About

Our founder, Don Leandro Cabrini, arrived in Argentina from Emilia Romagna, north of Italy, in the late 19th Century. He first settled in 1896 in Buenos Aires and moved to Mendoza in 1900.

After a few years managing vineyards in the area, in 1918, Don Leandro purchased his first piece of land and planted 6 hectares of Malbec vineyards in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, part of the Mendoza province.

Two years later, in 1920, he built the winery and family house in the same plot of land, still owned by the Cabrini family to this day.

Don Leandro had two sons: Guillermo and Luis. They were both born in Italy but emigrated to Argentina after Don Leandro was settled. They planted new vineyards and the production capacity of the winery was increased over time. By this time, our wines started reaching new markets in other areas of Argentina outside Mendoza.

In 1939, Guillermo, a Salesian priest, convinced Don Leandro to produce a mass wine. The first 1,900 liters were made in a barrel that is still used to produce this traditional wine and is still at the winery to this day.

Don Leandro continued working at the winery until 1956, when he passed away at 94 years old.

During the 1950s, the sons of Don Luis Cabrini, Eliseo, Jorge Guillermo and Juan, 3rd Generation of the family, continued the family legacy. They introduced new wines: Refosco, Lambrusco, Raboso, Pinot Noir, Semillón, Gran Solera & more.

With the opening of new railway routes across Argentina, distribution of the wines increased and the family acquires a wine warehouse in Buenos Aires, managed by Guillermo and Juan.

Unfortunately, tragedy hit the family when Guillermo and Juan died trying to save a worker who had fall into a vat and was asphyxiated by CO2.

Losing two brothers and one of their workers in Buenos Aires was a huge hit for Eliseo and Jorge and the whole family. They decided to close down the Buenos Aires operation to focus on running the winery in Mendoza.

Eliseo and his brother Jorge continued in charge of the winery until the 1980s, when the 4th Generation, Don Eliseo’s sons, started taking care of the family business.

From the mid-1980s, Fernando, Hugo and Mauricio, Eliseo's sons, took charge of the family winery.

Under their management, the winery achieved its first international sales in the 1990s, reaching the US, UK, Europe and Asia.

They also acquired a new vineyard in the Uco Valley, making Cabrini Wines more diverse and strengthening our range and winemaking options.

The 4th Generation of the family is currently in charge of running the winery with the support of the 5th Generation.

Around 2007, the 5th Generation of the family started participating in the winery, taking different roles.

After graduating as an oenologist at the University of Agricultural Science in Mendoza and a couple of vintages in the South of France, Victoria became our winemaker.

Danilo and Leandro, Fernando's sons, took care of local distribution, marketing and sales.

Danilo and Leandro, Fernando's sons, emigrated to the UK in 2019 and 2015 respectively. They're currently spreading the love for Cabrini Wines in the UK and the rest of the world, alongside Leandro's wife, Camilla.

The first cases of Cabrini Wines are expected to land in the UK in October 2022, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the Cabrini family.