J Vineyards & Winery
J Vineyards & Winery was founded by Judy Jordan in 1986. Specializing in cooler weather varietals, J produces a brut sparkling wine as well as still versions of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris.
| Region: | Sonoma County |
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| Sub Region: | Russian River Valley |
| Wine: | View all wines |
Jordan originally focused all of her efforts on producing sparkling wines in the traditional method. To that end, she used her extensive knowledge of geology to begin acquiring choice Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines in the Russian River Valley. Jordan’s trademark Brut received an immediate following and she began to turn her attention to making other wines.
She currently owns about 250 acres of vineyards and produces still versions Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. The winery is also experimenting with Rhone varietals, namely Viognier and Syrah.
Oded Shakked leads the winemaking team at J Vineyards & Winery. Shakked graduated from the UC Davis Enology and Viticulture Program and began working for J in 1988. Starting as a cellar worker, within two years he had been promoted to head winemaker.
Shakked takes a refreshing approach to vinifying the delicate varietals grown in Jordan’s vineyards. Mirroring the masters in the Champagne region of France, his winemaking is an exercise in finesse rather than brute power.
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- Mar 02, 2007
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J Vineyards Sparkling Wine named to SF Chronicles Top 100 Wines of 2006
Chalk Hill’s J Vineyards makes the top 100 of 2006 list.
bradny said:
I had their NV Brut the other day with some oysters and it worked very well.
Posted 1067 days ago.
lcfujiu said:
J's offers a champagne flight with gourmet accouterments - it is amazing and well worth it!
Posted 1220 days ago.