Podcast appearances and mentions of bob cabral

Cobb Wines tasted today. Ross Cobb from Cobb Wines and Ziggy the Wine Gal from The Krush join Steve Jaxon on California Wine Country. Dan Berger is away this week.  Ross Cobb first met Ziggy when he was at Williams Selyem in 1998 or 99, while he was working with Bob Cabral there. Cobb Wines is a winery inspired by creative freedom. A quote from Patti Smith provides context. Robb was always motivated by music and he lets “…Patti Smith explain the rest.” Ross has also been working with Les Claypool's Pachyderm Wines They start by tasting the Cobb Wines Riesling, from a 14-15 acre vineyard at a high elevation. It is officially the smallest appellation in America. The soil is limestone, at 1200 feet. It is the last of the Sonoma Coast vineyards that he picks every year. The fermentation is long and slow. He just tasted his 2024 vintage, which began last Fall, so even that step comes late with this wine. It is balanced between fruit and alcohol. How about some sushi? Fresh oysters? Fresh Dungeness crab? Ziggy says it is a dry Riesling that should go with “dry January” whatever that is. Ross Cobb's 25th Vintage Ross grew up in Valley Ford and his dad worked at Bodega Marine Lab. They were friends with other families that made wine in the area. The family moved away and later he went to UC Santa Cruz to study Soil Science and Environmental Engineering. They have lived at Coastlands Vineyard since 1989. He worked for a lot of different wineries in northern California. In 2001 He started Cobb Wines and this year will be his 25th vintage. He only started making the dry Riesling in 2016. He also makes Chardonnay in the traditional way, not the big buttery style that Ziggy calls “Chateau Two by Four” with too much oak. Cobb Wines dot com is the website with all of the wines they have today, available for sale. They are also at Bottle Barn and many local restaurants. They aren't a tasting room but they can receive guests.

GUEST LINE-UP: Geoff Hamelin - President Of The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail Board Of Directors & Co-Owner And General Manager, Verterra WineryBob Cabral - Founder/Winemaker, Bob Cabral Wines  If yo u cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

GUEST LINE-UP: Geoff Hamelin - President Of The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail Board Of Directors & Co-Owner And General Manager, Verterra WineryBob Cabral - Founder/Winemaker, Bob Cabral Wines  If yo u cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Winemaker Bob Cabral. Winemaker Bob Cabral is back on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger, after a long time. His last appearance on the show was this episode on October 20, 2021. This 2024 harvest will be Bob Cabral's 45th harvest in the wine business. Bob Cabral Wines is his label now. He grew up in Central California where his parents were growers of red wine grapes and almonds. Bob pronounces almonds “amands” with the short A, which is a pronunciation unique to the California central valley where they grow. (This pronunciation is close to the form and pronunciation of the French word for almonds, “amands”.) He studied winemaking at Fresno State and got a Master's in Biochemistry, moving to Sonoma County in 1986. Bob has travelled the world for his business. He worked for DeLoach vineyards under Randy Ullom, who is now at Kendall-Jackson. He just celebrated thirty years there. Then he went to Kente, worked for some consulting winemakers, then Alderbrook, now owned by the Orsi family. 2011 Winemaker of the Year Back in 2011 Wine Enthusiast magazine named Bob Cabral its Winemaker of the Year. Now they are tasting Bob's 2019 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. Bob tells about how he is getting ready to move to Paradise Ridge. He will lease half of their winery and he will make his wines while Paradise Ridge will also continue to make wine. It should be open in July. Paradise Ridge will also be open for visitors. Click the logo to visit Davis Bynum Wines. Next they taste a 2021 Rosé called American Girl, a Rosé of Pinot Noir. He first made it this way in 2016, but he stopped making it until 2021 again. “It may be a pain to make but it's not a pain to taste!” Click the logo to visit our sponsor Rodney Strong for info on the 2024 Summer Concert series. Dan Berger says it has a little of the richness of a white wine but also some of the structure of a red. Steve Jaxon declares that it is one of the best Rosés he has ever tasted. Dan suggests it would go perfectly with Steak Tartare. “An explosion of flavor in your mouth,” in Bob Cabral's words.

André Mark Tchelistcheff is also here today with Bob Cabral on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. He is the grand-nephew of André Tchelistcheff, the great winemaker. He is the author of a film "André, The Voice of Wine," a documentary about André's influential career and his love of wine. André's enduring legacy is primarily in the many other great winemakers that he trained. There was great wine coming from California even in the late 1800s. After Prohibition, André was perhaps the one most influential winemaker in California after his arrival in late 1938. Dan Berger mentions that André made Riesling, just as Dan does now. The first dry Riesling that Dan really liked was one that André had made at Beaulieu Vineyards. The Bob Cabral Riesling they are tasting is a 2018 called Meadowfoam. This one is completely dry with no residual sugar. It is made in a concrete egg-shaped vessel. Concrete is neutral, especially when treated with tartaric acid. Dan says it is a longer and more difficult process but is worth it. The proof is that at 5 years old, this wine has not reached its peak yet. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Rodney Strong for info on the 2024 Summer Concert series. You can see Mark's documentary at the film's website, called André The Voice of Wine dot com.  Mark talks about how Georges de Latour (a French winemaker who had settled in California) hired André after Prohibition. Click the logo to visit Davis Bynum Wines. Mark goes on to talk about how Georges de Latour (a French winemaker who had settled in California) hired André after Prohibition. The rest of the show is a combination of stories about André and tasting some more of Bob Cabral's wines.

