicious.