Fernando Fernandez has always had a passion for wine, so when his time in NYC’s financial industry was thrown into chaos by the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, he transformed that passion into an award-winning career out on the opposite coast. Join A Bend in the Road host Roberta Panjwani as she talks to Fernando about Puerto Rico, his favorite places to spend time, and creating a meaningful label.
Things we talked about in this episode:
Colluvialwine.com
Ron del Barrilito rum
Wine Education Council
Allen Meadows’ Burghound
Felix Bonilla – artist
Willem de Kooning – artist
Blind Ambition – documentary
Mondovino – documentary
Colluvial Wine Facebook
Colluvial Wine Instagram
Harriman State Park
Episode Credits:
Our thanks to Fernando Fernandez for joining us in the studio today and for our colleague and friend Theresa Callaghan for the introduction
A Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims
Our Assistant Producers and editors for this episode are Melissa Egan and me, Elias Rosner.
Our Technical Director and Audio Engineer is Elias Rosner
Original Music is written and performed by Diane Sims
Our Digital Media producer is Elias Rosner
Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas
The clip of Allen Meadows is courtesy of the Wine Education Council
Finally, the clinking and clanking you heard while Fernando was talking about his wines were, in fact, his wines! Or at least their lovely bottles.
