Episode 23: Fernando Fernandez, From Wall Street to Wine country

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’ Burgohund
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.