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ABOUT JOYCE WINE CO.

Joyce Vineyards began as a chance planting by Francis Joyce in 1989 on a steep hillside in Carmel Valley.

Joyce Wine Company now tells the stories of Monterey County’s unique terroir throughFrancis’ son Russell Joyce, a second generation winemaker who grew up working amongst the vines at the family’s estate. Russell showcases the area’s premier AVAs in a classic and minimal approach to winemaking. He utilizes this approach to create wines of purity and elegance while focusing on the local varietals grown in Monterey County and its surroundings.

WINEMAKERS

RUSSELL JOYCE, 
WINEMAKER

“There’s no rock-n-roll in Romain (lettuce)”

Russell Joyce worked in the produce industry as well as metal fabrications prior to becoming lead winemaker of Joyce Wine Co. in 2010. His true passion has always been winemaking as he grew up working alongside his father and former winemaker, Francis Joyce. Having grown up in Monterey County, Russell is especially passionate about the local terroir and making wines that showcase all that Monterey AVA has to give us.

NICK & TODD GRICE, 
ASSISTANT WINEMAKER

Childhood friends of winemaker Russell Joyce, brothers Nick and Todd Grice grew up racing motorcycles before transitioning to winemaking.

Now as assistant winemakers, they lead cellar production for Joyce as well as several other Monterey wines made at the Joyce Custom Crush Facility.

WINEMAKING

Working closely with trusted local farmers that focus on innovation and sustainability allows winemaker Russell Joyce to harvest solely after achieving physiological ripeness, which translAtes to minimal winemaking procedures in the cellar. With an aim for typicity and honesty in every wine produced, Joyce uses neutral fermentation and aging vessels to limit secondary influences on the fruit itself. The combination of diverse vineyard sites and minimal cellar practices produce expressive wines that represent a time and place in Monterey’s coastal climate.
 

 
JOYCE WINERY
1341 Dayton Street, Unit G, Salinas, CA 93901
 
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VINEYARDS

We work closely with trusted farmers and local vineyards including

ESCOLLE VINEYARD | TONDRE GRAPEFIELD | MASSA ESTATE | PELIO VINEYARD | ZABALA | JOULLIAN VINEYARDS |TEAGUE VINEYARD | CEDAR LANE | DANNY FRANSCIONI | MISSION RANCH | DE TIERRA VINEYARDS | ALBATROSS RIDGE | MANZONI VINEYARD | JOYCE VINEYARDS