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Kendall-Jackson

The "Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens" in Lake County, north of Napa Valley, is the ancestral estate of the US wine multinational Jackson Family Wines; see there.

The wine multinational "Jackson Family Wines" with its headquarters in Santa Rosa in Sonoma County(California) since 1996 was founded in 1982 by Jess Stonestreet Jackson (1930-2011). The rapid rise and growth of the company corresponds exactly to the American cliché "from rags to riches". Jackson, who grew up in poor circumstances, tried his hand at a variety of jobs during his studies, including postman, dockworker, policeman, ambulance driver and lifeguard, before graduating with a law degree and studying real estate law. In 1974, he bought an 80-acre fruit ranch in the small town of Lakeport (Lake County, in the North Coast region) and planted vines.

Jackson Family Wines - Jess Jackson und Weingut Kendall-Jackson

The first name was "Kendall-Jackson", today the parent vineyard is one of many wineries or brands. Kendall was the maiden name of the then wife. In his second marriage, Jess Jackson was married to Barbara Banke, who, after his death, runs the now huge company together with son-in-law Don Hartford. In 2007, Jess Jackson received a lifetime achievement award from Wine Enthusiast Magazine. The "Kendall-Jackson Estate Gardens" were built in 1990 and acquired by Kendall-Jackson in 1996. The four-hectare estate consists of seven different garden areas. Some are purely ornamental gardens, but...

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