by Lisa on August 30, 2011 in Events
To celebrate Cabernet Day this Thursday, September 1, we’re hosting a live chat with John Jordan here on the blog at 2 p.m. PST. You can click on the video below during that time to watch John; questions can be posted in the comments box below. Also, at 3 p.m. PST that day, our Assistant Winemaker Ronald Du [...]
by Lisa on May 17, 2011 in Events
More than 200 guests attended last weekend’s Spring at Jordan event, which is held annually to celebrate our new releases. This year, we transformed our chateau and terrace into a bountiful farmers market–a fitting backdrop for the debut of our 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009 Chardonnay and 2010 Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Though the weather was unseasonably cool, [...]
by Lisa on December 14, 2010 in Events
We witnessed many firsts here at Jordan last Friday night: first tasting reception in our stainless-steel tank room, first seated dinner staged between our towering oak casks and even our first comedian performance. And each of these fun, new experiences helped support a great cause named A Child’s Right. Benefiting clean drinking water for children in Nepal, the Mutineer Blue [...]
by Lisa on November 8, 2010 in Events, News
Mutineers, Jordan Winery Stand Up for Water Relief: Introducing the Blue Carpet Fundraiser Dinner for Water Relief November 3, 2010 (San Francisco, CA) — What do you get when you bring together a star-studded cast of Hollywood comedians, vintage spirits, wines and cigars, spectacular auction lots and a lavish three-course meal at Healdsburg’s Jordan Vineyard [...]
by Nitsa on October 8, 2010 in Events, From the Kitchen
A month before John Jordan’s private Halloween bash, it’s time to create new appetizers and drink cocktails for the party menu. Todd and I always meet in the kitchen with our Sous Chef, Manuel, and spend the entire morning testing all the different recipes we’ve been brainstorming for months. This year, we decided to capture [...]
by Lisa on June 16, 2010 in Events
If you’re attending this weekend’s Food & Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen, Colorado, we invite you to stop by our tasting table, where Executive Chef Todd Knoll will be preparing little tastes to pair with our new releases of 2008 Chardonnay and 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon. Director of Hospitality & Events Nitsa Knoll will also attend [...]
by Lisa on May 28, 2010 in Events
Nitsa Knoll discusses event planning and highlights from the May 1 Spring at Jordan event, which was inspired by “Alice in Wonderland” and celebrated our new releases of 2008 Chardonnay, 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2009 Extra Virgin Olive Oil. A collection of photos taken during Spring at Jordan:
by Lisa on May 26, 2010 in Events
The 2010 Wine Blog Awards nominations have been announced. A panel of 11 expert judges evaluated and selected the top five blogs in each awards category. I was quite surprised to see two well-respected favorites in wine blogging omitted from this year’s list: Alder Yarrow’s Vinography and Tom Wark’s Fermentation. Nevertheless, the voting period for [...]
by Nitsa on April 29, 2010 in Events, From the Heart
Todd and I started a tradition many years ago of collecting salt water from seas and oceans to make homemade sea salt: an affordable (costs nothing) but very memorable souvenir from our annual vacations. Making your own sea salt is quite simple; it just takes a little planning to make capturing salt water a tiny part of [...]
by Lisa on April 23, 2010 in Events
Click below to watch the live chat with John Jordan at 4 p.m. PST on Friday, April 23, 2010 to celebrate the close of Twitter #WineryWeek. Ask questions or make comments here. Follow the #WineryWeek conversation on Twitter: Get the Jordan Winery (jordanwinery) on Twitter widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not [...]
