Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Jordan Vineyard & Winery
Location Healdsburg, California, USA
Appellation Alexander Valley AVA
Founded 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