Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Jordan Vineyard & Winery
Location Healdsburg, California, USA
Appellation Alexander Valley AVA
Founded 1972 (1972)
First vintage 1976
Key people John Jordan, CEO
Rob Davis, Winemaker
Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riviere Russe (dessert wine: 1982, 1983, 1985)
Other products Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Distribution national; exported to 40 countries
Tasting By appointment
Website jordanwinery.com, The Journey of Jordan video blog

Jordan Vineyard & Winery is a family-owned California winery located in Alexander Valley AVA in Sonoma County. Jordan produces Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Russian River Valley Chardonnay.[1]

History

Jordan Vineyard & Winery was founded in 1972 by Tom and Sally Jordan, who first purchased land in 1972 with the dream of planting a vineyard. The Jordan chateau, which overlooks 1,400 acres of hills and vineyards with three quarters of the land dedicated to natural habitat, was designed by the architecture firm Backen, Arrigoni & Ross and was completed in 1976 just before the first vintage of Jordan was harvested.[2]

Jordan's winemaker Rob Davis has worked at Jordan his entire career. Davis was hired and mentored by winemaker André Tchelistcheff, who served as consulting enologist for Jordan.[3]

Today, the winery is owned and operated by Tom and Sally Jordan's son, John.[4][5][6][7][8] John Jordan's older sister Judy Jordan owns J Vineyards.

In September 2013, the 1,200-acre Jordan Estate became open to the public to explore for the first time in its history through an Estate Tour & Tasting experience. [9]

References

  1. Wine & Spirits Magazine. 1 April 2007 http://www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com/issues/2007/april2007.html. Retrieved 2010-11-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Wine Country, bonjour". San Francisco Chronicle. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  3. jordanwinery.com. 1 February 2010 http://www.jordanwinery.com/estate/history. Retrieved 2010-11-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "A Family Winery With a Winning Strategy". Sante Magazine, isantemagazine.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  5. "Jordan's Rejuvenation". WineReviewOnline. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  6. "Venerable Jordan Winery gets an update". Press Democrat. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  7. "A Family Winery With a Winning Strategy". Sante Magazine, isantemagazine.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  8. "Jordan's Rejuvenation". WineReviewOnline. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  9. "Jordan Winery Estate Now Open to the Public Through Unprecedented Farm-to-table Visitor Experience". PRWeb. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

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Coordinates: 38°39′43″N 122°51′02″W / 38.662056°N 122.850473°W / 38.662056; -122.850473

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