Bob Cabral Wines was started in 2015 with the mission of crafting world class wines and giving back to children in need. We farm to be as sensitive to the Earth as possible by integrating practices that meld into the natural ecosystem of each vineyard site. Our goal is to leave this planet better than when we arrived.   Our winemaking is thoughtful and respectful to the fruit that we receive. We ferment all varietals with the native yeast that are part of the natural flora of the grapes. The goal is to always bottle our wines unfined and unfiltered to deliver the most flavorful wines to our friends & family.   Our small production lots are available to a private mailing list and some specialty lots are available only to Club Members. When purchasing a bottle of Bob Cabral Wines, you are not only enjoying “wines to touch your soul”, but more importantly you are part of giving back to all of our communities. By taking care of each other, we change the lives of our future and make this world a much better place.   

Jeff Mangahas Jeff Mangahas, winemaker, actually VP Director of Winemaking at Williams Selyem, joins Steve Jaxon in the studio for California Wine Country. Dan Berger is away today. His last time on this show was this episode of October 6, 2021. Williams Selyem is one of the most illustrious wineries in Sonoma County. This year will be their 44th vintage, specializing in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The partners, Burt Williams and Ed Selyem started the winery in a garage in the town of Fulton.* They made a Pinot Noir in 1985 from grapes grown on the Rocchioli vineyard, and that won awards and recognition. It also started to put Russian River Valley on the map for Pinot Noir. They still source from Rocchioli, but they make 25 different Pinot Noirs, all different. Joe Castro is also in the studio, staying over from the previous segment, where he brought some victuals from his restaurant, The Bird. They taste the 2022 Heintz Vineyard Chardonnay. The vineyard is located at the top of the hill, above the town of Occidental, in western Sonoma County. It is a young wine and is pretty good now, but will do very well with 5 to 7 years of aging. Jeff started his professional career as a scientist with a degree in Molecular Biology, then worked in medical research. Wine started as a hobby and became a second career. He got a Master's degree at UC Davis then got some jobs with some great producers in Sonoma County including Dan Goldberg, from 2001 to 2005. In 2006 he became the winemaker at Hartford family winery and that led to the next step at Williams Selyem in 2011. He started working there with Bob Cabral, and he later took the reins himself. This year will be his 24th vintage in the Russian River Valley. “I live a dream… making these historic wines from this historic brand. (...) It's an honor to make these wines.” * Fulton, the gateway to Windsor.

If yo u cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Cecil Park & Holly Choon Hyang Bachman - Introducing The Inaugural Mixed Roots Wine Collection Vinted And Bottled By WineforniaBob Cabral - Founder/Winemaker of Bob Cabral Wines - A Participating Winery At ‘A Culinary Evening With The California Winemasters' /

If yo u cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Bob Cabral - Founder/Winemaker, Bob Cabral Wines & Director Of Winemaking, Three Sticks Wines Jake Beckett - Owner/GM, Peachy Canyon Winery

I don't think there's another guest I quite so enjoy having on the show than Bob Cabral.  Back in the days of  "Heard it through the Grapevine" Radio show on KSVY I had Bob as a regular guest. And he or Three Sticks have been on The Wine Makers podcast several times.  He's just that much fun to talk with.  Talk about somebody with a clear definition of what life should be like, Bob's own line Bob Cabral Wines is a beautiful and complete full circle.  He set out to achieve this and he is doing so.  Beautiful Bob, thanks for being our guest again.  Cheers [EP226]

I don't think there's another guest I quite so enjoy having on the show than Bob Cabral. Back in the days of "Heard it through the Grapevine" Radio show on KSVY I had Bob as a regular guest. And he or Three Sticks have been on The Wine Makers podcast several times. He's just that much fun to talk with. Talk about somebody with a clear definition of what life should be like, Bob's own line Bob Cabral Wines is a beautiful and complete full circle. He set out to achieve this and he is doing so. Beautiful Bob, thanks for being our guest again. Cheers [EP226]

Bob Cabral Bob Cabral is our guest today on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon. Harry Duke and Barry Herbst from bottle barn are also in the studio. Bob Cabral has been on California Wine Country twice before, on this episode from June 21, 2017 and again on this other episode from September 4, 2019. Before we start with Bob Cabral's wines, Dan Berger has brought a bottle from his cellar. It's a 12 year old Columbia Valley Riesling. Seven Hills is a small producer. This is only a little sweet, and the acidity held it together. Without the sugar it might be too bitter, but as it is, you can still taste the fruit. The acidity and vibrancy is what makes an older Riesling interesting. Dan Berger points out that Riesling is one of the only white wines that will age. Rieslings go well with Thai food, which sometimes uses sugar to temper the spices. Bob Cabral's name is synonymous with great pinot noir. He spent several years at Williams Selyem. He grew up in Escalon outside Modesto where his father grew grapes. He was strong in chemistry and biology. He thought of vet school but went to study viticulture at Fresno State and started working in 1980. This was his 42nd harvest in California and 35th in Sonoma County. Now Bob Cabral is working at Three Sticks. After two decades at Williams Selyem, he left on good terms, wanting to do something else. They have access to some of the best fruit in Sonoma County. Ryan Pritchard is their winemaker, who was on this show last week. Bob is working in the vineyards, making sure they are healthy and that he is getting a good crop. Then in the winemaking process he wants to keep things simple. But today we will taste Bob Cabral wines, of his own production. 2017 Cuvée Wildflower, a Riesling which comes from two vineyards, one just outside of Occidental and another near Petaluma. It is fermented in a large concrete amphora. He uses no commercial yeast. He pays the growers extra to use as many sustainable practices as possible without losing the crop. This wine is dry, there is no residual sugar in it. Dan says this is a baby and needs a lot more time. Grapefruit, kiwi and kumquat flavors make it like a red wine. Bob Cabral wines are available at the website and in a few fine local restaurants, such as Underwood in Graton. Dan Berger says that Bob Cabral's wines are distinctive. He only makes about 140 or 150 cases of the Riesling. Bob describes how he dedicates his wine company's profits to local charities and he also works with many other local charities like the Boys and Girls Club. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Bottle Barn online. For all the wine he makes, Bob Cabral does not own any vineyards. It's because he focussed on winemaking and taking care of other people's vineyards. Such as, he planted the first three estate vineyards for Williams Selyem. He is still active in the winery but after all these years he knows it's a young man's game. The 2016 Chardonnay is next, there were only 4 cases of it. Dan says it has two things going on, one is the aromatics, like a high-end French Burgundy, but the acid level reminds you of Chablis. The name of the wine is Cuvée Anne Rose, the names of his wife and daughter. It will be released probably in March or April of 2022. Dan Berger says the acid in this wine needs a lot of years in the cellar. Most people are already selling their 2020 Chardonnays, and this 2017 hasn't even been released yet. Dan Berger would keep a Chardonnay for at least 7 years. Bob Cabral had a 60 year old wine that was great, because it had enough acid in the structure. Bob Cabral Wines dot com includes Bob's Cellar Playlist. You can listen to the Spotify playlist while you peruse the site. On the back of every label there is a coded song, written backwards. This is similar to what is in Clark Smith's new book about wine and music. The last wine is the Pinot Noir, the 2017 Troubador Pinot Noir,

