JFW launches Loire Valley wines
Jackson Family Wines (JFW) has announced the launch of Passerelles, the wine giant's first foray into the Loire Valley. The post JFW launches Loire Valley wines appeared first on The Drinks Business.
Jackson Family Wines (JFW) has announced the launch of Passerelles, the wine giant's first foray into the Loire Valley.
"We have long admired the purity and elegance of wines from the Loire Valley," commented JFW proprietor and chair Barbara Banke. "Over the past five years, we've seen a global explosion in consumer interest in all their star varieties — Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, and Cabernet Franc primary among them. It's a natural evolution for us to bring the exceptional quality of wines coming from this historic, beautiful river valley into our portfolio of world class wines."
JFW's Passerelles range will be kicking off with four wines, all from the 2023 vintage: Sancerre (Sauvignon Blanc), Saumur Rouge (Cabernet Franc), Touraine Oisly (Sauvignon Blanc), and Anjou Blanc (Chenin Blanc). Marcia Torres-Forno served as consulting winemaking for the production of the collection. While the Sancerre has a US RRP of US$40, the Anjou Blanc is listed for US$25.
The name 'Passerelles' is from the French for 'footbridges', a nod to the fact that the four wines are sources from different regions along the Loire, stretching from Anjou in the west to Sancerre in the east.
According to a press release from JFW, every Passerelles winery partner in the Loire is either certified sustainable, organic, or currently in conversion.
This is not JFW's first foray into France – the company began making wine at Château Lassègue in Saint-Émilion, on Bordeaux's 'Right Bank', in 2003. The company, which is best known for its numerous estates in California, also has investments in Australia, Italy, South Africa and, a sign of the potential of English sparkling wine, Essex.
"We have long admired the purity and elegance of wines from the Loire Valley," commented JFW proprietor and chair Barbara Banke. "Over the past five years, we've seen a global explosion in consumer interest in all their star varieties — Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, and Cabernet Franc primary among them. It's a natural evolution for us to bring the exceptional quality of wines coming from this historic, beautiful river valley into our portfolio of world class wines."
JFW's Passerelles range will be kicking off with four wines, all from the 2023 vintage: Sancerre (Sauvignon Blanc), Saumur Rouge (Cabernet Franc), Touraine Oisly (Sauvignon Blanc), and Anjou Blanc (Chenin Blanc). Marcia Torres-Forno served as consulting winemaking for the production of the collection. While the Sancerre has a US RRP of US$40, the Anjou Blanc is listed for US$25.
The name 'Passerelles' is from the French for 'footbridges', a nod to the fact that the four wines are sources from different regions along the Loire, stretching from Anjou in the west to Sancerre in the east.
According to a press release from JFW, every Passerelles winery partner in the Loire is either certified sustainable, organic, or currently in conversion.
This is not JFW's first foray into France – the company began making wine at Château Lassègue in Saint-Émilion, on Bordeaux's 'Right Bank', in 2003. The company, which is best known for its numerous estates in California, also has investments in Australia, Italy, South Africa and, a sign of the potential of English sparkling wine, Essex. 
