Anna-Christina Cabrales, like most, fell into wine by accident. Anna-Christina grew up in a large family of chefs, who taught her taste and smell from a young age. Despite having this much culinary exposure and love for the craft, she instead pursued her bachelor’s degree in Economics & East Asian Studies and a minor in Psychology at Rutgers University, and later investor relations at NYU SPS.

After several years as a project manager, Anna-Christina left the corporate world behind and pursued her culinary and sommelier diplomas at the French Culinary Institute, now known as the International Culinary Center.

Since joining Morrell in 2012, Anna-Christina has expanded the wine list significantly, especially the by-the-glass selection, which at one point listed more than 150 options. Her efforts were rewarded in 2014 and 2019 when the prestigious quarterly, The World of Fine Wine , voted Morrell Wine Bar’s glass list “Best by-the-Glass Wine List.” Since 2015, Morrell has attained the Best of Award of Excellence award from Wine Spectator by growing the bottle list well over 1,200 selections .

Outside of pursuing her Advanced Certification under the Court of Master Sommeliers, and teaching classes at the Sommelier Society of America, she enjoys her time dining and enjoying a glass of Champagne, always.