Bob Cabral is our guest today on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon. Harry Duke and Barry Herbst from bottle barn are also in the studio. Bob Cabral has been on California Wine Country twice before, on this episode from June 21, 2017 and again on this other episode from September 4, 2019. Before we start with Bob Cabral's wines, Dan Berger has brought a bottle from his cellar. It's a 12 year old Columbia Valley Riesling. Seven Hills is a small producer. This is only a little sweet, and the acidity held it together. Without the sugar it might be too bitter, but as it is, you can still taste the fruit. The acidity and vibrancy is what makes an older Riesling interesting. Dan Berger points out that Riesling is one of the only white wines that will age. Rieslings go well with Thai food, which sometimes uses sugar to temper the spices. Bob Cabral's name is synonymous with great pinot noir. He spent several years at Williams Selyem. He grew up in Escalon outside Modesto where his father grew grapes. He was strong in chemistry and biology. He thought of vet school but went to study viticulture at Fresno State and started working in 1980. This was his 42nd harvest in California and 35th in Sonoma County. Now Bob Cabral is working at Three Sticks. After two decades at Williams Selyem, he left on good terms, wanting to do something else. They have access to some of the best fruit in Sonoma County. Ryan Pritchard is their winemaker, who was on this show last week. Bob is working in the vineyards, making sure they are healthy and that he is getting a good crop. Then in the winemaking process he wants to keep things simple. But today we will taste Bob Cabral wines, of his own production. 2017 Cuvée Wildflower, a Riesling which comes from two vineyards, one just outside of Occidental and another near Petaluma. It is fermented in a large concrete amphora. He uses no commercial yeast. He pays the growers extra to use as many sustainable practices as possible without losing the crop. This wine is dry, there is no residual sugar in it. Dan says this is a baby and needs a lot more time. Grapefruit, kiwi and kumquat flavors make it like a red wine. Bob Cabral wines are available at the website and in a few fine local restaurants, such as Underwood in Graton. Dan Berger says that Bob Cabral's wines are distinctive. He only makes about 140 or 150 cases of the Riesling. Bob describes how he dedicates his wine company's profits to local charities and he also works with many other local charities like the Boys and Girls Club. For all the wine he makes, Bob Cabral does not own any vineyards. It's because he focussed on winemaking and taking care of other people's vineyards. Such as, he planted the first three estate vineyards for Williams Selyem. He is still active in the winery but after all these years he knows it's a young man's game. The 2016 Chardonnay is next, there were only 4 cases of it. Dan says it has two things going on, one is the aromatics, like a high-end French Burgundy, but the acid level reminds you of Chablis. The name of the wine is Cuvée Anne Rose, the names of his wife and daughter. It will be released probably in March or April of 2022. Dan Berger says the acid in this wine needs a lot of years in the cellar. Most people are already selling their 2020 Chardonnays, and this 2017 hasn't even been released yet. Dan Berger would keep a Chardonnay for at least 7 years. Bob Cabral had a 60 year old wine that was great, because it had enough acid in the structure. Bob Cabral Wines dot com includes Bob's Cellar Playlist. You can listen to the Spotify playlist while you peruse the site. On the back of every label there is a coded song, written backwards. This is similar to what is in Clark Smith's new book about wine and music. The last wine is the Pinot Noir, the 2017 Troubador Pinot Noir, comes from four vineyards in the Russian River Valley, all in the area with the rich Goldridge soil,

