Jackson Family Wines
wine company based in Santa Rosa, California, US
Jackson Family Wines is a wine company headquartered in Santa Rosa, California. At 6 million cases sold per year, it is the ninth-largest wine producer in the United States. Jackson Family Wines includes 40 brands, sourced from vineyards and wineries in California, Oregon, the Bordeaux region in France, Tuscany in Italy, Australia, Chile and South Africa. It controls 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) in the United States and is the largest owner of coastal vineyards in California and Oregon. The family-owned company is known for the brand Kendall-Jackson.
History
Early history
In 1974, Jess Jackson purchased an 80-acre (32 ha) orchard in Northern California. He planted grapes on the land to attempt winemaking. Jackson Family Wines was founded in 1982, and its first vintage of Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay (1982) was released in 1983.
In 1986, Jackson Family Wines purchased part of Tepusquet Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley and established Cambria Winery. It established Stonestreet Winery in 1989 in the Alexander Valley.
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