Timeline
Kendall-Jackson Historical Timeline
| 1975 | - | Jess Jackson purchases Lake County property |
| 1977 | - | Jess Jackson and family turn pear and walnut orchard into vineyard |
| 1982 | - | Jess Jackson and family decide to make wine under the Kendall-Jackson label |
| 1983 | - | Kendall-Jackson debuts with 1982 vintage Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay and wins first-ever Double Platinum Award in the American Wine Competition |
| 1986 | - | Kendall-Jackson introduces Grand Reserve wines |
| 1987 | - | Kendall-Jackson earns its first Wine & Spirits “Winery of the Year” award |
| 1992 | - | Kendall-Jackson reaches 1 million cases sold |
| 1992 | - | Winemaster Randy Ullom's first KJ harvest |
| 1992 | - | Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay becomes #1 Chardonnay in America |
| 1996 | - | Kendall-Jackson creates Santa Rosa Wine Center at the former site of Château DeBaun |
| 1997 | - | First vintage of Stature launches |
| 1997 | - | 2 1/2-acre Organic Sensory Garden is planted at the Kendall-Jackson Wine Center |
| 1997 | - | The Kendall-Jackson Wine Center hosts the first Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival |
| 2000 | - | Kendall-Jackson awarded Bon Appetit Winery of the Year |
| 2004 | - | #1 Chardonnay by-the-glass in Wine & Spirits Restaurant poll 3 years running |
| 2005 | - | Inaugural release of Highland Estates Collection; Vintner's Reserve committed to Jackson Estates Grown (100% of all fruit is hand-selected from our vineyard estates) with 2004 Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay |
| 2006 | - | All Grand Reserve wines are now Jackson Estates Grown |
| 2007 | - | Kendall-Jackson celebrates 25th Harvest |
| 2007 | - | Jess Jackson is awarded lifetime achievement by Wine Enthusiast Magazine |
| 2007 | - | Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Syrah are Jackson Estates Grown with 2005 releases |
| 2008 | - | Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay '07 receives 90 points from The Wine Advocate; Grand Reserve vintage wines move to single county or AVA, except for Chardonnay |
| 2008 | - | Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot move to Tri-County appellation with '06 vintage release |
| 2008 | - | Vintner's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Zinfandel move to Jackson Estate Grown with 07 vintage |
| 2009 | - | Introduce Vintner's Reserve Summation white wine |
| 2010 | - | Jackson Hills Collection launches; Vintner's Reserve Summation red is wine introduced |
| 2011 | - | Kendall Jackson releases AVANT |
| 2011 | - | Jess Jackson passes away on April 21, 2011 |
| 2011 | - | Kendall-Jackson wins its tenth Wine & Spirits “Winery of the Year” Award |
| 2012 | - | Winery President Rick Tigner stars in “Undercover Boss” on January 29, 2012 on CBS |