Three Sticks Wines Ryan Pritchard, winemaker at Three Sticks Wines and Mike Barber of Barber Cellars are our two guests on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. Barry Herbst from Bottle Barn and Harry Duke are also in the studio. First, a cellar dweller from Dan Berger's extensive personal cellar. It's a 2010 Riesling from Arroyo Seco. It is very sweet but probably about three years past its prime. Ryan Pritchard's take is that the nose is better than the palette. Dan says the screw cap helped it from being completely gone. It would have been better after only 4-5 years in the cellar. Ryan Pritchard has a Three Sticks Chardonnay that they will taste. Steve notices the nose and Dan Berger says, “the secret to these wines is cool climate.” Ryan Pritchard grew up in northern California and his first memories of wine are of being a student at Cornell University where they tasted wines in hospitality studies. He fell in love with wine, then worked in tech but his love was always wine. He spent all his time traveling and studying wine. He worked for Bob Cabral at Williams Selyem, where he learned a lot. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Bottle Barn online. Three Sticks started when Bill Price bought the Durell Vineyard, which had been providing grapes since the '70s for some great wines. In 2002 he decided to make some wine himself, starting with one, two or three barrels. Over the years they continue to find great fruit in the area and do different bottlings. Their goal is to develop and farm from some of the best vineyards in Sonoma County. They have vineyards in all the different areas in Sonoma County, so they can do some single vineyard wines and some blends. Notable among them is Gap's Crown vineyard in Petaluma Gap, which has been called the crown jewel of cold climate wine growing. Bill Price had the good sense to hire Bob Cabral, who did a brilliant job of establishing a style that Ryan is continuing to produce. Three Sticks has a tasting room right off the square in downtown Sonoma in an original 1842 adobe building. They do sit-down tastings and reservations are suggested at least on weekends. Barber Cellars Our second guest today is Mike Barber from Barber Cellars. They have been making wine for fifteen years. They didn't start with a lot of money. Barber Cellars tasting room is in the Hotel Petaluma, a 100-year-old building recently renovated. Reservations are recommended but not required. They highlight local cheese makers and are super casual. Inspired by the book Big Macs and Burgundies, they offer a tasting menu of popular foods that go well with nice wines. It is a very enjoyable space, open Thursday through Sunday 1-7 PM. Today's selections of Petaluma Gap wines are intended to show the qualities of this new AVA in southern Sonoma County. The fruit comes from Gap's Crown vineyard and it delivers consistent Pinot Noir character. The Petaluma Gap, where the fog rolls in early in the afternoon, and the wind, toughening the skins making the great tannin profile. The fog tempers the heat, even in hot year. It can 10 10-15 degrees cooler at Gap's Crown on a hot day. Dan Berger says that Petaluma Gap is one of the finest AVAs in America for Pinot Noir. It has only been approved for three years, but the difference between Russian River Valley and Petaluma Gap, if you want to compare them, you're getting the equivalent of two different Burgundian styles. Barry Herbst notes that there are good Syrahs coming from Petaluma Gap. People come into Bottle Barn asking for Petaluma Gap. Every single crop that comes from the 85-acre Gap's Crown vineyard has been excellent. Harvest this year has been difficult. They brought their Pinot Noir in about 3 weeks ago. Yield was light. There are some vineyards that got no crop at all, due to the drought. Even though this year's yields are light, the quality is perfect by every measure. They saw a combination of small berries,

Ryan Pritchard, winemaker at Three Sticks Wines and Mike Barber of Barber Cellars are our two guests on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. Barry Herbst from Bottle Barn and Harry Duke are also in the studio. First, a cellar dweller from Dan Berger's extensive personal cellar. It's a 2010 Riesling from Arroyo Seco. It is very sweet but probably about three years past its prime. Ryan Pritchard's take is that the nose is better than the palette. Dan says the screw cap helped it from being completely gone. It would have been better after only 4-5 years in the cellar. Ryan Pritchard has a Three Sticks Chardonnay that they will taste. Steve notices the nose and Dan Berger says, “the secret to these wines is cool climate.” Ryan Pritchard grew up in northern California and his first memories of wine are of being a student at Cornell University where they tasted wines in hospitality studies. He fell in love with wine, then worked in tech but his love was always wine. He spent all his time traveling and studying wine. He worked for Bob Cabral at Williams Selyem, where he learned a lot. Three Sticks started when Bill Price bought the Durell Vineyard, which had been providing grapes since the '70s for some great wines. In 2002 he decided to make some wine himself, starting with one, two or three barrels. Over the years they continue to find great fruit in the area and do different bottlings. Their goal is to develop and farm from some of the best vineyards in Sonoma County. They have vineyards in all the different areas in Sonoma County, so they can do some single vineyard wines and some blends. Notable among them is Gap's Crown vineyard in Petaluma Gap, which has been called the crown jewel of cold climate wine growing. Bill Price had the good sense to hire Bob Cabral, who did a brilliant job of establishing a style that Ryan is continuing to produce. Three Sticks has a tasting room right off the square in downtown Sonoma in an original 1842 adobe building. They do sit-down tastings and reservations are suggested at least on weekends. Our second guest today is Mike Barber from Barber Cellars. They have been making wine for fifteen years. They didn't start with a lot of money. Barber Cellars tasting room is in the Hotel Petaluma, a 100-year-old building recently renovated. Reservations are recommended but not required. They highlight local cheese makers and are super casual. Inspired by the book Big Macs and Burgundies, they offer a tasting menu of popular foods that go well with nice wines. It is a very enjoyable space, open Thursday through Sunday 1-7 PM. Today's selections of Petaluma Gap wines are intended to show the qualities of this new AVA in southern Sonoma County. The fruit comes from Gap's Crown vineyard and it delivers consistent Pinot Noir character. The Petaluma Gap, where the fog rolls in early in the afternoon, and the wind, toughening the skins making the great tannin profile. The fog tempers the heat, even in hot year. It can 10 10-15 degrees cooler at Gap's Crown on a hot day. Dan Berger says that Petaluma Gap is one of the finest AVAs in America for Pinot Noir. It has only been approved for three years, but the difference between Russian River Valley and Petaluma Gap, if you want to compare them, you're getting the equivalent of two different Burgundian styles. Barry Herbst notes that there are good Syrahs coming from Petaluma Gap. People come into Bottle Barn asking for Petaluma Gap. Every single crop that comes from the 85-acre Gap's Crown vineyard has been excellent. Harvest this year has been difficult. They brought their Pinot Noir in about 3 weeks ago. Yield was light. There are some vineyards that got no crop at all, due to the drought. Even though this year's yields are light, the quality is perfect by every measure. They saw a combination of small berries, which means intense flavors, and the acidity and sugar levels were maintained by cold nights....

