Kinero Cellars was founded, more or less by happenstance, in 2008. That’s when Anthony Yount, then just a year out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, made his first barrels of Grenache Blanc and Roussanne. Grapes from some of the area’s most prestigious vineyards became available, and Yount, then working for Villa Creek Winery, decided to try his hand at winemaking. Since then Yount has won compliments for his white wines, in particular, and has purchased 25 acres in the York Mountain appellation. The San Francisco Chronicle called his 2012 Grenache Blanc “as serious an expression of Grenache Blanc as you’ll find anywhere.” Wine Advocate has rated Kinero wines in the low 90s. Yount is considered an up-and-coming young winemaker with a talent for Rhone grapes.