Wine Never Lies | Todd Anderson | Barrels & Roots

I sat down with Todd Anderson, owner and winemaker behind Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards and the legendary Ghost Horse Vineyards in Napa Valley, for one of the most grounded conversations I've had on this show. Todd's been farming his own land for over 44 years, and he still drives the tractor himself, prunes every vine himself, and refuses to hand his farming over to vineyard management companies that he says are quietly killing Napa's old vineyards. We got into everything: how his father's love of Bordeaux sparked his obsession, why patience matters more than skill once the wine's in barrel, the almost impossible regulatory weight crushing small wineries right now. Todd also opened up about his father-in-law's deep roots in California wine history, his friendships with legends like Robert Mondavi and Joe Heitz. This one's about legacy, land, and refusing to fake it. What's a bottle that made you feel like you knew the person who made it?