Decanter : Editor Picks July 2025 #Williams Selyem
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Williams Selyem: Russian River Valley icon stays fresh Each month the Decanter editorial team samples an abundance of fine wines, yet only select few grace the pages. Behold, the Decanter in-house selection of exceptional wines that have been meticulously tested.
Williams Selyem: Russian River Valley icon stays fresh
Each month the Decanter editorial team samples an abundance of fine wines, yet only select few grace the pages. Behold, the Decanter in-house selection of exceptional wines that have been meticulously tested.
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" I popped in to see Jeff Mangahas while passing through Sonoma. Burt Williams and Ed Selyem started making wine together back in 1979. After relaunching under the name Williams Selyem in 1984, the Healdsburg Pinot producer launched its classic label. Bob Cabral became head winemaker in 1998 as John Dyson acquired the brand. Mangahas came to work with Cabral in 2011, taking the lead role in 2013. "
Mangahas believes the current releases show an elegance cultivated by one of the brand’s founding practices: all wines are fermented in repurposed, open-top dairy containers.
The shallow stainless steel vessels create a greater skin-to-juice ratio, which Mangahas believes gives the wines excellent texture without over-extraction.
cr @Decanter Magazine