Amy LaBelle

AMHERST – Amy LaBelle, the founder, co-owner and winemaker of LaBelle Winery has been chosen as the 2022 Business Leader of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and Business NH Magazine.

The annual award is given in recognition of excellence in New Hampshire’s business community. Winners are chosen based on industry leadership, letters of recommendation from chamber of commerce executives and business leaders, and community involvement.

LaBelle Winery’s director of business development, Michelle Thornton, said, “Amy’s leadership has helped nurture innovation and create potential in the wine and hospitality industries in the Northeast. She has appropriately been called a visionary entrepreneur and pioneer.

“Her commitment to serving the community through charitable giving has helped hundreds of local nonprofits meet their philanthropic goals. One of Amy’s objectives in growing LaBelle Winery has been to increase the business’s potential to provide support to organizations that need it.”

“I’m grateful for this honor and proud that I’ve been able to realize my dreams in the great state of New Hampshire,” LaBelle said. “I’d like to thank each and every one of my team members, past and present, who have worked hard to help build the winery alongside me and make LaBelle a pillar of excellence in hospitality. Thanks, too, to my husband, Cesar Arboleda. He’s been my partner in every sense, and has given the winery his never-ending support from the beginning.”

LaBelle will be honored at the annual Business of the Year luncheon. The date will be announced in the coming weeks.