Having made a career out of producing wines for companies across California, Bob decided a few years ago to make wines for himself with a focus on experimentation and having fun. For those who don’t know Bob, he cut his teeth working on his family’s vineyards in the Central Valley, graduated with an enology degree from Fresno State, worked for Bronco Wine Company, DeLoach, Kunde, Alderbrook, Hartford Court, led the charge at Williams-Selyem as winemaker for 17 years after Burt Williams stepped down, and now is the Director of Winemaking for Three Sticks in Sonoma and makes Bob Cabral Wines on the side.
In this episode, Bob takes us through is long history in the industry working with some great folks, business dealings with John Dyson (owner of Williams-Selyem) and Howard Schultz (CEO of Starbucks), his passion for music like Petty & Zeppelin, his friendship with Sammy Hagar, and we taste through the wines that he’s crafting right now.
In this episode we mention…
Williams-Selyem
John Dyson
Rochioli Vineyards
Platt Vineyard
Three Sticks Interview
2016 Cuvée Troubadour Pinot Noir RRV
2016 Anne Rose Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
2016 American Girl Rosé of Pinot Noir RRV
2016 Zallah Ranch American Riesling
Bob Cabral Wines
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With a dream to buy a ranch in order to reconnect with nature, work with their hands, and raise a family, Sophie & James Gray started searching for the perfect piece of land in Northern California. Wine wasn’t even a forethought. They eventually settled on a little slice of heaven perched atop the volcanic ash rich, Sonoma Mountain with 360 views high above the fog line.
Spending a decade fixing up the home, grooming the land, getting married, having two girls, they found an opportunity sticking out of the earth. One that combined their passion for the community together with the yearning to share the magic of their mountain-top home—and Sophie James Wine Co. was born.
In this episode we mention…
Sophie James Wine Co.
Sophie James Instagram
Sophie James House
Joining the Tribe
The Vineyard
Scribe Winery
Phil Coturri, Viticultralist
Eric Neil, Viticultralist
Dr. Kristen Lowe, Viticultralist
Flowers Winery
Adam & Andrew Mariani
Viticultralist, Jason Ruppert
Scott Schulz, winemaker
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