INTRICATELY HAND CRAFTED
ABOUT
Sidewinder is founded on innovation. We are constantly exploring new ways to blend tradition with a modern sense of provenance, purity of expression, and sustainability.
Sidewinder is small, even by micro-lot standards. Being and remaining small allows us to pursue perfection in all aspects of our art without the constraints of meeting production minimums.
Sidewinder is local. We are of those crazy few who believe that spirits, much like wines, can express a sense of place.

FOUNDER
John Kinney founded Sidewinder Spirits Company in 2016 as an offshoot of his Livermore winery, Occasio.
At Sidewinder, the principles of provenance, tradition, and sense of place that are so integral to John’s winemaking practices have guided the creation of truly unique hand crafted spirits.
Distiller
Dave Hendrickson's years of ardent education and training has given him command of traditional methods of distillation and the discipline and insight to go beyond them. Like John, Dave believes that great spirits are not defined by intensity alone, but by their balance and sense of place.


Distiller
Dave Hendrickson's years of ardent education and training has given him command of traditional methods of distillation and the discipline and insight to go beyond them. Like John, Dave believes that great spirits are not defined by intensity alone, but by their balance and sense of place.