Jeff Mangahas Jeff Mangahas, winemaker at Williams Selyem Wines, is our guest on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. Harry Duke is sitting in or Steve Jaxon today. We begin with a wine that Dan Berger has brought from his extensive personal cellar. He calls it "a baby," it is a 2010 Riesling from Robert Weil from the Rheingau. As they taste the 2010 Riesling from Robert Weil in the Rheingau, region in Germany (located east of Frankfurt). It is 11 or 12 years old now, yet it is still in transition. It will be even better in six or seven years. The Rheingau is a little warmer than the rest of the country. The hills are steep, the bedrock is slate and there isn't much topsoil. Dan Berger suggests putting it in a black glass, which changes your perception of it. A good Riesling can be considered a red wine without color. Jeff Mangahas summarized the story of Burt Williams and Ed Selyem who were making garage wine in the ‘70s and ‘81 was their first commercial release. Pinot Noir mostly, a little Chardonnay and a little Zinfandel, mostly from unique sites with terroir personality. They focus on small vineyards, unique sites, wines with personality. They suddenly won an award for the #1 Pinot Noir in the nation and they were off to the races, with great success. John Dyson bought the property from Bert and Ed in 1989. The story is on their website. https://www.williamsselyem.com/our-history/ They have a small production that is sold direct to consumer. You have to be on their mailing list to get their wines. There are only 500-600 cases of this Rochioli vineyard Pinot Noir made every year. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Bottle Barn online. They just finished harvest of Zinfandel this year. The weather was perfect this year and they could pick under ideal conditions. They starated around Aug. 12. Usually they are one of the first in Russian River Valley to pick. They have such diversity in their vineyard sites, and Jeff describes monitoring the sugars and ripeness and phenolic levels for each vineyard. This year's quality is very good although the crop is a bit smaller than usual. Jeff has brought a 2021 to compare to the 2019 Rochioli Pinot Noir that he brought. It is also a raw, young wine, but showcases the intensity of the year. Williams Selyem was once called Hacienda del Rio, which Dan Berger says is a pretty fancy name for it considering that it was a garage. Bert and Ed were working at the SF Chronicle when they came to start making wine. They had an innovative way of making Pinot Noir. These wines were lighter in weight and lighter in style but the flavors were “outrageously interesting.” They managed to capture the personality of the different vineyards. Ed Selyem was the wine buyer at the store where Dan Berger would buy their wine. Ed Selyem was the wine buyer at Speer's Market in Forestville, so that was the only place to find it, so Dan used to get it there. Dan Berger tells how Williams Selyem revolutionlzed Russian River Valley as a Pinot Noir region. They did it withoug adding weight or depth to the wines. That is what set Burgundy wines apart, what gave them personality, and these wines are made that way. Jeff Mangahas tells how winemaking is a second career. He had an established career as a biomedical research scientist, with a Biology degree from University of Washington. He even worked at Princeton University as a reasarch scientist for two years. But he liked wine and knew about Washington wines, even back then. He and his wife took wine tours in Europe and loved it. He went for an MS in Enology at UC Davis. His first wine making job was at Dutton-Goldfield, which was a great education. He is still friends with Dan Goldfield. At Hartford Court in Forestville in 2006 he got his first winemaking job. In 2011 he started at Williams Selyem. He worked for winemaker Bob Cabral there. “It is a dream job.” Dan Berger says that Jeff “has checked all the bo...

Jeff Mangahas, winemaker at Williams Selyem Wines, is our guest on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. Harry Duke is sitting in or Steve Jaxon today. We begin with a wine that Dan Berger has brought from his extensive personal cellar. He calls it "a baby," it is a 2010 Riesling from Robert Weil from the Rheingau. As they taste the 2010 Riesling from Robert Weil in the Rheingau, region in Germany (located east of Frankfurt). It is 11 or 12 years old now, yet it is still in transition. It will be even better in six or seven years. The Rheingau is a little warmer than the rest of the country. The hills are steep, the bedrock is slate and there isn't much topsoil. Dan Berger suggests putting it in a black glass, which changes your perception of it. A good Riesling can be considered a red wine without color. Jeff Mangahas summarized the story of Burt Williams and Ed Selyem who were making garage wine in the ‘70s and ‘81 was their first commercial release. Pinot Noir mostly, a little Chardonnay and a little Zinfandel, mostly from unique sites with terroir personality. They focus on small vineyards, unique sites, wines with personality. They suddenly won an award for the #1 Pinot Noir in the nation and they were off to the races, with great success. John Dyson bought the property from Bert and Ed in 1989. The story is on their website. https://www.williamsselyem.com/our-history/ They have a small production that is sold direct to consumer. You have to be on their mailing list to get their wines. There are only 500-600 cases of this Rochioli vineyard Pinot Noir made every year. They just finished harvest of Zinfandel this year. The weather was perfect this year and they could pick under ideal conditions. They starated around Aug. 12. Usually they are one of the first in Russian River Valley to pick. They have such diversity in their vineyard sites, and Jeff describes monitoring the sugars and ripeness and phenolic levels for each vineyard. This year's quality is very good although the crop is a bit smaller than usual. Jeff has brought a 2021 to compare to the 2019 Rochioli Pinot Noir that he brought. It is also a raw, young wine, but showcases the intensity of the year. Williams Selyem was once called Hacienda del Rio, which Dan Berger says is a pretty fancy name for it considering that it was a garage. Bert and Ed were working at the SF Chronicle when they came to start making wine. They had an innovative way of making Pinot Noir. These wines were lighter in weight and lighter in style but the flavors were “outrageously interesting.” They managed to capture the personality of the different vineyards. Ed Selyem was the wine buyer at the store where Dan Berger would buy their wine. Ed Selyem was the wine buyer at Speer's Market in Forestville, so that was the only place to find it, so Dan used to get it there. Dan Berger tells how Williams Selyem revolutionlzed Russian River Valley as a Pinot Noir region. They did it withoug adding weight or depth to the wines. That is what set Burgundy wines apart, what gave them personality, and these wines are made that way. Jeff Mangahas tells how winemaking is a second career. He had an established career as a biomedical research scientist, with a Biology degree from University of Washington. He even worked at Princeton University as a reasarch scientist for two years. But he liked wine and knew about Washington wines, even back then. He and his wife took wine tours in Europe and loved it. He went for an MS in Enology at UC Davis. His first wine making job was at Dutton-Goldfield, which was a great education. He is still friends with Dan Goldfield. At Hartford Court in Forestville in 2006 he got his first winemaking job. In 2011 he started at Williams Selyem. He worked for winemaker Bob Cabral there. “It is a dream job.” Dan Berger says that Jeff “has checked all the boxes,” because he has worked with such great expert winemakers early in h...

