Andrew Januik
Winemaker
Andrew Januik started working in the cellar at 13, spending weekends and summers learning the craft alongside his father. The son of one of Washington’s most acclaimed winemakers, he launched his own label in 2011 at just 25 — and today he makes wine across the Novelty Hill, Januik, and Andrew Januik labels, with his own wines drawing fruit from Red Mountain and Horse Heaven Hills, two of Washington’s top AVAs.
The record has followed. Since 2011, Andrew’s wines have earned more than 145 ratings of 90 points or higher. He was named to Zagat’s “30 Under 30” list of rising tastemakers, recognized as an Emerging Leader by the Auction of Washington Wines in 2022, profiled by University of Washington Magazine, and featured in the Seattle Times as one of the winemakers shaping the future of Washington wine. See the full record on the Andrew Januik Ratings & Awards page.
Regardless of pedigree, Andrew’s passion is his own — rooted in the complexity of wine, the precision of the science, and the singular climate of Washington wine country. The name of his first wine, Stone Cairn, nods to his love of the outdoors: it’s the trail marker hikers use to find the route. A Pacific Northwest native, he has volunteered for years with local at-risk and homeless youth, and keeps a level head by getting into the mountains with his suspiciously sweet and rotund lab mix in tow.
