Andy Erickson – Winemaker Andy Erickson has lived and worked in Napa Valley since 1994, and has strived to develop his winemaking and viticultural skills, and to improve the quality of grapes and wines for a number of vineyards and wineries. As a winemaker, his goal is to highlight the character of each of the unique vineyard sites with which he works, whether at his clients' estate vineyards, or the vineyards that produce his own Favia wines. Andy has a Master's degree in Enology from University of California in Davis, and has worked with wineries in California, Chile, Argentina and South Africa. His current winemaking clients include Dalla Valle, Arietta, Ovid, and Dancing Hares in the Napa Valley. His past experience includes work at Screaming Eagle, Staglin Family Vineyard, Harlan Estate, Spottswoode, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, and Newton Vineyard. Andy is also Managing Partner of Napa Valley Think Tank, an enological laboratory and resource center in St. Helena.