Originally from Bend, Oregon, Brandon graduated from the Washington State University with a degree in Enology and Viticulture. From there he went on to work a harvest in New Zealand and then lived in Casablanca, Chile for a year, where he helped make wine for a small producer specializing in Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. After a stint as the Assistant Winemaker at Abacela in Southern Oregon, he relocated to the Willamette Valley to shift his focus to vineyard management. Day to day, Brandon works with Winemaker, Thomas Savre, overseeing the LF Estate and Bunker Hill Estate Vineyards and collaborates with the winemaking team’s operations, including blending trials. Like many of us here at Lingua Franca, Brandon is in the Valley to pursue the most elusive of all wine grapes, with charm, character and transparency, Pinot Noir.
