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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.

photograph of a very dry vineyard during a drought

Inside Look at the Historic California Drought from Sonoma County

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Close-up image of green olives on the branch.

October 24, 2013

2013 Olive Harvest Begins at Jordan Estate Today

Russian River Valley Chardonnay grapes in hands

October 15, 2013

Early Yet Predictable: 2013 Vintage Jordan Winery Grape Harvest Report

Vineyard workers harvest Cabernet Franc from the Vyborny vineyard in 2013.

October 4, 2013

Video Scenes from 2013 Vintage Grape Harvest at Jordan Winery

a member of the Jordan Winery winemaking team harvesting fruit from the vine to measure sugar levels

September 26, 2013

When to Pick Grapes: Grape Sampling, Sugar Testing and Trusting Our Palates

harvest crew members sorting Chardonnay fruit on a sorting tray

September 12, 2013

Video Grape Harvest Report: 2013 Vintage Harvest is Underway at Jordan Winery

guests enjoying a pour of wine on a stop on The Estate Tour at Jordan Winery

September 11, 2013

What People Are Saying About the Jordan Estate Tour & Tasting

vineyard on the Jordan Winery Estate

August 27, 2013

Grapevine Plant Growing Time Lapse Video (Bud Break to Veraison)

Close up of Cabernet fruit on the vine going through veraison

August 14, 2013

2013 Vintage Summer Grape Growing Season | Sonoma County

guests serving themselves at a buffet table set up for a Sommelier lunch event at Jordan Winery

July 24, 2013

A Weekend Wine Education Trip with Sommeliers

different vintages of Jordan Winery Chardonnay on a table covered with Jordan Winery wine bottle labels

June 29, 2013

The Ferrari of Wine Bottling Lines Unveiled at Jordan Winery

close up of a grape cluster flowering on the vine

June 7, 2013

Flowering, Fruit Set and Development: What Grapevines have in Common with Jabba the Hutt

Jordan Winery Estate Petit Verdot Vineyard

May 23, 2013

2013 Vintage Growing Season Report (Spring Jordan IQ Quarterly Letter)

Vines beginning to bud

May 12, 2013

2013 Spring Grape Growing Season | Weather & Frost

close up of a budding vine

May 9, 2013

Watch our Grapevines Grow (Bud Burst Time Lapse Video)

vineyard grapevine bud break

May 7, 2013

Seasons of the Vineyard: Spring (Wine Education Video Series)

Jordan Winery Estate Petit Verdot bud break

April 9, 2013

2013 Spring Grape Growing Vintage Report Video | Bud Break

Close up of bud break happening on a grape vine

March 29, 2013

The Grapevines Are Bleeding

Grapevine pruning on the Jordan Estate.

March 20, 2013

Grapevine Pruning: When and How to Prune Grapevines for Quality Winemaking

many blacked out wine glasses on a wooden table in the cellar room at Jordan Winery for a blind wine tasting

January 31, 2013

Blind Smelling: A Humbling Wine Aroma Seminar

Basic grapvine diagram image

January 24, 2013

Winter in the Vineyards: What Happens While Grapevines Sleep

Jordan Winery Fall Foliage

January 1, 2013

Winery Chateau Time-Lapse Video: Boston Ivy Fall Transformation

Nadalié wine barrels in a row

December 10, 2012

Why Fall is the Best Time to Visit Sonoma: A Winemaker’s Perspective

Close-up image of green and purple olives in a bin

November 15, 2012

2012 Olive Harvest Vintage Report Video

a 750ml and a Magnum bottle of Jordan Winery Cabernet surrounded by poured glasses of red wine

November 7, 2012

2004 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon in Magnum: Wine Vertical Tasting Notes

Photo of Matt Armendariz taking a photo of food

October 19, 2012

Behind the Scenes with One of the Best Food Photographers, Matt Armendariz

close up of Jordan Winery Chardonnay racking and aeration

October 17, 2012

What is Elevage in Wine? How Chardonnay is Made or “Raised” at Jordan

close up of harvested red wine grapes

October 15, 2012

2012 Vintage Grape Harvest Report: Fast, Big and Beautiful

October 12, 2012

Watch Our Chardonnay Grapes Being Harvested at Night

hand holding a bundle of red wine grapes

October 5, 2012

Wine Grape Sampling: A Critical Step in the Winemaking Process during Harvest

October 2, 2012

Video: Night Harvesting Russian River Valley Chardonnay Grapes

close up of Jordan Winery Chardonnay press cuts samples of juice in sample cups

September 27, 2012

Inside the Chardonnay Winemaking Process: Wine Press Cuts

Munselle Vineyards merlot being harvested for Jordan.

