Thursday, November 3, 2011

Bob Cabral of Williams Selyem Named Winemaker of the Year


Bob Cabral, Director of Winemaking for Williams Selyem, has been named Winemaker of the Year for 2011 by respected trade publication Wine Enthusiast Magazine.Wine Enthusiast will honor Bob and other international wine industry luminaries at a black-tie gala in New York City on January 30, 2012.
Other nominees for Winemaker of the Year include Philippe Cambie of southern France, Alvaro Espinoza of Chile, Gerhard Kracher of Weinlaubenhof Kracher in Austria, and Zelma Long of California/South Africa.
Bob Cabral edged out his competitors in the category for his work on the Litton Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir, now called the Williams Selyem Estate Vineyard. Cabral was responsible for the design and exact specification of clones, rootstocks, spacing and trellising for the vineyard.
In receiving the award, Bob Cabral joins fellow honorees Genevieve Janssens of Robert Mondavi Winery (2010), Scott McLeod of Rubicon Estate & Francis Ford Coppola (2009), Margo Van Staaveren of Chateau St. Jean (2008), Carlo Ferrini of Italy (2007), and Olivier Humbrecht of Domain Zind-Humbrecht, France (2006).



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