J Vineyards
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| Location | Healdsburg, California, USA |
| Appellation | Russian River Valley |
| Founded | 1986 |
| First vintage | 1987 |
| Key people | Judy Jordan, Founder and President Melissa Stackhouse, Vice President of Winemaking |
| Parent company | E&J Gallo |
| Known for | Russian River Pinot noir and Brut Rosé |
| Varietals | Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Cuvée 20, Brut Rosé, Pinot gris, Viognier, Vintage Brut, Vin gris, Pinotage, Dessert wine |
| Other products | Pear Liqueur, Rattafia |
| Tasting | Daily from 11am - 5pm |
| Website | jwine.com, J Vineyards blog |
J Vineyards & Winery is a California winery located in the Russian River Valley AVA of Sonoma County, California, owned and operated by E&J Gallo since 2015. J Vineyards & Winery includes nine distinct estate vineyards located on over 254 acres (1.03 km2), where Pinot noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot gris varietals flourish. The vineyard is named after the founder, Judy Jordan. When the estate was first founded in 1986 as a partnership between Jordan and her father, the emphasis was on producing sparkling wines. Today, the estate capitalizes on great conditions for cool climate grapes and produces high end sparklers as well as varietals. J Vineyards is known for sparkling wine, a notable food and wine program, and pinot noir and pinot gris.
Judy Jordan is the daughter of the Jordan Vineyard & Winery founder, Tom Jordan. After graduating from Stanford University, Jordan worked in Geophysics at Western Geophysical Corporation in Denver, Colorado. When she returned to California to work for the family winery as a tour guide, she began to hone her skills in business, marketing, soils, and geology. Her background gives her the combined perspective of a Geologist as well as a Vintner. In 1986, she chose to honor her heritage by establishing her own brand and winery, founding J Vineyards & Winery as a 50/50 partnership with her father to focus on crafting a singular sparkling wine bottling, J. The first few vintages were made at the Jordan facility. Later, in 1996, Tom and Judy Jordan purchased the former Piper Sonoma facility in Healdsburg in the heart of the Russian River Valley. Three years later, she opened the Visitor Center to host wine and food tasting. Judy took full ownership of J after several years and continued to operate it separately from Jordan. Today, J Vineyards & Winery is one of the largest estates in the Russian River Valley and is one of the destinations for wine tourists to experience Sonoma County wine tasting and wine and food pairings.
Jordan sold J Vineyards & Winery to E&J Gallo corporation in April 2015; changes in management and winemaking occurred. Judy Jordan purchased three vineyards a few months later as part of a non-profit foundation but has made no announcements about plans to return to making wine.
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