September 25, 2012

Our First Merlot Grapes of 2012: Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane

harvest crew members sorting Chardonnay fruit on a sorting tray

September 21, 2012

What Happens on a Grape Sorting Table

hands holding a couple clusters of Chardonnay grapes

September 18, 2012

Harvest 2012 Begins with Russian River Valley Chardonnay Grapes

Jordan Winery malbec grapes on the vine.

August 30, 2012

Grafting Experiment Yields First Vintage of Jordan Malbec Grapes

Jordan Winery Petit Verdot vineyard sign.

July 25, 2012

Petit Verdot Thinning Grape Clusters Experiment to Elevate Quality

different older vintages of Jordan Winery Cabernet lined up in the background with a silver tray full of different vintages of Jordan Winery corks on it in the foreground

May 25, 2012

Jordan Winery Birthday Family Photo Album

aerial shot of Jordan Vineyard & Winery’s 40th anniversary event on The London West Hollywood rooftop

April 28, 2012

Los Angeles 40th Anniversary Parties: Photos and Highlights

April 28, 2012

Dallas 40th Anniversary Parties: Photos and Highlights

black and white photo of a man pouring a large format bottle of Jordan Winery Cabernet into a glass at a 40th Anniversary Rooftop Party Hosted at the PH-D Rooftop Lounge at Dream Downtown in Manhattan

April 26, 2012

New York 40th Anniversary Parties: Photos and Highlights

April 26, 2012

Miami 40th Anniversary Parties: Photos and Highlights

Photo of Matt Armendariz taking a photo of food

March 21, 2012

Estate Tales Magazine: Behind-the-Scenes Photography, Before and After

Jordan Winery Chateau facade

January 4, 2012

Seasons Time Lapse Video: Winery Chateau Fall Foliage Transformation

Chardonnay Winemaking Battonage

November 22, 2011

See Inside a Wine Barrel: Chardonnay Batonnage Winemaking Demonstration Video

wine flight with food bite pairings on a table in the Jordan Winery dining room with fire burning in fireplace in background

November 6, 2011

Food Photography Tips: Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot Images with Matt Armendariz

close up of harvested red wine grapes

October 29, 2011

2011 Vintage Harvest Report in Sonoma: The “Vintage of Long Faces”

hands holding a couple clusters of Chardonnay grapes

September 30, 2011

2011 Vintage: Harvest Videos & Grape Photos from the First Week of Crush

A cabernet sauvignon grape cluster changes color during veraison in the Alexander Valley.

September 3, 2011

Time-Lapse Video of Grape Veraison

Jordan Winery malbec grapes on the vine.

August 24, 2011

Vineyard Photoshoot Essay: Wine Images & Grape Photography through the Seasons

close up of a grape cluster flowering on the vine

July 14, 2011

Cool Spring Slows 2011 Vintage Growing Season; Grapevine Flowering Delayed

Jordan Winery malbec grapes on the vine.

July 7, 2011

Field Grafting Grapevines: Cabernet & Merlot Vineyards are Grafted to Petit Verdot & Malbec

June 21, 2011

How To Make Professional Videos: Tips and Learnings from Jordan Winery

A cabernet sauvignon grape cluster changes color during veraison in the Alexander Valley.

April 9, 2011

Montage Video: A Year in Wine Country with Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Nadalié wine barrels in a row

March 17, 2011

How Oak Barrels Are Selected for Aging Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon

Chardonnay Winemaking Battonage

February 23, 2011

What is Batonnage? Sur Lie Chardonnay Winemaking Video

doors pulled out of the large oak tanks and laid over smaller barrels for tallowing, or resealing of the doors

January 19, 2011

Wine Education Video: The Old-World Winemaking Technique of Tallowing Oak Vats

Close-up image of green and purple olives in a bin

January 13, 2011

Olive Harvesting Video: Watch the California Olive Harvest in Action

Close up of Cabernet juice sample being put into small sample bottle

December 4, 2010

Winemaking Process Video: Tasting Wine from Vine to Fermentation Tank

2010 Vintage Harvest Report Video for Alexander Valley Sonoma County

November 4, 2010

2010 Vintage Harvest Report Video for Alexander Valley Sonoma County

Munselle Vineyards merlot grapes changing color on the vine (veraison).

