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Frederic "Fred" Brander, owner and winemaker, was
born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He moved with his family
and settled in Santa Barbara, California. Fred started his
career in the wine business by working for a local wine merchant,
and later went to work in the wholesale business. While attending
college, he started his own wine import company, focusing
on wines from France and Argentina.
Wishing to make his own wines, and with a fondness for Santa
Barbara, Fred and his family established the Brander Vineyard
in the Santa Ynez Valley in 1975. The initial planting was
mainly Bordeaux grape varietals and in 1977, the first Sauvignon
Blanc grapes were taken to a neighboring winery where Fred
Brander produced a wine so distinctive it captured Santa Barbara
County's first gold medal for a wine at a major wine competition
(1978 Los Angeles County Fair).
Since
its inception, the Brander Vineyard has been highly acclaimed
as a top Sauvignon Blanc producer, and for many years the
only Brander Vineyard wine was an estate-bottled Sauvignon
Blanc. Today, the focus is still Sauvignon Blanc, with one
main bottling and several distinctively different reserve
wines. Two of these are named for the next Brander generation:
Cuvee Natalie and Cuvee Nicolas;
another Sauvignon Blanc is the multiple award-winning au
Naturel; there are also Sauvignon Blanc wines with individual
vineyard designations, such as the wine from Mesa Verde
Vineyard and of course, the appropriately-names Uno
Mas. A small quantity of red wine
is also produced from estate grapes, featuring the classic
Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet
Franc). As well as single varietal bottlings, extremely small
amounts of Bouchet (a Bordeaux blend) and Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon are offered. The Brander Vineyard2401 Refugio Road,
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-2455
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