KENNY WINE
Clare Valley, SA
Available NSW, ACT & QLD
Andrew Kenny is one of the Clare Valley’s new guard of young guns. Well-endowed with rich industry experience and raw talent, Andrew had been looking for a passion project for some years. Until mid-2024, Andrew’s day job was at one of the Clare’s most respected larger producers – Pikes – where he has worked since 2016.
WINES
2024 Watervale Riesling
2024 Polish Hill River Riesling
2024 Kabi Riesling
2021 Honigsack Riesling
2022 Sevenhill Grenache
2023 Auburn Shiraz
Prior to covid he travelled regularly to the Pfalz to make wine there with Olivier Gabel at his organic family estate – Weingut Gabel. Andrew counts both Neil and Olivier as mentors. Andrew’s raw talent is backed by taking out the Dux of the gruelling AWRI Advanced Wine Assessment Course in 2021, certifying the quality of his palate as one of the finest amongst his peers.
In 2021, Andrew launched Kenny Wine, with partner Victoria, with the release of a 2020 Polish Hill Riesling and 2020 Lenswood Pinot Noir. The purchase a 20+ year old rundown Shiraz vineyard in Auburn soon followed allowing the couple to put down roots for the project and practice their own style of regenerative organic viticulture, creating a small farm run as a living, self-sustaining ecosystem.
The plan here is to progress their ‘project’ quickly to establish a brand showcasing regional styles sourced from organic or sustainably farmed vineyards. Watch this space for more single sited brilliance as the range expands.