If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Bob Cabral - Founder/Winemaker, Bob Cabral Wines & Director Of Winemaking, Three Sticks Wines Donald Patz - Owner/Winemaker, Patz Wine Group

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Bob Cabral is nothing short of a winemaking legend with 38 vintages under his belt, who honed his craft at iconic wineries such as DeLoach, Kunde, and of course, the venerable Williams Selyem. Many Pinot lovers consider Cabral’s work a reference point point for New World Pinot and Chardonnay. With endless accolades from numerous trade and consumer publications, Bob is as loved for his professional accomplishments, as his extraordinary personal ones. A humanitarian, a community leader and a mentor to many, his kind smile lights up every room he enters. Listen in as Ilona talks with Bob and learns more about what makes him who he is. Read more about Bob here.

Bob Cabral is nothing short of a winemaking legend with 38 vintages under his belt, who honed his craft at iconic wineries such as DeLoach, Kunde, and of course, the venerable Williams Selyem. Many Pinot lovers consider Cabral’s work a reference point point for New World Pinot and Chardonnay. With endless accolades from numerous trade and consumer publications, Bob is as loved for his professional accomplishments, as his extraordinary personal ones. A humanitarian, a community leader and a mentor to many, his kind smile lights up every room he enters. Listen in as Ilona talks with Bob and learns more about what makes him who he is. Read more about Bob here.

Bob Cabral is nothing short of a winemaking legend with 38 vintages under his belt, who honed his craft at iconic wineries such as DeLoach, Kunde, and of course, the venerable Williams Selyem. Many Pinot lovers consider Cabral’s work a reference point point for New World Pinot and Chardonnay. With endless accolades from numerous trade and consumer publications, Bob is as loved for his professional accomplishments, as his extraordinary personal ones. A humanitarian, a community leader and a mentor to many, his kind smile lights up every room he enters. Listen in as Ilona talks with Bob and learns more about what makes him who he is. Read more about Bob here.

Earlier this year, Ilona sat down with Bob Cabral and Ryan Prichard of Three Sticks Winery. While our prayers and thoughts go out to their team (and everyone affected by the fires), we invite you to listen to these two leaders within one of the great wineries of wine country!

Earlier this year, Ilona sat down with Bob Cabral and Ryan Prichard of Three Sticks Winery. While our prayers and thoughts go out to their team (and everyone affected by the fires), we invite you to listen to these two leaders within one of the great wineries of wine country! For more info, visit https://www.threestickswines.com 

Earlier this year, Ilona sat down with Bob Cabral and Ryan Prichard of Three Sticks Winery. While our prayers and thoughts go out to their team (and everyone affected by the fires), we invite you to listen to these two leaders within one of the great wineries of wine country! For more info, visit https://www.threestickswines.com 

Earlier this year, Ilona sat down with Bob Cabral and Ryan Prichard of Three sticks Winery. While our prayers and thoughts go out to their team (and everyone affected by the fires), we invite you to listen to these two leaders within one of the great wineries of wine country! For more info, visit https://www.threestickswines.com 

Earlier this year, Ilona sat down with Bob Cabral and Ryan Prichard of Three Sticks Winery. While our prayers and thoughts go out to their team (and everyone affected by the fires), we invite you to listen to these two leaders within one of the great wineries of wine country!

On today's episode we chat with legendary winemaker, Bob Cabral who recently celebrated his 40th vintage! He was winemaker at Williams Selyem for 17 years earning a 100 point score from Wine Enthusiast for his 2007 Litton Estate Pinot Noir, a first for North American Pinot Noir. He shares his winemaking journey with us, his love of rock'n roll music and how his amazing wine has become his all-access pass to some of the worlds biggest rock stars. His focus now is on his own brand, Bob Cabral Wines, where he allows himself to be more creative and utilizes it as a way to give back to his community by supporting local charities. It's an episode that is not to be missed! Be sure to check out his wines and schedule a tasting at https://www.bobcabralwines.com/ and don't forget to listen to his specially curated Spotify playlists!

