Tasty Chardonnay is all we do!

If you love French Chablis or White Burgundy, you'll love JL WOOD. No need to compromise on quality or worry about the cost of tariffs! And you'll be supporting American jobs!

Like the finest winemakers in France, we grow all the grapes and control every step from initial planting to pruning to bottling. The result: JL WOOD is great Chardonnay, responsibly made by specialists, and even better, affordably priced.

WHAT OTHERS SAY: In his well read blog on Substack, WineLine, Dave McIntyre writes: "These wines don’t come with the pretension of a garagiste or young-buck winemaker determined to show people how it’s done. They also don’t come with exorbitant price tags. Just the quality that comes from careful farming and control over the winemaking."

See our page Media Mentions Joel Stein, the fun and insightful commentator at The Corrupt Wine Writer on Substack, wrote this about JL Wood: "When I poured a JL Wood 'Classic' Chardonnay against this Burgundy [Chablis] last night at a dinner party ... Cassandra preferred the JL Wood. It was brighter, funner. Less austere. But still clean. Things I used to be."

Our Chief Winemaker, Ed Filice, was just featured in The Wine Write by Randy Smith. "Customers with a need for Chardonnay can buy well made wines with real intent behind them without emptying their pocketbooks. And that matters, especially these days."

RECOGNIZED QUALITY: Our 2023 Classic Chardonnay recently earned a Gold and 93 points at the 2025 Monterey International Wine Competition and a Gold and 92 points at the prestigious 2025 Sunset International Competition. Our 2023 Premier was awarded a Gold and 96 points at the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition and snagged 91 points at the 2025 Decanter competition in London, UK, the largest in the world. We were among the top five Chardonnays submitted from California! Subsequently, Decanter's online edition rated the 2023 premier at 92 points and the 2023 Classic at 93 points.

Our story: Family and Artisanship

My family has lived on and worked the same land in Monterey County, California, for almost 120 years. It's a very special place. The combination of climate and soils consistently create the right conditions for wonderful Chardonnay.

When my husband and I took over, the vision was to work this land, using sustainable methods, for another 100. We craft our wines to give customers the best expressions of Monterey Chardonnay.

Visit our Shop page for the complete range of current offerings.

For a tasty twist on Chardonnay, visit Isabella.Gold where you will find a unique Sweet Chardonnay with only 10.1% alc/vol. Isabella Gold is made from the same great grapes as JL WOOD. Perfect by herself, on ice as a sangria, and in wine cocktails. Try our original "Frozennay" cocktail recipes for luscious relief during the heat of Summer.

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Please, ALWAYS drink responsibly.

Carol Wood Morrison, Proprietor.