JEKEL WINES FROM BORDEAUX

[Jerry D Mead]

Jekel Vineyards wines (at east the ones I know about) are in Monterey County, not Bordeaux...though they do make wines from the Bordeaux family of grapes.

It was founded by twin brothers Bill & Gus Jekel and their wives in the early seventies and is now owned by Brown-Forman Distillers (producers of Jack Daniels and Fetzer Vineyards).

Pretty much everything in the line is good...they're probably best known for Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Meritage.

If there's a Bordeaux Jekel, maybe one of the other folks know about it.