Bob Cabral is back on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. He was last on CWC in June of 2017 and that episode was repeated in March of this year. Three Sticks Wines is a project that Bob Cabral does with Bill Price. Bill also works with Kistler and Gary Farrell. But Bill Price owns the Dorell vineyard and Gap’s Crown vineyard overlooking Sonoma State. Bob Cabral wanted the opportunity to work with the best vineyards in Sonoma County. Three Sticks Dorell Pinot Noir is on the cover of the current issue of Wine Spectator. Three Sticks the name, comes from Bill Price. He grew up in California and Hawaii. He is William Price III, and his friends started calling him “Three Sticks” because of the name. Great wine always starts in the vineyard, Dan Berger says, and winemakers need to start their business out there. Bill Price’s vineyards are some of the best terroir vineyards in America. The Dorell vineyard has some of the best Chardonnay available. Bob says that Bill wanted to acquire sites in California and especially Sonoma County, that are world class, and to preserve them as such for the world. They have several long term projects. Dan says it is great that these wines are locally available. If you find them, they are not very expensive but they demonstrate terroir in the consistency from vintage to vintage. Bob Cabral also does some distilling and has brought some Rye Whiskey. It is a project of the Splinter Spirits Group. They have been distilling for 3 years not, Rye, Whiskey and Bourbons. They did a 300 barrel batch of bourbon, it took all week but his impression is the process goes by fast. He then puts the whiskey into his used French Oak wine barrels. They give another dimension to their spirits. Bartenders say that it works great in cocktail mixing. Bob Cabral Wines makes Pinot, Chardonnay and a little Riesling, about 500 cases total. They have a new tasting salon at Flight Deck in Healdsburg. He and his wife run Bob Cabral wines as his muse, as he makes the wine, and after expenses all the money he makes goes back into the community. Dan asks Bob about a Wilamette Valley project, called Fire Steed, where he is the consulting winemaker. Bob Cabral appreciates the amazing diversity of agriculture in Oregon. Dan says that Oregon has always had good quality low cost fruit. Someone has to make it right to develop the reputation. They are tasting a Pinot Noir from Bob Cabral wines. Bob describes the big profile, and fruit, and spicy. They made about 100 cases of their 2016 Chardonnay, which they are tasting. It comes from two cold Sonoma Coast vineyards. Bob does not add yeast, he uses native natural yeast. His whiskey is called Whipsaw Rye. He uses 77% rye grain which is a spicy grain . Bourbon must have at least 51% corn. Bob has realized that half of the flavor of the spirits is in the barrels. He gets even better flavors by putting spirits into his old wine barrels.  

(Due to NBA basketball on home station KSRO, there is no new CWC show today. For this week's podcast here is a reprise of this June 2017 show.) Bob Cabral is here to taste and talk about the three wines that comprise the launch of his own new winery, Bob Cabral Wines. He has worked at De Loach and Kunde and others, was winemaker at Williams Selyem (from 1998-2014) and is now at Three Sticks Winery. Tom Simoneau introduces Bob Cabral who is is introducing his first line of wines under his own name. Tom says these wines are spectacular. All the wines have proprietary names because none of them have a single vineyard. They are: • 2015 Troubadour Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, • 2015 Cuvée Anne Rose Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, • 2016 American Girl Russian River Valley Rosé of Pinot Noir. He describes how they made the Rosé, using the saigner, or bleeding process, which uses CO2 to keep the oxygen out and natural yeast. He put the juice in a once used French Oak barrel. Dan says you run risk of volatility but he has none. He insists that he has to work clean. He insists on a clean cellar. He got the gorgeous color that he wanted. He back blended some red into it to adjust the color. Dan and Bob both think it will be better in about two years. Dan calls it “rosé with a purpose” meaning it is close to a red wine style. Bob remembers a label called Garnet, which was like a light Pinot or a dark Rosé. Bob wants to combine the four things most important to him, which are family, music, wine and philanthropy. Read the section “why now?” on his website. Steve asks Bob to tell his background. He grew up near Modesto, where his family grew grapes and almonds. He went to school at Fresno State. He worked for some large producers and later he wanted to do small batches of wine. So he moved to Sonoma 1986, and became assistant winemaker for De Loach under Randy Ullom, who is now in charge of Kendall-Jackson. He taught him that you had to do the best no matter the price point, and the importance of a clean cellar. He sells wine to musicians and bands such as Sammy Hagar. Steve at first didn't remember the name, but they had Les Claypool, the bassist of Primus, on California Wine Country last year. He produces Pinot Noir on his own property. Barry Herbst is back from a trip to Europe, where he went to France and Italy, touring wine country in the Loire Valley, then through Piedmont and Tuscany in Italy. He brought two wines from Italy, one from Liguria that is called Pigato, which is very popular in Italy. (A listener texted in with the information that it was Les Claypool.) Bob describes some of his interactions with famous musicians who are also wine lovers. The second wine that Barry brought from Italy is a light rosé. Dan calls it a light, quaffy wine. It’s a nice refreshing wine, not very serious, nor does it have to be. Steve toasts to the first day of summer. Bob describes the Anne Rose Cuvée Chardonnay, which he calls almost Chablis-like. It’s named after his wife’s and daughter’s middle names. It is whole cluster pressed, with nice acidity, good verve. It had a 100% malolactic fermentation and still came out with a pH of only 3.32. At that, Steve calls a GEEK ALERT and asks for an explanation of that. He says a lot of California Chards run about 3.45 to 3.65, which Dan says means they are softer and Bob calls rounder, more approachable. It should be superb in 10 years, but Steve says only Dan can lay it down for that long. They all agree it has a strong, persistent finish. Dan says it will be sublime in five years. Bob says that he knows Bottle Barn for being good at bringing in obscure and hard-to-find wines. Bob has a song list for each of his wines on his website and he thinks the music is as individual as the wines. Next they taste the Pinot Noir and Bob says it may be hot in the daytime in the Russian River Valley but in the evening and at night it gets a lot colder,

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 Follow Bob on SPOTIFY TWITTER WEBSITE

