Join J in Supporting National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October!

To remind everyone that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, J Vineyards & Winery is honored to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure by donating 10% of the proceeds with the J For the Cure Cycling Jersey.


Did you know that a diet that includes plenty of mushrooms could help slow down the development of certain cancers, such as breast cancer? They can, as Victoria Von Biel concludes in the Bon Appétit Blog "Conscious Cook" Mushrooms: The New Superfood.


Should you choose to add more mushrooms to your diet, here is a collection of mushroom recipes by J’s Executive Chef, Mark E. Caldwell:

CREAMY POLENTA WITH SAUTÉED CRIMINI MUSHROOMS

MUSHROOM BREAD PUDDING

WILD MUSHROOM & PISTACHIO PÂTÉ

WILD MUSHROOM DUXELLES

WINTER MUSHROOM SOUP 

J Vineyards & Winery Salutes Your Health!

Wine Spectator 90 & 91 Points: 2001 J Vintage Brut & 1999 J Vintage Brut Late Disgorged, Russian River Valley

J and Daytime TV - Sonoma County Wineries Series!

Here is a recent video segment from Florida-based Daytime TV featuring George Bursick (J Winemaker) of J Vineyards & Winery!

Hosted by Cyndi Edwards of Daytime TV

September 2010

Join J Vineyards & Winery on Sunday, October 24 in the Russian River Valley for the 7th Annual "Pinot On The River" Grand Tasting

PINOT ON THE RIVER 2010!

PINOT, PIZZA, BBQ, CHEESE, CHOCOLATE & more.

Join J Vineyards & Winery on Sunday, October 24 in the Russian River Valley for the 7th Annual "Pinot On The River" Grand Tasting

J Vineyards & Winery will be pouring:

2007 J Vineyards Russian River Valley Pinot

2007 J Vineyards Nicole’s Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

OVER 100 PARTICIPATING WINERIES + BBQ + Pizza + Cheese

Pinot on the River 2010 event will be held at Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg, CA

Purchase your tickets:

Grand Tasting Sunday Oct 24 $75+

(wine, cheese & chocolate tasting)

Pizza, BBQ & Desserts available for purchase

(11 AM VIP) or 12 noon to 4 p.m. - Artisanal Pinot Noir Grand Tasting

Taste current releases, special bottlings and library wines from over 100 top Pinot producers from the

West Coast at this festival tasting.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County will be conducting a Magnum Silent Auction & Door Prize.

Participating Artisan Cheese Vendors:

Nicasio Valley Cheese Co. - Redwood Hill Farm - Shamrock Artisan Goat Cheese

Marin French Cheese Co.- Cypress Grove Chevre - Cheese Plus

Valley Ford Cheese Co. - Cabot Creamery Cooperative

Request Special All Access Passes & Lodging Information Here

Music on the Terrace at J Vineyards & Winery

Music on the Terrace

September 25, 2010

1:00pm - 4:00pm

J Vineyards & Winery Terrace

Robert Thomas Webber

Always a favorite of our J guests, Adam Lieb and his band will join us on Saturday, September 25th to perform with special guest Robert Thomas Webber.

Relax on the fountain terrace and listen as Adam & Robert perform your favorite rock & roll hits, as well as some of their own compositions from 1pm to 4pm.

Naturally, we’ll be pouring the pinot noir from the Robert Thomas Vineyard for you to sip as you enjoy the music and celebrate harvest in the Russian River Valley Wine Country!

No additional charge for this event, and no reservations required.

J VINEYARDS & WINERY WRAPS UP SPARKLING WINE HARVEST

J Vineyards & Winery Wraps Up Sparkling Wine Harvest

J Vineyards & Winery concluded its 2010 Russian River Valley sparkling wine harvest with a flourish this past Tuesday.

Pinot Noir grapes destined for Cuvée 20 and Brut Rosé were hand-picked in the early morning hours from “Nicole’s Vineyard,” the winery’s Russian River Valley estate located on Eastside Road. A load of Chardonnay from the “Ross Ranch Vineyard” near Sebastopol brought a close to what J Winemaker George Bursick is describing as “a very compressed harvest.”

Heavy coastal fog and low clouds have shrouded the region for most of the summer, pushing the annual grape harvest back about three to four weeks. Temperatures did warm up in early September helping to jumpstart the sluggish harvest. With the sparkling wine grapes safely fermenting in the winery, the varietal wine harvest throughout J’s ten Russian River Valley estate vineyards is expected to continue into early October.

“Though yields are down about 10%, tasting the Pinot Noir grapes now at the winery, we find them to be delicately balanced with luscious aromatics of raspberry and strawberry,” said Bursick. “This harvest appears to have similarities to the 1999 vintage, which was also a late harvest. The wines from 1999 were delicate and delicious.”

The winery, located on Old Redwood Highway south of Healdsburg, focuses on Brut and Brut Rosé sparkling wines, as well as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris varietal wines, produced from grapes farmed primarily within Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley appellation.

Founded by Judy Jordan in 1986, J Vineyards & Winery is an independently-owned Sonoma County winery. J will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary next year. To learn more, or to join the J Wine Club, please call (707) 431-3646, or go to www.jwine.com.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ENJOYS GLASS OF J BRUT ROSÉ DURING ASIA TRADE MISSION

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Enjoys Glass of J Brut Rosé During Asia Trade Mission

TOKYO, JAPAN — (September 16, 2010) — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was seen reaching for a glass of J Brut Rosé sparkling wine during a party this past weekend held at the private Tokyo residence of John Roos, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

The Governor, a dedicated promoter of California technology, tourism, and wine, is on a weeklong trade mission to China, Japan and Korea. J Vineyards & Winery sells its Russian River Valley Cuvée 20 and Brut Rosé sparkling wines, as well as its Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Gris estate varietal wines, in several Asian markets, including Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea.

Founded by Judy Jordan in 1986, J Vineyards & Winery is an independently-owned Sonoma County winery. J will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary next year. To learn more, or to join the J Wine Club, please call (707) 431-3646, or go to www.jwine.com.