Judy Jordan of Geodesy Wine
Judy Jordan of Geodesy wine offers an extra reason to buy that bottle.
What makes a consumer pick up a bottle of wine in a shop?
Consumers base their choice of wine on a variety of criteria.
The label?
Price, of course.
Then the food you’ll be pairing the wine with.
And then the label that grabs your eye.
Yet how many of us really seek a wine because it benefits a specific cause?
Meet Judy Jordan.
Judy Jordan: Founder Geodesy Wines and the WG Edge Program
You might not know the name “Judy Jordan,” but you might recognize the name brand of J. Vineyards and Winery in Sonoma.Â
Having sold J. Vineyards to E. & J. Gallo in 2015, Judy Jordan created the Geodesy Wines brand. The brand capitalizes on her expertise as a geologist. It also serves as the masthead for her WG Edge Program.
The WG Edge Program
Judy Jordan created the WG Edge Program to provide both scholarships and mentorships for the next generation of women entering the wine world.
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Judy Jordan and The Geodesy Webinar
Judy Jordan invited more than a dozen of the most high-powered women in the wine industry took part in a combination wine tasting and informational webinar this first day of March.
Moderating the seminar was Marika Vida-Arnold, the founder of the critically acclaimed Phenomenal Femmes Program and former Wine Director of The Ritz-Carlton Central Park (New York) for the past two decades.
Female seminar participants held highly respected roles as top scholars, journalists, and sommeliers.
Judy Jordan and the Geodesy Team: Winemaker Megan Baccitich & Winegrower Scott Zapotosky
Judy Jordan arranged for this pair to work in tandem to make Geodesy wine. They were both on the zoom call to explain their practices.
Scott Zapotosky spent a decade at Paul Hobbs Winery as director of vineyards. His mantra is to bring each vine into the vineyard block to show its full potential. He uses a site-specific, bloc-focused, sustainable approach to vine balance.
Megan Baccitich translates that expectation of vintage and site expression for her winemaking practices. Then she implements traditional winemaking with creative touches to achieve her vision of what she “wants the wine to say.”
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3 Geodesy Wines
Given the sophistication of the participants, the observations and questions of the tasting portion of the seminar were poignant.
The first wine tasted and discussed was the limited production 2018 Ecola Springs Vineyard Chardonnay, from Willamette Valley. They planted the vineyard in 1972. They produce only 143 cases of this wine.
The wine is 100% barrel fermented and spends 14 months on its lees (spent yeast cells). Participants noted the wine was very Burgundian, with reserved fruit and a long finish.
The next wine was the 2018 Chehalem Mountain Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon. This wine had a 17-day maceration with a 5-day cold soak and another 14 days in wood, unfined and unfiltered.
The last wine was the 2018 Sage Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California. This is a gastronomic wine, with much tender loving care in the vineyard and winery.
The Diverse Wine Regions
One remarkable aspect of Geodesy is that the wines are from key areas, the Napa Valley and Oregon.
As Geodesy expands, it will interest to see if they expand to Santa Barbara, Paso Robles, and even Texas.Â
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Judy Jordan and Geodesy: Final Thoughts
Judy Jordan deserves accolades for helping women enter the winemaking world.
Also, for producing such exceptionally excellent wines from both Oregon and California.
