I got a great E-Mail when I launched the Oregon Pinot Gris press release; which I sent by US mail, as well as over the Internet. Today, George Rose of J Wines and I are the only two people that I know who are left to do so... And, it still gets results, I'm happy [...]
…winery expects to harvest about 20 percent fewer grapes than normal this year, spokesman George Rose said. Rains in June simply knocked the flowers off the vine, so there were fewer berries in each cluster, he said.
"Our winemaking team definitely is gearing up for what they like to refer to as war," Rose said. "It's a very grueling process."
Despite the cool temperatures, vineyards in Alexander Valley and Dry Creek Valley have accumulated about five or six …
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…year Jordan has hired former Kendall-Jackson public relations king pin George Rose to take on J's communications needs. She also has lured winemaker Melissa Stackhouse away from La Crema to make J's sparkling and varietal wines, starting this harvest. She takes over from Jordan's personal friend George Bursick, who wanted to go back to consulting.
Melissa Stackhouse, J Vineyards & Winery Winemaker
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" Jess gave people a wine they could like," says George Rose, who did K-J's PR from 2003 to 2009. "He found a taste profile that resonated with people. His wine was Two Buck Chuck before Two Buck Chuck. So when Jess came on the scene, he took the wine universe by storm."
Or, as Jackson told the New York Times in 1992: "Our goal is to broaden the consuming public, to bring neophyte people to wine. I'm making wine for the consumer, not the wine …
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As a photographer, who's had a camera in my hands since I was 10 years old, I can appreciate and enjoy the work of others. I've written about George Rose's work before, because he's got such an exceptional eye and way of photographing. My PR colleague/friend Jim Caudill (who's just started working for the Hess [...]
Photography by George Rose
J Vineyards & Winery, the Russian River Valley sparkling and varietal wine producer, has appointed Melissa Stackhouse as its new Vice President of Winemaking.
Stackhouse will lead a dedicated winemaking team in solidifying J's 25-year reputation as a top Sonoma County sparkling wine house, and build on the winery's budding estate-driven varietal wine program.
" Melissa brings a wealth of Russian River Valley…
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…J. She introduced me to others in the office, whom I also came to appreciate. Now PR colleague George Rose is working there. There's also someone else whom I've had the pleasure of getting to know over the years, and this person is the catalyst for how this story has evolved. His name is Ron Clark; and if you've met him in the tasting room, you already know what a marvelous person Ron is.
This story about our visit to J might serve as an example and inspiration for someone …
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Photo Courtesy of George Rose, J Public Relations Director
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According to George Rose, J Vineyards & Winery Public Relations Director, "The popular J Cuvée 20 will continue to be the driver on the sparkling wine side, and then consumers will have all of these neat small production late-disgorged, vintage Brut and Brut Rosé wines available through the wine club and in some retail markets. Sparkling wines are a tidy profit center for J, but it is not the growth segment of our production."
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Check out this cool "Year in the Life of J Vineyards" video posted yesterday on YouTube! Photography & Video created by George Rose, J Public Relations / Communications Director