Merry Edwards was a Sonoma County vintner and wine consultant who founded the Merry Edwards Winery in 2006. Born in Boston and raised in Michigan and Southern California, Edwards received her bachelor’s degree in Physiology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1970 and her master’s degree in Food Science from UC Davis in 1973. Following graduation, Edwards worked as a winemaker for Mount Eden Vineyards and Matanzas Creek Winery and as a consultant for other wineries in Sonoma County. Edwards also produced wines independently at the Merry Vintners winery until it halted production in 1989, later establishing the Merry Edwards Winery in 2006. Edwards discusses her early introduction to wine, experiments with fruit wine in college, discrimination against women in the wine industry, differences between the European and American industries, and issues with marketing towards women.