Tasty Chardonnay is all we do!

If you love French Chablis or White Burgundy, you'll love JL WOOD. Like the finest winemakers in France, we grow all the grapes we use in our wine. We 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.

No need to compromise on quality or worry about the cost of tariffs! And you'll be supporting American jobs!

WHAT OTHERS SAY: 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."

Our co-owner and winemaker, Paul Morrison, was featured in Wine Characters by the noted writer Carl Giavanti. Carl's review of our 2023 Premier: "Bravo to the JL Wood winemaking team for presenting a California Chard reminiscent of an old world white Burgundy . . . this is an excellent wine, and it’s drinking beautifully right now."

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. >>Click here for Classic's Special Price<< 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!

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.

SPECIAL DEALS: We have two fantastic deals. Our best sale ever! You don't want to miss this one. >>Click here for Amazingly Great Deals<<

Please, ALWAYS drink responsibly.

Carol Wood Morrison, Proprietor.