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The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is a place to play, to contemplate, to learn, to relax, to touch, to smell, to feel, to enjoy, to be inspired, and to experience the simple joy and beauty of life. It was founded in 1961 by retired nurseryman Ernest Schoefer and his wife, Betty. Ernest's keen eye spotted the ample supply of water augmented by the mild coastal climate and quality soil essential to acid-loving plants like Rhododendrons. It opened in 1966, and by 1992, the Gardens' property had been purchased with grants from the California Coastal Conservancy and transferred to the Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District (MCRPD). The property and the botanical gardens have since been under the care of Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Corporation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization.
Fathers + Daughters is a small, boutique winery producing hand-crafted wines sourced from Ferrington vineyard, as well as other premier vineyards. Ferrington Vineyard has a rich history, bringing care and craft to the growing of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Gewurztraminer since 1996. This land was first planted in 1969 by Balvern Vineyards and was purchased by our family’s patriarch, Kurt Schoeneman, in 1996. With a cool climate similar to the legendary Burgundy growing region in France, it’s no wonder that we source most of our grapes from storied Ferrington Vineyard.