Jordan Vineyard & Winery

The tour was beautiful, the tasting/​food pairing was outstanding.

Beauitful grounds with a unique wine tasting experience and delicious wines!

Beautiful winery and grounds. The wine is good too.

We buy Jordan’s cab often enough at nicer restaurants that we figured we would do the Library tasting on this trip. After making a wrong turn on the estate grounds and seeing some very nice residences, we finally reached the château. We were taken to the Library, given a glass of the current release Chardonnay and a Japanese Hamachi w/​cucumber salad. Our guide talked about the winery and owners for a few minutes. On to the main tasting room where we were greeted with glasses of 2006, 2008, 2011 Cabs along with food paired to go with them: 3 cheeses and braised oxtail. We had done a vertical tasting of the Jordan cabs before and it is always interesting to see how the different vintages turned out and aged. This was a similar experience. It’s worth your time for a different tasting experience in Sonoma.

This winery is one you do not want to miss. So eligant. You are pampered the minute you walk in the door.

Worst experience I’ve ever had in my 10+ years visiting Napa. Stepping out of our car I was immediately insulted. Instead of saying ‘hello’ or ‘welcome’, the woman took one look at my friend & I and said you have to have an appt here, this isn’t open to the public. Didn’t even bother to ask if I had an appt. (I did.) Our driver & my friend noticed as well; her racism was palatable. So sad. Just a horrible experience; no one deserves to be treated in this manner. Really disappointed by the way in the way that I was treated at Jordan. Completely unacceptable.

After dining at Mr. A’s in San Diego and trying the 2011 Jordan Cabernet at the recommendation of my boyfriend’s dad, we put Jordan at the top of our list for our trip to Wine Country. Our experience was absolutely outstanding from booking the Library Tasting to the actual tasting itself. I couldn’t book online as I made a same day reservation, and the woman on the phone (I believe her last name was White) was so nice that I felt like I could have talked to her forever. She was so personable and seemed genuinely excited that we were visiting. Upon arrival, we were impressed by the beautiful grounds and we were greeted by our guide, whose name I will butcher-I’m so sorry-​, so I’ll just call her O :) O brought us to a room where we first tried the 2013 Chardonnay paired with a hamachi cocktail. Wow. O was super knowledgable, and really seemed to love what she was doing. As people who are trying to learn more about wine, we really appreciated the educational tidbits she offered throughout the tasting. After finishing our Chardonnay, we headed through this cool secret passage to a seated vertical tasting of 3 Cabs — 2006, 2008, and 2011. They were all outstanding, and the local cheese, bread, and Jordan olive oil really complimented the wines. I enjoyed the no guests under 21 policy and the reservations-​required policy. It really makes for a personal experience and a nice, relaxing time at a beautiful winery.

Pretty grounds but the $ 40 tour with «food pairings» was lackluster. We visited other wineries that had just as good wine for a lower price tag. Also the pours were quite stingy, just saying. We made many purchases but none here.

A great winery all in all. We did the $ 40 estate tour and tasting, and our host was wonderful, attentive and friendly. However, I really would have liked to see more behind-​the-​scene stuff — for example, bottling facilities and barrel aging room, especially because a lot of things seemed to get done on the site. Taking two stars off just solely because of that. All in all, wonderful place with great people though. Highly recommended.

Beautiful French château and grounds. Very different from the other tours and tastings I have done. This is more formal, quiet and intimate.
First you will need to make reservations, there is no tour or tasting without. As you drive onto the estate, you turn and find the immense French style château and feel like you just made a wrong turn in the French country side. The tour check in is easy to find. I recommend arriving 15 minutes early. Use the restroom, refresh with a chilled glass of flavored water and relax, this is a very calming place. I’m not sure what tour I signed up for and how the others are different. We first went upstairs to the library, that has no books, but is all finished in oak and glass. Linda explained the start of the winery and the owners. Then poured a Chardonnay and offered a small roasted beet salad to go with it. Next we discover a secret passage from there to the tasting room. A rich low lit private dinning room for 12. An elegant setting of glassware, linen and cheese plate was already arranged. Linda aerated the ’06 Cab as she described it. Then pour it, an 08 and ’11, to compare the different growing years. The cheese plate pairing with the wines were wonderful. Like I said this is a nice relaxing visit, the tasting and tour was almost two hours and was $ 30 a person.
Enjoy life, take the time to experience the wine.

Love this place. We will definitely be coming back again and again. Everyone was very polite and professional. Nice location. :)

Linda was our Tour guide and was impressive from the start.
Learning about the family history, the process of the farm and solar issues, the history of the furnishings, the points program and the entire process was the best of the week.
We felt like honored guests, drank great wine and got a peek into a private and passionate group of people.
Run do not walk to this winery!

