About | Herrmann York Wine

THE WINEMAKERS

Dusty Herrmann

Dustin is in the business of building and restoring classic BMWs. He builds cars that are solely meant to be enjoyed and there is something in wine making and viticulture that he finds very familiar to that. Wine is for enjoyment and pleasure. Dustin finds that in all aspects of wine.

Garrett York

Garrett is a writer and educator. He was introduced to wine by his wife, Kendall. He and Kendall have two sighthounds and belong to the Studebaker Driver's Club of America.

Taylor York

Taylor has been brewing beer for more than a decade, and has a deep appreciation for living beverages. His love of wine came out of a desire to explore a craft that is similar in so many ways, but vastly different in others. He values the community and conversation that wine brings, with its many varieties and ever changing characteristics.

THE VINEYARDS

Winemaking happens here. We don't own our own vineyards, so we depend on small-scale farmers, who have become friends, across Southern California. Rather than starting with an idea of what our wines should be, we make wine determined by the unique character of each vineyard and our region. Ultimately, without our farmers, we would be nowhere.

Chavez

Owned and operated by the Chavez family, this fifteen-acre vineyard is located in Lake Los Angeles, CA, and is just over 20 years old. It's 13 varietals are planted at an elevation of 2,664 feet, and take root in the sandy soils of the western Mojave Desert.

Okneski

George and Marlys Aballi are truly stewards of this quarter-acre hillside vineyard in Redlands, CA. Planted to Primitivo and surrounded by an abundance of flora and fauna, the vineyard sits at 2,044 feet above sea level and is the youngest of the vineyards we harvest.

Lone Wolf

Situated in a valley at the southern end of Riverside County, this feral vineyard has begun to realize its second life thanks to our friend, the intrepid Abe Schoener. The vineyard sat untouched for more than four decades. Planted here at 1,440 feet is a collection of truly unique Mission and Grenache that have one hell of a story to tell.

Lopez Palomino

A vineyard worth waiting for. Abe Schoener and Raj Parr invited us along to harvest these elusive grapes from a vineyard they searched out for years. Palomino, and this vineyard in particular, may have the capacity to express true Southern California terroir.

Galleano Home Ranch

Alicante Bouschet, Mataro, Palomino, Mission, Zinfandel, and Salvador, at over a 100 years old grown from the sand out Dom Galleano's back door. This is Southern California's past and future, in one vineyard.

Smith

Bill Smith retired in 2020 and sold the vineyard that still bears his name. Roben Zaghian, an artist and ceramicist, bought this vineyard of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Syrah, and Zinfandel and, together with his friend Ramon, farms it with care and a light touch. Near the poppy fields at the far end of the Antelope Valley, this vineyard complicates the notion of where it's proper to grow wine grapes.

Heart of Sand

Grenache, Mission, and Alicante Bouschet. A hold out from the early days of Cucamonga winegrowing. Another historic vineyard introduced to us and generously shared by Abe Schoener.

Lopez Zinfandel

The OG, the holdout. The grand dame. The Don. Lopez Zinfandel is Southern California. Full stop. King of Cucamonga.

THE WINEMAKERS

Dusty Herrmann

Garrett York

Taylor York

THE VINEYARDS

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