(WB) - Employees at J Vineyards and Winery were told yesterday that E&J Gallo is purchasing the winery, according to multiple industry sources.

Second generation vintner Judy Jordan founded what is now called J Vineyards & Winery in 1986, purchasing the former Piper Sonoma winemaking facility south of Healdsburg in 1996.

The deal does not include Jordan Vineyards and Winery, for which there is seperate ownership. Some customers may still think Jordan makes J sparkling wine, but that hasn't been the case since the 1980s. John and Judy Jordan have always run the wineres seperately and the ownership is separate.

"I'm not selling, I’m having too much fun, I like doing this too much” Jordan Winery CEO John Jordon told winebusiness.com.