History
Established in 1882 by Andrew York on land originally deeded by President Ulysses S. Grant, the venerable York Mountain Winery nestles against a hillside in central
California’s Coast Range. The winery building was constructed with timber from a dismantled Cayucos pier, as well as local stone and hand-formed brick fired on site. In the early years Andrew York and his sons
produced about 80,000 gallons of wine annually, shipping it in barrels to San Francisco and the San Joaquin Valley by horse-drawn wagons. In later years, when sons Walter and Silas assumed operation of the winery,
world renowned pianist and Polish statesman Ignace Paderewski brought grapes from his Adelaida ranch to the York brothers to be made into his own personal wine. In 1944, a third generation of the York Family,
Wilfred and Howard became the proprietors of the area’s oldest continually producing winery.
When Max Goldman purchased the winery from the York family in 1970, he brought with him 37 years of experience in winemaking. His son Steve is now winemaker and general
manager, while his daughter Suzanne manages the tasting room and records.
In 1983 York Mountain Winery acquired its own viticultural appellation, one of the smallest in the United States. Today York Mountain Winery remains a small family-operated
business producing less than 5,000 cases annually. As it heads toward its second century, York Mountain continues to make fine wines that have long made its name synonymous with excellence.
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