About Andrew Holloway

It was a chance encounter with Koerner Rombauer that brought Andrew Holloway to Napa Valley—and into the wine business. Andrew was born and raised in Oklahoma into a family of restauranters who instilled in him a love of food and wine.

At the University of Oklahoma, Andrew worked toward a bachelor’s in microbiology, with the intention of attending medical school after graduation. Late in his senior year, however, he had a change of heart, deciding he’d rather forge a career from his most passionate interests, food, and wine.

Enter Koerner, who happened to be conducting a wine dinner at one of the Holloway family’s Oklahoma restaurants. They were tasting through wines at the bar, talking about life and work, and Koerner invited Andrew to work a harvest at Rombauer Vineyards. A few short months later Andrew’s fate was sealed. “I realized that winemaking was the perfect merging of science with my true passions.” Thanks to years of experience and knowledge of winemaking, Andrew is now a winemaker for Rombauer Vineyards. Married to his high school sweetheart, Andrew is happily settled in Napa Valley, where his family visits “at least” several times a year.