Joe Anderson, Benovia Winery owner, Sonoma County philanthropist, dies at 76

Joe Anderson, co-founder of Benovia Winery west of Santa Rosa and a longtime Sonoma County philanthropist, died Aug. 4 at age 76 after a fall, his family said. Anderson built a career that began in Arizona state government and later in private healthcare management, including co-founding the Phoenix-based firm Schaller Anderson in 1986, which grew to more than 1,700 employees serving 1.3 million people. He and his wife Mary Dewane bought a landmark pinot noir vineyard in 2003 and opened Benovia in 2005. His giving supported healthcare access, literacy, local journalism, wildfire recovery, disability services, veterans and homelessness.