Important dates in Kendall-Jackson Chronology

  • 1975-Jess Jackson Purchases Property in Lake County
  • 1980-Jess Jackson Makes First Wine From Lake County
  • 1982-Kendall-Jackson Founded in Lake County
  • 1982-Kendall-Jackson First Vintage-Launches Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay
  • 1983-Kendall-Jackson Awarded American Wine Competition's First-Ever Platinum Medal
  • 1987-Kendall-Jackson Wins Wine & Spirits "Winery of the Year" Award
  • 1992-Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve #1 Chardonnay in America
  • 1992-Kendall-Jackson Hires Randy Ullom As Winemaker
  • 1996-Kendall-Jackson Begins Construction on its Skylane Winery in Santa Rosa
  • 1996-Kendall-Jackson Creates Santa Rosa Wine Center at the former site of Chateau DeBaun
  • 1997-Kendall-Jackson Begins Construction on its Monterey Winery
  • 1997-Kendall-Jackson Creates 2 1/2-acre Organic Sensory Garden at the Wine Center
  • 1997-Kendall-Jackson Holds First Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at Wine Center
  • 1998-Kendall-Jackson Begins Construction on its Napa/Oakville Winery
  • 2000-Kendall-Jackson Awarded Bon Appetit Winery of the Year
  • 2001-Kendall-Jackson Wins "Golden Bear" Award--California State Fair
  • 2003-Kendall-Jackson Wins its sixth Wine & Spirits "Winery of the Year" Award
  • 2004-Kendall-Jackson VR Chardonnay is "#1 By-The-Glass"-Wine & Spirits Magazine
  • 2005-Kendall-Jackson "Most Awarded Winery"-California Wine Winners (five years running)
  • 2005-Kendall-Jackson Launches Highland Estates tier of wines
  • 2005-Kendall-Jackson 2004 Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay is 100% "Jackson Estate Grown"
  • 2006-Kendall-Jackson Wins its eighth Wine & Spirits "Winery of the Year" Award
  • 2006-Kendall-Jackson All Grand Reserve wines now "Jackson Estates Grown"
  • 2007-Kendall-Jackson Celebrates 25th Harvest
  • 2007-Kendall-Jackson Named "Winery of the Year" at San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • 2007-Kendall-Jackson Wins its ninth "Winery of the Year" by Wine & Spirits Magazine
  • 2007-Jess Jackson awarded lifetime achievement by "Wine Enthusiast" magazine
  • 2007-Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah are Jackson Estates Grown with the 2005 vintage releases.
  • 2008-Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot move to Tri-County appellation with the 2006 vintage releases.
  • 2008-Vintner's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Zinfandel move to Jackson Estates Grown with vintage 2007.
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