10 Fun Facts About Jordan Wine Corks
Wine corks are a very serious business at Jordan. When it takes four years from harvest to release for a bottle of Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon to be uncorked by our customers, we want to do whatever…
Behind the Scenes
Go behind the scenes at Jordan Winery to learn how wine is made, from farming grapes in the vineyard to winemaking in the barrel cellar.
How Olive Oil is Made in Sonoma: How to Make Extra Virgin Olive Oil Video
Since 1997, Jordan Winery has made small-batch, high-quality extra virgin olive oil from Italian and Spanish olive trees planted on our 1,200-acre estate in Sonoma County, California. The art of how olive oil is made for…
How the 2017 California Heat Wave Affected Vineyards: Sonoma County Grape Harvest Update
After a cool, foggy August, the 2017 Sonoma County grape harvest kicked off at Jordan Winery on August 30 with Russian River Valley chardonnay grapes—all night-harvested by hand. With continued moderate weather, we were hoping to…
Employee GoPro Video Contest Winners Announced
Last Christmas, John Jordan gifted all winery employees a GoPro HERO camera and challenged each of us to create a video that would capture “a day in our life at work.” Soon, the first-ever Jordan Winery…
Grape Veraison Photo Essay: Vineyard Grapes Photography
This gallery of grapes photography shows wine grape veraison in progress. The definition of veraison is the onset of ripening. This French word is used throughout the world’s vineyards to describe the color change of red…
Sonoma County Grape Harvest is Coming: A 2017 Vintage Growing Season Report
The 2017 vintage growing season thus far reminds me of resetting a watch back to my regular time zone after a long international flight. Mother Nature has finally hit the reset button on grape growing conditions…
“Despacito Embotellado” Official Wine Music Video Despacito Parody
When bottling a smooth wine like the 2015 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, we had to take it despacito. Hope you enjoy our “Despacito” parody music video, “Despacito Embotellado,” inspired by Luis Fonsi’s hit song, which will be…
Five Key Factors to Making 2015 Jordan Chardonnay
A more difficult vintage than its three predecessors, 2015 underscores the importance of selecting the right vineyard sites and being proactive with farming practices when Mother Nature throws curve balls. Here are the five key factors…
Was 2013 a Good Year for California Wine? Five Key Factors to Making Great 2013 Wines
Certainly, 2012 will go down as one of the best cabernet sauvignon vintages in California. How can such an incredible vintage be shadowed by its successor, 2013? Well, that is exactly what happened with the arrival…
Going Against the Grain: Why Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon is Moving to 100 Percent French Oak after 40 Years
Winemaking challenges come in many forms. There can be frost snaps in early spring that harm the grapevines’ vulnerable buds, untimely rains while harvesting thin-skinned grapes like chardonnay or the grudging tank of cabernet sauvignon that…
Grape Buds Pictures: Watch Bud Burst in Jordan Vineyards
After a cold, soaking-wet winter that will go down in the record books, the vineyard soils began to dry and warm in February, signaling to the grapevines that it was time to wake from their winter…
Five Changes to Jordan Chardonnay Winemaking: Can You Taste the Difference?
The inspiration for Jordan Chardonnay is the White Burgundies from Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, and while we never want to change our crisp, balanced style of wine, John Jordan believes in constant evolution; we are always trying…