J Vineyards & Winery Blog Offers News You Can Use

HEALDSBURG, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In the quest for even faster methods of communication, acolytes of Social Media (think Twitter, FourSquare, Yelp, Facebook, YouTube) continue to embrace one of the Internet's best connective platforms — The Blog.

Though the rush is on to create the Internet's next hot new communication tool, blogging about wine continues to gain in popularity.  A quick survey indicates that there are now thousands of individuals, some representing wineries and media outlets, who maintain a blog.

Within these blogs, you will find latest news and technical information about wine, winemakers, vineyards, appellations, harvest, and industry controversies big and small.  J Vineyards & Winery, you will be happy to know, also maintains a blog.

At www.jwine.com you will find the J "News You Can Use" Blog.  The J Blog is robust and always packed with the very latest winery information, and is a balanced mash-up of news, reviews, event photos, YouTube videos, Tweets and the occasional commentary.  If you haven't been following along, here's what you've missed in recent months:

• View a cool "Year in the Life of J Vineyards" YouTube video
• Help J Vineyards & Winery in raising awareness about "Breast Cancer Awareness Month"
• Catch the Wine Diva's reviews of J bubbly, now available in Vancouver and Calgary
• Check out J Executive Chef Mark E. Caldwell's recent interview on Slow Living Radio
• Watch Florida's "Daytime TV" as they feature two Sonoma County wineries: J and Quivira
• Read the final wrap-up on J's 2010 Russian River Valley harvest

J "NEWS YOU CAN USE" Blog: http://jvineyards.blogspot.com/

ABOUT J

J Vineyards & Winery, located on Old Redwood Highway south of Healdsburg, focuses on Brut and Brut Rose sparkling wines, as well as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris varietal wines, produced from grapes farmed primarily within Sonoma County's Russian River Valley appellation.

Founded by Judy Jordan in 1986, J Vineyards & Winery is an independently owned Sonoma County winery.  J will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this harvest.  To learn more, or to join the J Wine Club, please call (707) 431-3646, or go to www.jwine.com.

SOURCE J Vineyards & Winery