Bliss Family Vineyards

In the late 1930s, Irv Bliss first visited Mendocino County and spotted a picturesque ranch among the rolling hills and unspoiled land. Years later, when Irv learned of a Mendocino property for sale, he gathered all his savings and placed a bid—sight unseen. As fate would have it, the plot Irv purchased was the original 450-acre estate that had captivated his imagination years before.

Over the years, Irv and his daughter, Marty Bliss, planted and tended to the vineyards harvesting some of the region’s finest grapes. When Marty married Len Brutocao, they blended her agricultural lifestyle with his Italian heritage and love for wine. Passing along Irv’s legacy to their children, the Bliss tradition continues with a fourth generation of family farmers.