Under the guidance of philosophies like, “Great winemaking is doing the right thing when no one is looking,” and “if it tastes perfect, you’ve missed it,” Bob, Ryan, and the Three Sticks team are crafting elegant wines with a focus on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. They source fruit from some of the top vineyards in Sonoma County including Gaps Crown, Durell, Walala, One Sky, and various other Price Family Estates. Subsribe at CruPodcast.com In this episode, Bob, Ryan, and I sat down to taste through a large portion of the Three Sticks lineup. We delve into the details of each wine, the soils, farming, ecology, everything. Mixed in between we chat about Bob & Ryan’s histories in the wine industry, life & work philosophies, and the practical & technical sides of winemaking in Sonoma County. In this episode we mention… Three Sticks The Adobe Tonnellerie Ô Rudolf Steiner, Biodynamics Bronco Wine Company Lutum Wines Russian River Brewery Barndiva Domaine Marcel Deiss Wines we tasted… 2017 Russian River Pinot Noir 2017 Price Family Estates Pinot Noir 2016 Cuvée Eva Marie Pinot Noir 2016 Walala Pinot Noir 2017 Origin Durell Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 Gaps Crown Chardonnay 2016 One Sky Chardonnay Sonoma Mountain 2016 Alana Vineyard Chardonnay 2016 Durell Vineyard Chardonnay 2016 Durell Vineyard Pinot Blanc 2017 Casteñada White 2017 Casteñda Rosé Follow Three Sticks on FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM WEBSITE

Tom Simoneau is back on the show with Allen Estate Wines owners Ron and Laura Allen, who join Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger today. Allen Estate Wines winemaker Chris Taddei is here too. Barry Herbst is also back in the studio today, after spending a lot of time working on the setup for the new Bottle Barn online retail site. Steve begins by asking Ron and Laura to tell the history of their winery. Ron says that in Sonoma County, wine permeates you. Their children went to school with the families of great local winemakers. Talking to them, the Allens thought they could do it too, on a small scale, and set out to do it to the best of their ability. They started in 2005. Chris remembers that Ron had steel tanks in his garage.  Ron and Laura have been married 22 years. She workid in the dot com world. Ron used to buy one great Bordeaux bottle per month, and never drank them. He still has the whole collection. No matter how little he made, he always found some money for his wine collection. He wanted to do something in the Bordeaux style, single variety, single vineyard. Chris Taddei fell in love with wine in college. He worked in restaurants and started his own company. He had a small company that traded in motorcycles, mopeds and cars. He had a bottle of very fine wine once and got hooked into the whole culture of food and pairings. Flash forward, he met his future wife Laura, who was from the area. He wanted to make wine and now they do. They taste a Chardonnay called Provacateur. When Ron was making his wine in the garage, she noticed they had no Chardonnay. So she wanted to make some of her own. She wanted a clean wine, unfiltered. Some of the wines from around there disagree with her, mainly whites, and she had a specific type of Chardonnay in mind that she wanted. So their winemaker Chris Taddei decided to make a "clean" wine. He explains that clean can mean a lot of different things. Fermentations can cause histamines, secondary fermentation can too. He uses very low sulphur, 18-36 months in the barrel. The wines they made didn't make her sick. Bob Cabral explained this to her and she asked Chris to make the wine with the smallest amount of chemicals possible. This extends to the vineyards too. Ron explains that in a wet environment with rain and fog, you have to manage the grapes to have healthy vines. They never have to blend anything to correct it. This wine is nicely balanced, says Tom. Laura says she loves blind tastings. She describes this wine as having half old-style oaky and half steely and acidic. Tom says it has lemon and butter together. Ron says it's about 30% ML. Laura says it's not syrupy. They stir the lees every week. This goes for $46. Ron explains that she is in charge of all their white wines and he takes care of the reds. Barry tells about the new Bottle Barn online operation. The site is live. You can buy individual wines, sampler sets and they will have flash sales. There will be some great bargains and there is free shipping of 6 bottles or more anywhere in the country. Tom and Steve have been talking about wine on the radio since 1991. Steve tells about how they came up with a ratings scale based on the number of wine stains produced by the wine. For example, 3 stains would be a good one and a great one would rate 5 stains. Steve also talks about Della Toffola USA, the producer of high quality winemaking equipment with offices in Santa Rosa. They will be on the show in a couple of weeks. Chris Taddei mentions that he knows the company, their equipment and their service personnel which are all first-rate. After the Provacateur, they will taste a barrel sample. The Provacateur was a Russian River Valley Chard. This barrel sample is Sonoma County Petaluma Gap. Ron says that both of these are from the Wente clone, but they have two different flavors. They make about 400 cases of Provacateur. They limit their production to about 2000 cases so their operation is not too larg...

Never have the guys met a winemaker as dedicated to quality, cult status wines and CHARITY. All of the finances from Bob Cabral Wines go to local school charities including some very pricey (but worth it) Imperials that provide virtual school budgets in Northern CA. The wines: Fantastic. The Mission: Read more... The post The Wine Makers – Bob Cabral appeared first on Radio Misfits.

The Guys get with a fixture in the wine industry, Bob Cabral, from Three Sticks Winery, to cover his background and the Three Sticks line up. Some very interesting and even emotional thoughts are shared as we wolf down the Three Sticks Rose’ and generally learn a lot from Bob. Read more... The post The Wine Makers – Three Sticks appeared first on Radio Misfits.

Prime Lending is one of the largest home lending firms in the nation and I am excited to have Lanny Clark as a guest. Lanny is loan officer with Prime Lending and is a black belt in Judo. We drink Game of Thrones Cabernet wine by winemaker Bob Cabral ($50) and discuss MMA, the current status of the lending industry, Napa Valley, types of home loans, and when we can expect the next housing correction. Guest Website: http://bit.ly/2tFfPzP. Wine: http://bit.ly/2tEVACf. Producer: Sam Lubman. Links & Social Wine: http://www.gameofthroneswines.com/2014-napa-valley-cabernet-sauvignon Guest: https://lo.primelending.com/lanny.clark Phone number: 510-964- 0620 Email: lanny.clark@primelending.com  

Bob Cabral recently left his winemaking job at Williams Selyem to work at Three Sticks Wines in Sonoma, California.