Since the early 1990s, Kirby Anderson has risen to become one of California’s most respected winemakers. An alumnus in Viticulture and Enology of the University of California at Davis, Kirby polished his skills and natural talent with distinguished wineries from Lake County to the Russian River Valley to Monterey.
In the late 1990s, a position in Santa Ynez drew his interest to the AVAs of Santa Barbara and particularly of Happy Canyon, where he has significantly contributed to elevating the appellation’s profile. Kirby focuses on the vineyard and achieves character, depth, and balance in his wines through the fruit’s best expression of microclimate and a conservative hand with oak.
Kirby is a member of the American Society of Enology and Viticulture and serves on the curriculum advisory committee for the viticulture and enology department at Hancock College in Santa Maria. He lives in San Luis Obispo with his wife and twins.