Fantastic Wine, Food and Festivals Boston Wine Festival’s Chef Daniel Bruce And John Jordan, Chief Operating Officer of Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Please join me on Thursday, November 11th when our talk will turn to great wine & winemaking, wine festivals and the food that accompanies them. My first guest, Chef Daniel Bruce, one of the country’s best culinary talents, began at Boston’s five-star landmark Boston Harbor Hotel 22 years ago. His passion for pairing the flavors in food & wine launched the hotel’s most successful ongoing event, the Boston Wine Festival. 21 seasons later, the Festival has evolved into a world renowned series featuring winemakers from some of the world’s best wineries, and Chef Bruce also has Wine Festivals in New Orleans, Washington DC & Berkeley CA. My second guest, John Jordan, is Chief Operating Officer of his family’s Jordan Vineyard & Winery. Internationally recognized for their award winning Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, we’ll discuss Jordan wines and winemaking, their culinary and hospitality programs as well as their dedication to sustainability. If you love wine, you don’t want to miss this show!

Guest Bios:

Chef Daniel Bruce:

Born and raised in northern New England, Daniel Bruce graduated with honors from Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island, then traveled to Italy & France for more traditional training. Upon his return to the United States, he began working in New York City at 21, becoming in quick time the youngest executive chef in the history of that legendary restaurant. Internationally-renowned, he has been awarded the title of Vice Consellier Culiniaire, Bailliage de Boston, and has been honored twice as one of the “Best Hotel Chefs in America” at the James Beard House. In 2009 he was the featured chef at the Celebrity Chef and Winemaker Auction Dinner at the Nantucket Wine Festival. He is an honorary member of Chevalier du Tastevin, has been recognized by Boston magazine as the city’s Best Hotel Chef and has made numerous live television appearances on programs such as NBC’s Today and Live with Regis & Kelly. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales University in 1996.

John Jordan:

Born in Colorado in May 1972 – the same day his parents, Tom and Sally Jordan, signed the deed on the land that is now Jordan’s valley floor vineyards – John Jordan has served as Chief Executive Officer of the winery since October 2005. The family moved permanently to California in 1979 to live on the winery estate, where he attended school in Healdsburg. He earned his Private Pilot Certificate at age 17, and his Commercial Pilot Certificate before heading to college. Following in his father’s footsteps, he studied economics then attended law school. A graduate of Occidental College in LA and Empire College School of Law in Santa Rosa, has also an MBA from the University of San Francisco. Lured away from his private law practice by his father in 2005 to oversee the day-to-day operations of the family winery, he built a home overlooking the lake where he grew up fishing. In his free time, John enjoys flying planes, is a lieutenant in the US Navy Reserve and a part-time professor of law.