Luke Skywalker once described the location of the planet Tattoine by saying: ««Well, if there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.» While Healdsburg isn’t quite THAT far off the beaten path, there’s a whole different culture and vibe up there. Tasting fees are reasonable, you don’t need to auction off your first-​born to pay for a high-​end restaurant meal, and the people are more down-​to-​earth; they don’t take themselves quite as serious as they do in Napa.
Complex, subtle, yet smoother than jam, Jordan’s are among my favorite high-​end Cabernet Sauvignons. Founded by Tom Jordan in 1976, when you arrive at the winery’s estate, it looks and feels like you’ve stumbled into Louis XIV’s Versailles!
The grounds and château are beautiful and immense, with stunning vistas of the vineyard.
I enjoyed my first tasting at Jordan so much that I wanted to plan my next trip to Healdsburg around a repeat visit. Alas! The winery is closed on Sundays from mid-​November through mid-​April, and a Sunday in March was the next day I was going to be in that way the heck and gone Land called Healdsburg, so I set my sites for July…
We signed up for a Library Tasting, which takes about an hour. The tour started in the library with a tasting of Jordan’s current release Chardonnay, paired with an hors d’œuvre. While we tasted, Linda Doyle (our knowledgeable, charming, and very engaging Sommelier), shared some of Jordan’s history and winemaking philosophy with us, and then led us through a «secret» door to a seated tasting room filled with racked wine and all the appropriate glassware. It was there that the «Main Event» began — a tasting of Jordan’s current release Cabernet (the 2010) side by side with two library vintages: the 2002 and the 2006.
Here’s my take on the three Cabernets we tasted:
— 2010: 2010 was a year of hits and misses all over California due to challenging weather conditions. Jordan’s 2010 proves that a truly talented wine maker can delivery the goods year after year — it’s well balanced, and has a deep ruby color with lots of bright red fruit on the nose. Still young but quite promising, it’s supple and tangy, delivering great texture and good structure.
— 2006: A vintage I’ve never tried before, it’s full of jam with soft, round tannins and understated acidity. The acidity complements the bright fruit characters to create a balanced Cabernet Sauvignon which is approachable now or capable of cellaring for quite some time to come.
— 2002: Elegant, complex, with a great full body and tastes of bold, lush fruit. It has notes of spiciness on the finish, a beautiful dark color, and opens up very nicely with decanting. I wish I had a couple of more bottles at home…

Epitomizing why it’s a good thing to venture off the beaten path, Jordan is a «must stop» for me in Healdsburg, and one of my favorite wineries anywhere. Their Cabernets will always have a prominent place in my wine cellar, and I look forward to tasting all their future releases!

I don’t give a lot of 5 stars ratings, but feel it’s a must after our Jordan Estate Tour and Tasking. This was our second experience at Jordan and we were even more impressed than the first time. The estate itself is just beautiful, but the Jordan staff and their gracious and warm hostility is what makes you want to keep coming back. The tour was very well planned out and is not just a tour of the estate, but also a tour of the senses. You get a stop at the garden and get to smell, and even taste, some of the wonderful items growing here. Then it’s off to the first tasting and wow. The scenery, food parings, and yes the wine are just fantastic. After more touring of the estate, the final stop is the show stopper and a great way to end a wonderful morning
I highly recommend that this be a part of your experience in the Alexander Valley area. Your trip would not be complete without it.

A very special winery near the Alexander Valley! Unfortunately, those who have rated this winery at 1 star forgot how to make an appointment, THIS IS NOT A LAST MINUTE WINERY. Please plan out your trip accordingly before randomly arriving and getting upset.
Enjoy a slow drive up the hill, over the bridge and past the 100 year old oak trees. The french influenced architecture is beautiful as you pull up the stone driveway. The staff is great, once you arrive you are welcomed and greeted by a friendly host and a glass of buttery chardonnay. The production facility is massive, with over 100,000 cases produced each year. Their library vintages date back to 1976, so some folks can even purchase a bottle from the year they graduated high school.
80% of their production is premium Cabernet and when you taste an 02′, 06′, and 09′ side by side you can feel and taste the major differences. When paired with cheeses and small bites, it completely adds a new dimension to these wines.
Three experiences are available:
Library Tasting — $ 30/​pp, 1hour
Winery Tour/​Library Tasting– $ 40/​pp, 1.5 hours
Estate tour/​tasting– $ 120/​pp, 3 hours
Highly reccomended for all expierenced and novice wine connoisseurs!