October 28, 2010

Winemaking Process Videos: Grape Harvesting, Vineyard Sorting Tables and Trusting Your Taste Buds

October 20, 2010

Night Harvest Wine Grapes Video: Alexander Valley Merlot

hands holding a Jordan Winery iPad displaying Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) map of the Jordan Winey Estate

October 15, 2010

Soil Mapping Video: Precision Farming with Resistivity Technology

October 4, 2010

Night Harvest Wine Video: Russian River Valley Chardonnay Grapes

Frost Fans Video: Using Wind Machines in Vineyards

September 20, 2010

Frost Fans Video: Using Wind Machines in Vineyards

Aerial Farming: Monitoring Vineyards from an Airplane

September 1, 2010

Aerial Farming: Monitoring Vineyards from an Airplane

clusters of Petit Verdot fruit on the ground of a vineyard after harvest crew did grape thinning

August 24, 2010

Veraison Thinning Grape Clusters Before Harvest

Jordan Winery vineyard worker Pulling leaves off of the grapevines

August 10, 2010

Video: How to Ripen Grapes on the Vine – Leaf Thinning

Winemaker GoPro Chest Mount Video Cam: Vineyard Tour on the Jordan Electric ATV

August 5, 2010

Winemaker GoPro Chest Mount Video Cam: Vineyard Tour on the Jordan Electric ATV

close up of hands holding dirt

July 26, 2010

Composting Methods Video + DIY Tips for How to Compost at Home

Jordan Winery Russian River Valley Chardonnay

July 14, 2010

Video: Sending Our Children Off to College (AKA Bottling Wine)

Jordan Winery malbec grapes flowering.

July 1, 2010

Grapevine Flowering Video: How Spring Weather Influences Bloom and Fruit Set in Vineyards

Video: How to Build a Wood Fired Oven

June 22, 2010

Video: How to Build a Wood Fired Oven

suckering grapevines, vine shoots in sun

June 10, 2010

Winemaking How To Video: Vineyard Shoot Thinning and Suckering Grapevines

Jordan Winery vegetable tempura in round bowl with Jordan Chardonnay

June 4, 2010

Photo Shoot for “Decanting Sonoma County” + Other Food Photography, Video

a bottle of Jordan Winery 2006 Cabernet next to a wheel of cheese

May 24, 2010

DIY Food Photo Shoot: Tips for Photographing Cheeses

Cover Crop Benefits Video: Choosing Vineyard Cover Crops at Jordan

May 20, 2010

Cover Crop Benefits Video: Choosing Vineyard Cover Crops at Jordan

close up of a budding vine

April 19, 2010

Vineyard Bud Break Video: A Look Inside the 2010 Grape Growing Season

Nadalié wine barrels in a row

April 15, 2010

Wine Barrel Cooperage Blind Tastings: Jordan Winemaking Process

Spring Growing Season Video Update from our Garden

April 9, 2010

Spring Growing Season Video Update from our Garden

Springtime Snow on the Mountains in Sonoma County

April 2, 2010

Springtime Snow on the Mountains in Sonoma County

Sonoma olive tree at Jordan Winery, 25 years old

March 31, 2010

How to Prune Olive Trees and Reuse Olive Branch Cuttings

Nadalié wine barrels in a row

March 12, 2010

Saying Goodbye to Used Wine Barrels … But Not for Long

Close-up image of green and purple olives in a bin

February 26, 2010

How to Blend Olive Oil: the Making of 2009 Jordan Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Jordan Winery Barrel Making

February 19, 2010

Conserving Water When Inspecting New Wine Barrels: Vacuum Seal Test

Chef Todd’s sorbet tip: the Marcona kick stand

February 2, 2010

Chef Todd’s sorbet tip: the Marcona kick stand

Heron stands in the rain near the edge of the Jordan Winery Lower Lake

January 21, 2010

A week of rain: good news for Sonoma County vines, fish and residents

Aerial view of garden at Jordan Winery

January 15, 2010

White asparagus arrives two months early

the silhouette of a vineyard backlit by a sunset

January 15, 2010

A Winter Growing Season Update from our Organic Garden

close up of grapevine being pruned

January 14, 2010

Winter in the Vineyards: How to Prune Grapevines Video with Double-Pruning Technique

Chardonnay Winemaking Battonage

January 13, 2010

Racking Wine: Recycling Lees in Chardonnay Winemaking

doors pulled out of the large oak tanks and laid over smaller barrels for tallowing, or resealing of the doors

January 10, 2010

Tallowing Oak Cask Doors in Winemaking | Wine Education Videos

close up of Jordan Winery Arbequina olive harvest

January 8, 2010

2009 Vintage Jordan Olive Harvest Report

Munselle Vineyards merlot being harvested for Jordan.

January 3, 2010

2009 Wine Vintage Report: Growing Season & Grape Harvest

Close up of Cabernet juice sample being put into small sample bottle

December 19, 2009

How Wine is Blended: Creating the Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Blend Before Oak Aging

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