Andy’s Orchard is part of a long family tradition of fruit culture in the Santa Clara Valley, California. It is operated by well-known fruit expert Andy Mariani and is situated on a family-owned 30-acre farm in the Morgan Hill countryside. Andy’s Orchard is only fifteen minutes south of metropolitan San Jose, yet its rural setting near the gentle hills east of the town of Morgan Hill seems a world apart. Rows of carefully tended orchard trees, a cluster of farm buildings, rustic farm stand and country store await the visitor.

The family orchard is located on a very special site in the Santa Clara Valley where terroir, the French word referring to the combined influence of the local terrain and climate, greatly affects the quality of the fruit. We feel it is one of the most favored spots in all of California to grow superior fruit. Unlike California’s hot interior farmlands, the Santa Clara Valley’s warm summer days and cooler nights allow the fruit to remain on the tree a bit longer thus favoring the development of riper fruit—bursting with flavor and character. However, we also feel that it is more that just the site; it is a dialogue between terroir and technique, between nature and the hand of man.

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