Page 4 - USA Presenter Sheets

Kendall-Jackson was established in 1982 by Jess Jackson and Barbara Banke with the first vintage of Vintner’s
Reserve Chardonnay. It fast became one of the leading premium quality Californian wineries and has
maintained this position by continually enhancing the quality of the wines.

Located in Sonoma County, California, USA. Kendall-Jackson is the benchmark of
excellence and integrity in family-owned California wine-making. All vineyards
are located on mountains, hillsides and benches along California’s greatest cool,
coastal sub regions; Sonoma, Napa, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Mendocino.
All grapes are sourced from the Estate Vineyards. The only US winery to have
their own Stave mill

Since 2011 all vineyards have been certified sustainable. In 2016 Jackson Family
were awarded the EPA Green Power Leadership Award.

Vintner’s Reserve is the signature series of Kendall-Jackson. This extensive range of single
varietals provides an excellent illustration of what the coastal regions of California can
produce. Increasingly, the wines are County specific and each bears the quality stamp of
‘100% Jackson Estate Grown’.
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Randy Ullom, Winemaster (Photo – left) will be celebrating his 25 years with Kendall
Jackson this year.

Grand Reserve represents approximately the top 3% of Kendall-Jackson’s production. Year
on year, specific low-yielding vineyard blocks produce exceptional fruit which is set aside
for the Grand Reserve programme. Typically, the wines are intense and well-structured
offering great value.