A growing American force's international output assessed. Vines at Yangarra in McLaren Vale are pictured above.
The Jackson family, led by matriarch Barbara Banke, is based in Sonoma but has been busy extending its empire all over the world.
Prior to publishing this profile of Banke, I tasted a selection of Jackson Family Wines that are available in the UK market and publish my tasting notes from eight of their many wineries below. Wines from their six top Napa wineries and the finest from their 15 Sonoma wineries are much more focused on the US market than on us...