Our Story

 

We grew up in a two-bedroom farmhouse that was built in the mid-1800s and once served as a Pony Express stop. Situated in the middle of our organic vineyards, we have always lived the wine country lifestyle. We'd watch our dad drive tractor outside the French doors, ride our bikes over to the shop yard to see the freshly-harvested fruit in their big bins, and ride along in "the big truck" with him as he delivered fruit to wineries in nearby Sonoma and Napa counties.

When we set out to create our own small production wines, we knew they'd be special simply because great wines are born in the vineyards and we have such a close relationship with ours. These vineyards saw us play hide-n-seek, now they see us collaborating together on wines that celebrate our small town roots and humble beginnings.

Our labels, JLC and Boeket, are a tribute to our family's stories and to the California wines we love to drink. JLC honors our Grandpa Jack Leroy Cox, who initially bought our ranch we intentions to subdivide and re-sell. At the time, it was a sheep farm with only a few acres of gnarly carignane. Ironically, he fell in love with the land and decided to make it his home ranch. Boeket is our whimsical, floral label that honors our Dutch heritage and showcases our lighter wines, like our Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé of Carignane. Our Jack label is the newest addition, which is a nod to the jack rabbits that roam our vineyards and celebrates the original carignane vineyards on our ranch.