2006-11-02
Kendall-Jackson Named ‘Winery of the Year’
After blind tasting nearly 3,200 newly released American wines in 2006, the editors at Wine & Spirits magazine have named Kendall-Jackson one of its “Multi-Source Wineries of the Year.”
The winery award, announced in the magazine’s annual 2006 “100 Best” Buying Guide and at a special San Francisco tasting, is broken down into several categories among wineries whose production features one of the following: multi-source from several appellations; estate grown; regional or single appellation; artisan producers making fewer than 25,000 cases; and sparkling wine.
Kendall-Jackson was cited by the editors who used words like “voluptuous, mouthwatering, and sleek” to describe the new Highland Estates Trace Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon and Alisos Hills Syrah. The 2003 Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was also singled out as a “classic California blend that would be right at home in a steakhouse … and a great value.”
This is the seventh time Kendall-Jackson has won the prestigious award since the competition’s inception in 1987.
2004 Grand Reserve Chardonnay
Top Medal-Winning Chardonnay of the Year
Consistency, that distinctly American wine trait, is one of the hallmarks of excellence that many winemakers in California strive to attain. Given the weather and other variables, creating a wine that maintains a certain standard of quality, vintage to vintage, may be one of the most difficult tasks a winemaker faces
Consistency in winning across a broad spectrum of wine competitions is even more challenging, given the large number of important competitions and the variety of judging palates. The Dallas Morning News, the Orange County Fair, the California State Fair, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New World Wine competitions are just a few of the top 14 competitions that set the standard for taste in this country.
One wine stood out among all others in the 2006 wine competition season-the Kendall-Jackson 2004 Grand Reserve Chardonnay. The 2004 Grand Reserve Chardonnay was the top medal-winning Chardonnay of the year, taking home 12 awards out of a possible 14 and ranking above all other Chardonnays. The wine was not entered in two of those 14 competitions. You do the math.
As Kendall-Jackson transitions to the 2005 vintage of Grand Reserve Chardonnay, it is a good bet that the consistency of this Jackson Estates Grown Santa Barbara and Monterey County Chardonnay will catch the attention of a new crop of judges.
Kendall-Jackson Winery is located at 5007 Fulton Road in Fulton, just north of Santa Rosa. The tasting room is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kendall-Jackson also has a tasting room at 337 Healdsburg Avenue in Healdsburg. For more information, call (707) 571-8100 or go to www.kj.com.
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