EPISODE # 20 THE WINERY AT BULL RUN/KENDELL ANDERSON WINEMAKER

Send us Fan MailIt is safe to say that Kendell Anderson the featured winemaker in this Episode #20 started his career in the Wine Industry in a most unconventional way. He graduated from William & Mary with a degree in Kinesiology and Health Science, not the traditional degree you might associate a winemaker with.It was a girl friend of his that got him interested in wine when she began to take him to wineries mostly in Loudon County in the Northern section of Virginia.  He would eventually land a job with a large California company, Saxco that sold bottles, labels and other packaging materials that many beverage companies used. That led to a position at Stone Tower Winery as a cellar assistant. Ultimately, he would get a position at The Winery at Bull Run where he is the winemaker today.Kendell is emblematic of the younger generation of winemakers here in Virginia as he approaches the industry with an open mind and the interest in learning what folks want in the future for wine and how they will interact with it. It is a fascinating look at a winery that is stepped in history as a result of it's background having been the site of the first battle of the Civil War.Take a listen or read the transcript below.Thanks for being a listener to the Fine Wine Confidential Podcast. For more information go to www.finewineconfidential.com