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 October 3, 2012 in Featured, News
What Would You Pair with Jordan Wine? photo contest winners have been selected. And the finalists are: GRAND PRIZE ~ Drink and Paint! by James Warren of Florida “We really enjoyed our visit to the Jordan property a few months ago. Inspired us to dabble with paint on canvas. I was messing around with my [...]
by Lisa on March 21, 2012 in News
One of the best parts of producing our annual magazine, Estate Tales, is taking a step back to reflect on how all the words and photos came together in the final design. To celebrate the debut of our 2012 edition of Estate Tales, we created a behind-the-scenes video showing the making of this magazine. We hope you enjoy watching these stories come [...]
by Lisa on December 5, 2011 in News
Winners have been selected in our first bottled art photography contest. You can view the entire collection of photo submissions here: And the winning photos selected by our panel of judges are … GRAND PRIZE: Jordan Catapano for “Wine Literacy” FIRST RUNNER UP: Kristen Gibbins for “Celebrating Family with Jordan” SECOND RUNNER UP: Eric Hwang for [...]
by Lisa on September 3, 2011 in From the Vineyards
Veraison, the onset of ripening, finally began in our estate Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in mid-August. We decided to make a time-lapse video so you could see how long the grapes took to change from green to red. Our Canon 5D camera stayed in the vineyard during daylight and snapped photos every few hours with a [...]
by Lisa on August 24, 2011 in From the Vineyards
Our video blog has gone two weeks without a video post. Wondering why? Laura and I have been hard at work in the editing studio, focusing on our entry to Wine Spectator’s annual video contest. Our contest entry combines the beauty of a grapevine’s life cycle with a fun twist, so we created a photo essay to [...]
by Lisa on December 7, 2010 in News
Winners have been selected in our first holiday tables photography contest. Seven photos received recognition from our panel of judges. And the winning photos are … GRAND PRIZE: Elinor Ives of Massachusetts for “Holiday for Two” RUNNER UP: Kathy Patalsky of New York for “Joy Table” Elinor receives a designer pitcher with horn handle, and Kathy receives set of designer salad serving [...]
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 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 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:
