http://blog.jordanwinery.com A video blog about vineyards, wine, food and entertaining at Jordan Vineyard & Winery in Sonoma County wine country Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/directors-quarterly-letter-a-seasonal-look-inside-jordan-1st-edition/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/directors-quarterly-letter-a-seasonal-look-inside-jordan-1st-edition/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:52 +0000 Greg http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7576 At large, Punxsutawney Phil’s 2013 prognostication for an early spring did little for his already less-than-stellar batting average, but here in Sonoma, his stock has gone up amongst local winegrowers. This year’s winter and spring climatic conditions stumped us all, vines included. February Sonoma temperatures hit highs in the ‘60s in all but one day, [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/directors-quarterly-letter-a-seasonal-look-inside-jordan-1st-edition/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/will-you-vote-for-us-2013-wine-blog-awards-finalists-announced/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/will-you-vote-for-us-2013-wine-blog-awards-finalists-announced/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:16 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7580   Finalists were unveiled yesterday for the 2013 Wine Blog Awards, and we’re honored to be nominated for both Best Original Photography or Video on a Wine Blog and Best Winery Blog. Voting is open through midnight on Friday, May 24, so vote for your favorite wine blogs here. Winners of each category will be [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/will-you-vote-for-us-2013-wine-blog-awards-finalists-announced/feed/ 2 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/video-chat-and-online-tasting-on-may-16/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/video-chat-and-online-tasting-on-may-16/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:55:14 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7551 Watch live streaming video from jordanwinery at livestream.com Join us this Thursday, May 16, for a live web video chat and new release tasting with John Jordan and Director of Wine Greg Miller. A series of tastings will be hosted, so friends across the country can participate: THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 3 p.m. PST / 6 [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/video-chat-and-online-tasting-on-may-16/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/watch-our-grapevines-grow-budbreak-time-lapse-video/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/watch-our-grapevines-grow-budbreak-time-lapse-video/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 03:18:47 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7531   For a few years, we’ve experimented with time-lapse video around Jordan Estate. The time-lapse shooting process required daily attention–a Canon 5D camera had to be set-up each morning and removed at night to protect it from the elements–which was easy to do when capturing the winery chateau changing colors during fall and much more [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/watch-our-grapevines-grow-budbreak-time-lapse-video/feed/ 1 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/seasons-of-the-vineyard-spring-a-wine-education-video-series/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/seasons-of-the-vineyard-spring-a-wine-education-video-series/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 04:10:38 +0000 Greg http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7518 Over the next year, we’ll be documenting the life cycle and growing season of grapevines in our first video series, “Seasons of the Vineyard.” With our “Seasons of the Vineyard: Spring” video, I offer an inside look at this season in wine country. It’s a beautiful time of year to visit and an exciting time [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/05/seasons-of-the-vineyard-spring-a-wine-education-video-series/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/infused-olive-oil-recipe-video-how-to-infuse-oils-for-a-garnish-or-gift/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/infused-olive-oil-recipe-video-how-to-infuse-oils-for-a-garnish-or-gift/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:43:41 +0000 Todd http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7500 Homemade infused olive oil is one of my favorite gifts for dinner parties, Mother’s Day or “just because.” Learn how to infuse your own oils at home with this video. Using these tips and techniques, you’ll learn how to make infused olive oil with Asian flavors and grapeseed oil with citrus. Both are perfect for vinaigrette dressing [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/infused-olive-oil-recipe-video-how-to-infuse-oils-for-a-garnish-or-gift/feed/ 1 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/skuna-bay-salmon-chef-challenge-event-photos/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/skuna-bay-salmon-chef-challenge-event-photos/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:31:00 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7474 Our Executive Chef Todd Knoll was a finalist in the first-annual Skuna Bay Salmon Chef Challenge, which challenged 30 chefs to create inventive salmon recipes for a chance to cook at the Kentucky Derby in May. The Jordan kitchen was the site of the competition’s Northern California finalist cook off last week, featuring Terry Letson of Fume Bistro [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/skuna-bay-salmon-chef-challenge-event-photos/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/video-chat-and-online-tasting-with-john-jordan-on-may-16/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/video-chat-and-online-tasting-with-john-jordan-on-may-16/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:43:33 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7444 A scene from our 2012 live video tasting with John Jordan and Rob Davis.   Join us on May 16 for live video chat sessions with John Jordan and our Director of Wine Greg Miller, featuring an exclusive tasting of Jordan’s new vintages. A series of tastings will be hosted online, one-night only, so RSVP now [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/video-chat-and-online-tasting-with-john-jordan-on-may-16/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/new-release-tasting-note-videos-2009-jordan-cabernet-sauvignon-and-2011-jordan-chardonnay/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/new-release-tasting-note-videos-2009-jordan-cabernet-sauvignon-and-2011-jordan-chardonnay/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:05:11 +0000 Rob http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7424 The official release date for our new vintages is May 1, though Jordan Estate Rewards have pre-release access to order 2009 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon and 2011 Jordan Chardonnay throughout the month of April at the winery or our online shop. We’ll be hosting a live video chat and tasting online next month to celebrate the debut of our [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/new-release-tasting-note-videos-2009-jordan-cabernet-sauvignon-and-2011-jordan-chardonnay/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/budbreak-in-the-vineyards-spring-2013-vintage-report-video/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/budbreak-in-the-vineyards-spring-2013-vintage-report-video/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:54:20 +0000 Greg http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7402 There is no mistaking it now—springtime is here at Jordan! As expected, although earlier than normal due to the unseasonably dry conditions and warm temperatures, our Russian River Chardonnay vines boldly led the way out of winter dormancy as early as late February, followed a few weeks later by our Alexander Valley Merlot, Malbec, Petit [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/04/budbreak-in-the-vineyards-spring-2013-vintage-report-video/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/the-grapevines-are-bleeding/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/the-grapevines-are-bleeding/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:35:33 +0000 Greg http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7354 The grapevines are bleeding! As the daylight hours continue to increase this time of year, the grapevines go through a fascinating reawakening after months of “sleeping.”  