I had the good fortune to be set up by a friend with an industry tasting and tour of this well-​known and beloved winery. It was a great experience. The winery building is an extremely tasteful and beautiful building that is reminiscent of a country manor house or château, very elegant, not pretentious at all. Our first stop on the tour was on a patio terrace overlooking the beautiful property where we tasted Jordan’s lovely chardonnay paired with a green pea purée topped with crabmeat. The Jordan chardonnay is made in the Burgundy style, very crisp and fresh, fruity with a touch of French and American oak. A delicious wine. Our extremely knowledgeable and charming host then took us through the history of the Jordan winery and vineyard, then walked us through the winemaking and barrel rooms and explained the winemaking process in a detailed but not overly detailed manner. Next was a walk through the library which contained some memorabilia. The last stop was a tasting of the 2006 and 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon vintages paired with some cheese and a bite of filet cooked sous vide.
The tour of Jordan was one of the highlights of my Sonoma trip. Don’t pass up on the opportunity if it comes your way.

What a remarkable experience! I highly recommend the Estate tour. It is worth 90 minutes of your time.
It’s a lovely walk around the grounds with a stop on the way for taste and nosh, of course. Then you head inside and have another delicious pairing with wine in the library and then yet another in a secret room. All together we tried 4 wines and some tasty food prepared onsite.
We learned so much about the winery and the family and it was my friend’s 40^th birthday and they gave her an album to take home!
We are so pleased with our experience and a great way to celebrate something special. (Or just go because you want to!!)
Definitely plan ahead and book your tour at least a week in advance– perhaps longer depending on the size of your group and the day of the week you want to visit.

I came here for a friend’s birthday with a ton of our girl friends for a tasting. We were almost late but they let all 8 of us up to our tasting room, accompanied by four other guests. I wish I remembered the name of the lady helping us that day, but all I remember is that she has a handsome son the same age as our birthday girl (which we did not hesitate to embarrass her!)
I cannot get over how gorgeous the grounds are, but more importantly the food and wine pairings were superb. I am such a fan and really wish I remember what we tasted but I forgot to bring home the little pamphlets. They have a membership that you can join automatically once you’ve made reservations and based on your collection of points you get fun rewards like tastings or staying on the grounds.
I would definitely return so I can take note of what I was tasting and come back to write a more specific review! But my first time here was amazing.

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The most beautiful estate and winery that I’ve ever seen in Sonoma and Napa. Now I’m not talking about the architecture alone, I’m talking about the whole package, from the wines, the food pairing, and the hospitality. My experience when the moment I arrived to the time I left, it was simply impeccable.
The estate itself is as closed to a French Château as you can possibly see in California. They literally brought a French Château to Sonoma.
Thanks to Lydia, our hostess, she’s also a Sommelier and a winemaker previously joining Jordan Vineyard & Winery. She’s beautiful, pleasant and has a passion for Jordan wines like no other. It shows in the way she tours us.
We got to try the chardonnay pairing with tuna tartare, it was a perfect. We go to taste it outdoor by beautiful view of the 2 acres garden.
We then moved to the guest suite, library tasting room, Cabernet Sauvignon Bordeaux blend style as the winemaker stay true to their style since 1976, the 2009 and the 2003 releases, both were stunning. We got to pair them with pork loin bite, cheese plate, and Jordan Estate Olive Oil.
The tour to their wine making facility, the history of the winemaker as as the owners for generation. Can you imagine, 1 winemaker Rob Davis since 1976? No wonder their wines have been so good, iconic, and consistent all these years!
I highly recommend Jordan to anyone that loves wines, olive oil, and enjoy the French style red as well as chardonnay. Remember Jordan Vineyards & Winery do not take group more than 12 per tour, so RSVP is a requirement, NO WALK IN!
$ 20 for regular tasting and $ 30 for the estate tour + tasting last for 1 hour, probably the BEST you can ever get anywhere in Sonoma or Napa.

Up and Quite Away, there resides an estate called Jordan. Behold the Pomp & Circumstance! Where are we, anyway?
Opulence and accessible elegance embody the Jordan library tasting experience.
With the expertise of Christopher Washington, our guide and resident educator, we eight were transported to a kingdom far, far away. Charismatic and warm, Christopher charmed his guests from beginning to end.
Lustrous body, modest and delicate, complete with a seductive finish paired with supple tannins, are what make Jordan wines sophisticated and esteemed. Self-​assured but not presumptuous. Jordan rises to the occasion.
The tasting began in the library with their current release Chardonnay paired with an hors d’œuvre; followed by a seated tasting, in the Cellar Room featuring three vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon complemented by a selection of artisanal cheese, quince paste and their Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
The palatial property is something to behold. The winding road which begins your unobstructed journey to something special… most astonishingly special.
Quite the ceremonial splendor.