Granite · Wind · Altitude · First Generation · Sierra Foothills ·
THE MANIFESTO
Most wine country is gentle. Ours is a mountain.
In 2018, Andrew and Rebecca Kerr came to a granite ridge above Friant with a simple, stubborn idea: plant a vineyard where nobody had planted one. First-generation farmers, they put more than 50 acres in by hand — vine by vine, alongside olive trees — on 200-plus acres of rock, wind, and altitude.
200+ ACRES · 50+ ACRES PLANTED BY HAND · FIRST-GENERATION ORGANIC WINE FARMERS
THREE FORCES
GRANITE
WIND
ALTITUDE
The mountain's bones. Decomposed granite that drains fast, stresses the vine, and puts stone in the glass.
Mono winds rake the ridge every day, thickening skins, cooling the fruit, and keeping the vines honest.
At 1200 feet, California days run hot and nights run cold. That swing is where the aromatics live.
Altitude
Where hot days and cold nights do their work.
SOIL 01
Granite-Derived
Decomposed granite, fast-draining and lean. It stresses the vine and puts stone in the glass.
Petit Verdot · Cabernet Sauvignon 169 & 337 · Cabernet Franc
SOIL 02
Volcanic
Volcanic soils run dark and warm, holding the day's heat into the night — depth and spice in the glass.
Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7, 191, 412, 30 · Petit Sirah
SOIL 03
Sandy
Sandy soils are lean and quick-draining, keeping the vines cool and the whites bright and aromatic.
Fiano · Sauvignon Blanc · Albarino
THE SEVEN
Seven wines. Clone blended.One mountain.
THE REDS
Clone Blended Cabernet Sauvignon — GRILLED RIBEYE
Petit Sirah — SMOKED BRISKET
Petit Verdot — GRILLED LAMB / FILET MIGNON
Clone Blended Cabernet Franc — ROAST DUCK
THE WHITES
Fiano — GRILLED SEAFOOD
Albarino— CEVICHE / GRILLED SHRIMP & SCALLOPS
Sauvignon Blanc — GOAT CHEESE AND HERBS
THE CELLAR
French Oak & Time
Our wines rest in French oak from Darnajou & Taransaud — tight-grained barrels that season the wine slowly, letting the mountain speak first.
French oak · Darnajou & Taransaud
THE CELLAR
The Minnesota Oak Cellar
Below the ridge, the Minnesota oak cellar holds the wines through their long, quiet rest — cool, dark, and still.
Eriq Davila · Head Winemaker
THE FAMILY
Andrew Kerr - Owner / Viticulturist
Andrew and Rebecca Kerr came to this granite ridge as first-generation farmers. Today they work 200+ acres by hand — planting, pruning, and harvesting what the mountain gives along side their vines and interplanted olive trees. With a team of dedicated professionals including our vineyard manager's Jessica (Fatima) Mendez and Neftali (Popeye) making this dream a reality.
Today Andrew K wines is the proud producer of several distinct wine labels including:
ANDREW K
DORVAL
A STORY OF DEDICATION, PASSION & SACRIFICE
THE FAMILY
Rebecca at Dusk
Rebecca Kerr, on the ridge at dusk — the day's last light over the vines.
REBECCA KERR
THE FAMILY
Andrew in the Vines
Andrew Kerr, in the vines he planted by hand.
THE FAMILY
The Olive Trees
Olive trees interplanted with Andrew's vines provides bio-diversity, solar reduction and delicious organic olive oil.
THE OLIVE FARM · KERR FAMILY OLIVE OIL
VISIT
Come to the Mountain
42415 Road 208, Friant, CA 93626
Highway 41 — Yosemite going north, Fresno going south
559-525-9096
Andrew K wines are only available to distributors, wine members and direct resale buyers.