Thanks to the sunlight and warmer days, vineyard soil temperatures begin to rise and osmotic pressure–osmosis being the diffusion of water through the semi-permeable membrane of the vine root [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/the-grapevines-are-bleeding/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/the-other-jordan-winery-spoofs-our-gangnam-style-video/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/the-other-jordan-winery-spoofs-our-gangnam-style-video/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:35:55 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7343 We’ve been spoofed. Leave it to the folks at Jordan Wines of South Africa–the other Jordans–to make a smash-up parody of our Gangnam Style video with a montage of Harlem Shake scenes at their winery, vineyard and restaurant. The question is … which video do you prefer? And the bigger question: How will Jordan Winery [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/the-other-jordan-winery-spoofs-our-gangnam-style-video/feed/ 1 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/grapevine-pruning-the-hard-work-of-winter-in-wine-country/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/grapevine-pruning-the-hard-work-of-winter-in-wine-country/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:07:59 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7329 Winter. It’s the season for rejuvenation, not just for people but for plants as well. In wine country, winter is the time when vineyards sleep and recharge, waiting for the long, cold nights to get shorter and shorter. And the sun to rise earlier and earlier–a sign that spring is near. To celebrate the first day [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/grapevine-pruning-the-hard-work-of-winter-in-wine-country/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/2013-jordan-estate-tales-magazine-digital-edition-debuts/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/2013-jordan-estate-tales-magazine-digital-edition-debuts/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:23:40 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7295 Every February, we take a deep breath and exhale to celebrate the completion of Estate Tales, our annual magazine–six months in the making. We think our eighth volume of Estate Tales, which debuts this week in our Jordan Estate Rewards members’ e-newsletter, is our best effort to date. Check out the digital version here. We spent a [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/03/2013-jordan-estate-tales-magazine-digital-edition-debuts/feed/ 2 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/jordan-winery-wins-three-video-awards-at-noted-wine-conference/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/jordan-winery-wins-three-video-awards-at-noted-wine-conference/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:47:25 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7264 The Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium hosted its second-annual Video Awards contest last month, and we’re thrilled to announce that Jordan Winery received three awards. I was quite surprised that our spooky night harvest video beat out Gangnam Style for Best Viral Video. It just goes to show that you never know what artistic aspects of a video will [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/jordan-winery-wins-three-video-awards-at-noted-wine-conference/feed/ 1 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/wine-enthusiast-recognizes-jordan-winery-video-at-wine-star-awards-gala-in-new-york/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/wine-enthusiast-recognizes-jordan-winery-video-at-wine-star-awards-gala-in-new-york/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:24:13 +0000 Lisa http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7151   Wine Enthusiast Magazine added a twist to its legendary Wine Star Awards Gala this year–an impromptu showing of our Gangnam Style parody video. Nearly 500 guests gathered in the New York Public Library for the festive affair, which honors the wine industry’s most notable leaders each year. It’s the Oscars of the wine business. While [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/wine-enthusiast-recognizes-jordan-winery-video-at-wine-star-awards-gala-in-new-york/feed/ 1 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/how-to-make-chocolate-truffles-video-demonstration-and-recipe/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/how-to-make-chocolate-truffles-video-demonstration-and-recipe/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:55:26 +0000 Cristina http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7165 It’s that time of year when people across the world celebrate love and indulge in chocolate. Each week in the Jordan kitchen, I make homemade chocolate truffles and thought I’d share my favorite chocolate recipes in this demonstration video. With a few essential tools, tips and ingredients, you’ll find that making chocolate truffles isn’t so hard after all. Jordan [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/how-to-make-chocolate-truffles-video-demonstration-and-recipe/feed/ 3 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/blind-smelling-a-humbling-wine-aroma-seminar/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/blind-smelling-a-humbling-wine-aroma-seminar/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:28:41 +0000 Greg http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7132 Blind tasting? Not exactly. The 24 black glasses displayed in the above photo where part of an educational seminar, hosted last week in Jordan’s oak tank room for our distributor management teams. Each glass is labeled only with a number and contains an aromatic compound that may be perceived in various vintages of Jordan Cabernet [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/blind-smelling-a-humbling-wine-aroma-seminar/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/winter-in-the-vineyards-what-happens-while-the-vines-sleep/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/winter-in-the-vineyards-what-happens-while-the-vines-sleep/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:26:21 +0000 Greg http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7491 Mid-winter dormancy–a stage in the vineyards when time seems to stand still. Nature’s mute button has been pressed, swollen gray skies loiter above and chimney fires can be smelled from a mile away in the cool air. It is a beautiful time of year with a meditative Zen-like quality to it. Shhhhh, the vines are [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/winter-in-the-vineyards-what-happens-while-the-vines-sleep/feed/ 0 http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/tours-tastings-preview-our-chefs-new-cheese-and-wine-pairings/ http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/tours-tastings-preview-our-chefs-new-cheese-and-wine-pairings/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:32:40 +0000 Todd http://blog.jordanwinery.com/?p=7093 Each winter, we spend an afternoon tasting through an array of artisanal cheeses from California and beyond, with the goal of selecting new cheeses to serve to our guests. (A tough part of the job, I know.) We open various vintages of Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon and see how different types of cheeses—triple cremes, hard cow’s [...]]]> http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/01/tours-tastings-preview-our-chefs-new-cheese-and-wine-pairings/feed/ 2