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Harlan Estate makes some of the most sought-after Cabernets in California. What does it take to make a great Cab? The answer is provided by Bill Harlan, the owner of Harlan Estate.

Pairing Cabernet Sauvignon with cheese can be difficult–unless you know the secrets. Our Sonoma County chef provides a few basic rules for pairing wine and cheese from California, France, Holland and Italy. For details and links to all the cheeses, visit: http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2017/02/wine-and-cheese-pairing-tips-best-cheeses-with-cabernet-sauvignon/.

Assistant Winemaker Maggie Kruse discusses how Jordan winemakers approach bottling wine, including quality control measures with tastings, glass, cork, labels and capsules, as well as key steps in the process for how wine is bottled. Read more at http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/07/sending-our-children-off-to-college-aka-bottling.

What is reduction in wine? We asked a producer from Burgundy who says it’s the most interesting part of winemaking, but also one of the most challenging. Emmanuel Guillot of Domaine Guillot-Broux in the Macon region of Burgundy France sat with Ask a Winemaker in Chicago in the Spring of 2015. See all of our

John Jordan completed his first Wings of Rescue mission, a charity of volunteer pilots who are passionate about animal rescue. Here is our video from his flight that transported 17 shelter dogs from Livermore, CA to new homes in Boise, ID. Learn more at www.wingsofrescue.org.

How do you start the fermentation of grapes to make wine? Winemaker Fred Scherrer talks in detail about how native and commercial yeasts interact in the fermenter. This is part of a series of questions we asked Fred intended for home winemakers and professionals alike. See our growing list of questions related to home wine

What is Grenache? Winemaker Randall Grahm explains the basics of Grenache, both in the glass and in the vineyard. He calls it a “wonderful grape” that is a chameleon in that it can be light and fruity or rich and powerful. Included is a quick overview of where the grape is grown in the world

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