Dolores Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars of Rutherford, California.

Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI), an organization of leading professional women in the fields of food, fine beverage and hospitality, will present its Grande Dame Award to Dolores Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars of Rutherford, California, during its annual conference in Austin, Texas in October. The biennial award honors a lifetime of outstanding professional achievement, excellence and charitable and community contributions within the culinary industry. Cakebread is widely considered a visionary for not only wine but also an early adapter of utilizing local ingredients, home vegetable gardening and healthy cooking.