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The North Bay Business Journal 40 under 40

Just a quick congrats to my bud John for making the North Bay business journal 40 under 40 list. His recent success at getting Jordan ranked #1 for the first time in the Wine and Spirits Restaurant poll was quite an achievement indeed.
Here’s to continued success my friend.
John Jordan, 34, CEO, Jordan Vineyard and [...]

Why I Put the Blog in Pinotblogger

Mike Duffy at Winery Website Report. El Jefe at Twisted Oak, and Paul at Inertia hit me with the “Why I Blog” tag today. Many thanks fellas, I always enjoy talkin’ ’bout myself! Here’s what I came up with…

First and foremost the blog is a cheap, fun marketing vehicle and personal relationship builder. Crass perhaps [...]

How to Cook a Steak Perfect for Pinot

I love all styles of pinot, as long as they pair well with food I’m passionate about. Since I happen to be a big steak guy I find that the concentrated but balanced pinot that you often find in the Russian River, Central Coast and Oregon pair really nicely with a well prepared steak. The [...]

Precision Viticulture Controversy

My last post on precision viticulture sparked some interesting discussion in the comments. I thought it was great, and the opinions voiced are certainly indicative of the majority of the industry so I thought I’d highlight them here.
The first comment was by my friend Morgan, who is currently working on building his own new winery [...]

Precision Viticulture for Small Vineyards

I’ve been immersing myself in precision viticulture (PV) these past two weeks, trying to figure out how to apply it to our 17 acre operation in a way that makes sense. Done well, the tools of PV (GPS, GIS, IR etc) can help you very accurately identify and differentially manage variation within your vineyard.
For [...]