Jess Jackson who built a wine empire around Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay died in Sonoma County yesterday at the age of 81. Jackson reportedly had been undergoing treatment for melanoma for several years. He was a self-made billionaire and one of the most influential and controversial producers in the United States.
A big loss for the world-wide wine industry and a void in Sonoma County.
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