J and Judy Jordan featured in Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal's Dorothy Gaiter asked J's own Judy Jordan why some champagnes and sparkling wines have more bubbles than others and whether the number of bubbles signifies quality. Judy explained how "the bubble size and number of bubbles can be directly proportional to the amount of tirage time, in other words, the amount of time the wine ages on yeast. At J Vineyards and Winery, we age our sparkling wines for a minimum of four years on the yeast... The older, creamier and more viscous sparkling wine has less room for bigger bubbles to form. As a result, more and more small bubbles appear to release the effervescence present inside the wine. The lovely visual for our taster of this aged sparkling wine is a more delicate and bountiful flow of beautiful small bubbles which look like elegant beads in a glass."

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J Vintage Brut Featured in Forbes.com!

J Vineyards & Winery and winery's 2000 Vintage Brut was listed by ForbesLife editor Eric Arnold and StarChefs.com Wine and Spirits Editor Jim Clarke as one of their favorite sparkling wines to kick start 2009. Clarke, who is also the wine director at the New York restaurant Megu Downtown, noted that with J's sparkling wines, "you get that Champagne-like weight with the brioche character, and really ripe fruits", and went on to say that J's 2000 Vintage Brut will continue to gain complexity in the coming years.

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http://www.jwine.com/jblog/j_forbes.pdf

91 Points and Two Puffs for J Pinot Gris in Connoisseurs' Guide!

J Vineyards & Winery has started the new year right! The Connoisseurs' Guide To California Wines just gave J's 2007 Pinot Gris Russian River Valley 91 points, calling it "Among the deeper and more substantial Pinot Gris bottlings to be had...long on blossomy fruit with touches of sweet limes merging with elements of nectarine, peach and subtle shadings of wet stones."

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http://www.jwine.com/jblog/j_07pinotgris_sellsheet_1.pdf

J Cuvée 20 Featured in WSJ.com "Red, White and Brut: Inaugural Bubblies"

This weekend's Wall Street Journal featured J Cuvée 20 Brut as a great sparkling wine to celebrate the upcoming inaugural at home. Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher think J Cuvée 20 "hits all of the right notes, with good fruit, toast and some almonds, especially in the long finish. Classy wine. Would age well."

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123154157534169485.html