Jenner Family Estates Wine Catalog

2016 Old Vine Zinfandel
This was a repeat performance of our award winning 2013 commemorative vintage.  The favorite among our Bay Area friends, this wine is a big, bold, spicy, classic Lodi zin—a blend of 10% Petite sirah and aged in new American oak.  Sold Out.

2019 Block V Zinfandel
Our first commercial vintage from our newly designated vineyard block.  A perfect harvest, perfect fermentation, and amazing barrel aging produced a truly great wine that is the favorite of our tasting room patrons.  This 100% single vineyard zin is known for its intense aroma, silky smooth mouth feel, and gentle but complex finish.  It received a 92 point gold medal at the 2022 Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition, being voted thirteenth of 144 Zinfandels that won medals.

2020 Block V Zinfandel
The early harvest to avoid any hint of smoke produced a unique field blend that emphasized juicy fresh fruit with just the right amount of raisin and black currant.  Extended aging in the second-year American oak barrels due to COVID supply chain issues, the addition of 4% Petite sirah, and extra time in the bottle added an unexpected richness and complexity with an explosion of fruit flavor.  This is our proprietor’s favorite!

2021 Harold’s Reserve Zinfandel
This was another perfect harvest.  The fruit was so phenomenal that we decided to try aging in new French oak barrels.  The subtle complex sugars and tannins of the French oak drew aromas and flavors from the wine that we had not experienced with our previous vintages.  The oak also accentuates the fruit flavors during the finish.  This special reserve wine celebrates the life of our patriarch, Harold Jenner, a life-long Lodi grape farmer and winery manager.

2022 Opal’s Table Chenin Blanc
Our first venture into white wines, but how could we not?  Growing up, my mother, Opal Jenner, always had two wines on her Thanksgiving table:  a Zinfandel (of course) and a clear crisp dry white wine.  Chenin blanc was once the second most produced white grape in Lodi, but it all but disappeared over the past 40 years with the growing popularity of Chardonnay and other white varietals.  This wine was harvested early to limit the alcohol and retain plenty of acid.  Its light, dry, crisp character produces aromas of citrus and pear.  We added a splash of Chardonnay to round out the mouth feel.  We quickly run out whenever we pour at Summertime events.  Sold Out

Sandy Loam Blend Zinfandel (non-vintage)
"Try making a Zin with both American and French oak," our consulting winemaker said, after tasting our 2021 Harold's Reserve.  I wanted a Zin with less oak that better expressed my the fruit character of my grapes.  When the 2024 bottling came around, we just happened to have a 2022 Zin in third-use American oak barrels and a 2023 Zin in second-use French oak barrels.  Our first red blend was born.  An elegant fruit-forward wine with a touch of spiciness of American oak and subtle vanilla and leather notes from the complex sugars and tanins of the French oak.  It doesn't hit you in the face.  You have to spend some time with this one in the glass to tease out a full range of aromas and flavors that you just don't find in garden variety Zins.  To Be Released April 2025

Basque Brothers Red Wine Blend (non-vintage)
I wanted to find a way to marry my Lodi Zinfandel and Spanish Basque heritages.  I wanted a wine that Lodians would love but that a person from Northern Spain would recognize.  After four blending trials with various 2022 and 2023 Zin barrels and a few Spanish varietals, we zeroed in on a perfect (and maybe the first) blend of Lodi Zinfandel and Spanish grapes.  The details are proprietary, but anyone can enjoy the wine.  You get the fruit and subtle oak of our Sandy Loam Blend but with the hints of cocoa and leather from the Spanish grapes, which provide a tart mid-pallate that is rounded out with a soft floral character.  A perfectly balanced wine and a truly unique tasting experience. To Be Released April 2025

2022 Zinfandel
What to do with all that leftover wine?  When we finished our two 2024 red blends, we had a few full and partial barrels left over.  Throw it all in a tote, add some Petite sirah to make it 75% Zin and bottle it without labels ("shiners").  Sell it off for cost.  Maybe someone might want a bunch of cheap wine to serve at a big event.  I had my Zinfandel expert stop by for a blind tasting after bottling.  The blend of leftovers came out on top!  He enjoyed this huge bold jammy traditional Lodi zin with deep rich color and a full mouth feel.  I was repeatedly amazed every time I tasted it as it went through bottle shock.  We may eventually put our Jenner label on it, but for now it is only available for private tastings and private labels (we can make a custom label for you or you can use your own label).