by Lisa on October 19, 2012 in Featured, From the Kitchen
Photographer Matt Armendariz visited us recently to capture special moments for our 2013 edition of Estate Tales. Erin created a behind-the-scenes video of Matt’s three-day photo shoot, which Matt also posted over at his award-winning blog, mattbites.com. We hope you enjoy this look inside the creative process for our annual magazine. Make sure to subscribe [...]
by Lisa on November 6, 2011 in News
Last year, we hired legendary food photographer Matt Armendariz to capture gorgeous food, wine and hospitality photographs for the 2011 edition of our annual newsletter, Estate Tales. We loved working with him and were so impressed with his photography skills (as expected) that we invited him back to help us develop the stories for our [...]
by Lisa on November 9, 2010 in News
To celebrate the holidays, we’re hosting our first table setting photography contest. Honoring fabulous home entertaining decor seems like the perfect follow up to our recent food photography contest. Entries will be accepted November 10-December 5, 2010, on the Jordan Facebook Page Contests Tab or via email. Grand prize is a designer water pitcher ($365), and the runner up receives a designer salad [...]
by Lisa on November 5, 2010 in News
Winners have been selected in our first food photography contest. Twenty-two different photos received recognition from our panel of judges. The four top-scoring photos (reduced size, one cropped) are highlighted below. GRAND PRIZE: Kathy Patalsky of New York for “Summon the Wine …” (aka Figs and Cheese) RUNNERS-UP: (two-way tie) Ray Moody of Wisconsin for “…a [...]
by Lisa on October 6, 2010 in News
We’re thrilled to announce the winery’s first food photography contest, inspired by our experiences at the International Food Bloggers Conference. Entries will be accepted October 5-November 3, 2010, on the Jordan Facebook Page Contests Tab or via email. Four prizes will be given, all of which were featured in Executive Chef Todd Knoll’s recent favorite kitchen gadgets video. If you love to cook and [...]
by Lisa on August 30, 2010 in News
If you’ve visited this blog before, you know it’s a video blog. I am a videographer. I don’t usually take still photographs, preferring to tell stories through the imagery and sound that can be captured with HD video. Then I met Matt Armendariz. And Penny De Los Santos. Now I’m humbled to say I won [...]
by Lisa on June 4, 2010 in From the Kitchen
Because food is an essential part of the Jordan experience (both at the winery and hopefully in your home), Executive Chef Todd Knoll seasonally creates new recipes that pair nicely with balanced, elegant Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons, like those made at Jordan. These recipes are showcased at our estate events, during meals for Jordan Estate [...]
by Lisa on May 24, 2010 in From the Kitchen
Fromage de Meaux (left) and Queso de Tetilla (center), originally uploaded by blog.jordanwinery.com. A well-regarded wine magazine is publishing a story about wine country cheesemakers and the wineries who partner with these local creameries to offer cheese and wine pairing tastings. Because Todd (our chef) and Nitsa (his wife and our hospitality director) put the [...]
