a glass of j. lohr sauvignon blanc . j. lohr vineyards & wines is a winery headquartered in san jose california with over 3700 acres of estate vineyards in paso robles monterey county and the napa valley . the family owned and operated company which has wineries in san jose and paso robles was founded in 1971 by president jerry lohr . 1 jeff meier j. lohr director of winemaking has been with the company since 1984 and oversees the making of the j. lohr portfolio four tiers of signature wines including j. lohr estates j. lohr vineyard series j. lohr cuv e series and j. lohr gesture along with specialty brands cypress vineyards painter bridge and ariel vineyards non alcoholic . j. lohr ranks among the top 30 wine producers in the united states with annual us sales exceeding 1 million cases . 2 sustainability and social responsibility edit in 2010 j. lohr vineyards & wines was named american winery of the year by wine enthusiast magazine for its efforts in education industry leadership sustainability and corporate social responsibility . 3 j. lohr vineyards & wines is a certified california sustainable winegrower and houses the largest solar tracking array in the american wine industry at its paso robles wine center . as part of j. lohr s sustainability initiatives the company also runs comprehensive water and energy conservation programs uses biodegradeable inks and papers in its packaging and preserves vineyard ecosystems through strategic vineyard planning . 4 since 2009 j. lohr has partnered with the national breast cancer foundation to provide mammograms to women in need through the sales of j. lohr carol s vineyard cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc two single vineyard wines made from grapes grown in j. lohr s carol s vineyard in st. helena california . carol s vineyard is named after jerry lohr s wife carol waldorf lohr who died of breast cancer in 2008 . 5 references edit boyd gerald 2001 03 28 . deep in the heart of san jose . san francisco chronicle . retrieved 2007 08 10 . the top 30 wine business companies . wine business monthly . wine communications group . 15 february 2009 . retrieved 15 may 2009 . j. lohr vineyards named 2010 american winery of the year . wine country this week . 1 dec 2010 . retrieved 11 may 2011 . j. lohr vineyards & wines announces california sustainable winegrowing certification . world wire press release . 22 jan 2010 . retrieved 11 may 2011 . j. lohr to fund 500 mammograms for women in need . the national breast cancer foundation detail.aspx id 191 press release . 1 oct 2011 . retrieved 11 may 2011 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title j. lohr vineyards and wines & oldid 664921253 categories wineries in california navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 may 2015 at 21 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view