JBF Awards 2011: Lifetime Achievement Award: Kevin Zraly

Client: James Beard Foundation / Bowen and Company
Format: Short Form Event Video
Release: 2011 James Beard Awards
Duration: 4:06

Kevin Zraly’s passion for wine and his uncanny ability to translate the world of wine into a fun and approachable subject have led him to become one of the world’s leading wine educators and best-selling wine authors. He began his career as a waiter and bartender at John Novi’s Depuy Canal House restaurant, and later journeyed to vineyards both here and abroad. After moving to New York City and a chance meeting Chef Barbara Kafka and legendary restaurateur Joe Baum in 1976, Kevin became cellar master and eventually wine director for the renowned Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center. By 2000, Windows was the country’s top-grossing restaurant, and with Kevin at the reins of its renowned wine program from the day it opened to its final tragic day, September 11, 2001, it had sold more wine than any restaurant in the country.

Executive Producer:
Katherine Linton

Editor:
Jillian Buckley

Director of Photography:
Vincent Venturella