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Photos
OREGON 2007
Kurt Johnson helping undress our own Brad Hart in the Beaux Freres
Vineyard --- don't ask, it's a long story!!
Beaux Freres --- a "manly vineyard!" |
Brad Hart getting BD |
Team JMD at Beaux Freres |
Lunch at Penner Ash (Ron Ash smiling at the camera)
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Team JMD at Penner Ash (in front of mobile bottling line) |
Team JMD at Domaine Serene |
Chardonnay
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Pinot at Veraison |
CLM making friends with space aliens |
In the cold cellars of Solena... |
Old vine Pinot --- one of the oldest in the US, planted in 1971.. |
Glass capsules featured on Solena Cellars' wines.. |
Team JMD with Ken Wright |
Party at Ken Wright's!
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Team JMD at DeLille |
Team JMD with the "Cult of Chris" w/ Chris Camarda of Andrew Will |
Hey Beer Man!
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Team JMD --- In the Luxury Box with Matt Loso --- at the Mariners' Game |
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- A MS PowerPoint Trip
David Nip and Alan Jahns just returned from Premier Napa
Valley, a two day event (Feb. 24 & 25) held at "Greystone": The Culinary
Academy of America located in St. Helena, California. Each year, more than 180
Napa Valley Vintners gather in a great hall to offer select members of the trade
an opportunity to barrel taste and bid on unique, personal selections. What
follows are some pictures from the event:
Alan Jahns and David Nip (Partners, JMD Beverages) outside the
cave entrance to Rombauer Vineyards.
Alan Jahns (Partner, JMD
Beverages) and Ren Harris (owner of Paradigm Winery) pictured with their estate
vineyards in the background. Located in the Oakville appellation of Napa Valley,
Paradigm has extraordinarily deep roots in Napa Valley, dating back to 1890. The
Harris' purchased Paradigm Vineyards in 1976, and began producing wine with the
1991 vintage. Since that first vintage, the wines have been made by renowned
winemaker, Heidi Peterson Barrett. Heidi's father, Dick Peterson, was
instrumental in laying out and designing the winery.
Mike Kakazu (owner, Honolulu's HASR Wine Shop), Alex Ryan
(President/COO of Duckhorn Wine Company), Terry Kakazu (owner, Honolulu's HASR
Wine Shop), Mark Beringer (winemaker, Duckhorn Vineyards), Alan Jahns (Partner,
JMD Beverages) and David Nip (Partner, JMD Beverages) at the Open House for
Duckhorn's new jewel on the Silverado Trail: Paraduxx Winery.
Dan Duckhorn (owner: Duckhorn Wine Company), Nancy Andrus
(Premier Napa Valley Steering Committee) and Alan Jahns (Partner, JMD Beverages)
at the Open House for Duckhorn's new jewel: Paraduxx Winery.
Ray Signorello (owner/winemaker: Signorello Vineyards) with Alan
Jahns (Partner, JMD Beverages).
Alan Jahns (Partner, JMD Beverages) with Tony & Joann Truchard
(Proprietors of Truchard Vineyards). Truchard is one of California's great
estates --- but in many ways, one of it's greatest secrets. The people (&
palates) I most respect hold Truchard's wines in high esteem --- kind of "the
wine geek's winery." The Truchard Estate Vineyard encompasses 383 contiguous
acres, of which 270 acres are planted. Only 20% of the grapes from the Truchard
Estate Vineyard are reserved for Truchard wines. The wines are hand-crafted
using traditional winemaking techniques, and exemplify the high quality fruit of
this unique estate. They are truly: "wines with a sense of place".
Carissa Chappellet (Chappellet Vineyards) with David
Nip (Partner, JMD Beverages).
Laely Heron (owner & winemaker of Heron Wines) with David Nip
(Partner, JMD Beverages).
Alan Jahns with
Oliver Haag --- a generous host, and from the
tasting room at the Dusemonder Hof, visitors can
view the panorama of the soaring Brauneberger
vineyards. Good fellowship, combined with the
scenery and a great glass of Brauneberger wines, all
contribute toward making any visit a memorable one.
Alan Jahns (Partner, JMD Beverages) pictured
with some extremely old vines in Seghesio Vineyard's "Home Ranch." Planted in
1895, on the western bench of Alexander Valley, two miles north of the town of
Geyserville. The Home Ranch Zinfandels have garnered some of the highest scores
in the Wine Spectator over the past two vintages (93 Points in 2002 and 92
Points in 2003).
(l to r) John Doty( Partner, JMD Beverages),
Edd Lopez (Seghesio Family Vineyards), Alan Jahns ( Partner, JMD Beverages) , &
David Nip ( Partner, JMD Beverages) . Pictured in front of the historic Chianti
Station in Alexander Valley. It was on this site in 1910, where "Grandpa
Seghesio" planted the oldest surviving Sangiovese vineyard in America,
Seghesio's highly sought out "Chianti Station".
(l to r) Alan Jahns (Partner, JMD Beverages), Alex Aland (Haliimaile
General Store), & Fritz Hasselbach the highly accredited winemaker of
Gunderloch Estate in Germany's Rheinhessen. The Wine Spectator
Magazine celebrated him as the only winemaker ever to have received a
perfect 100 points score for not only one, but three of his wines.
The 1992, 1996 and 2001 Riesling TBA, Nackenheimer Rothenberg were
each awarded with 100 points.
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