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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 18 October 202638 issues · 86 checks

This review found 38 issues worth fixing on jwine.com, 16 of them high impact, across 86 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
2.4 s1.7 sApr 25Oct 102.3 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
Apr 25, 20261.9 s
May 2, 20261.8 s
May 9, 20261.9 s
May 16, 20261.9 s
May 23, 20261.9 s
May 30, 20262.0 s
Jun 6, 20261.9 s
Jun 13, 20262.0 s
Jun 20, 20262.0 s
Jun 27, 20262.0 s
Jul 4, 20262.1 s
Jul 11, 20262.1 s
Jul 18, 20262.0 s
Jul 25, 20262.0 s
Aug 1, 20262.0 s
Aug 8, 20261.9 s
Aug 15, 20261.9 s
Aug 22, 20262.0 s
Aug 29, 20262.0 s
Sep 5, 20262.1 s
Sep 12, 20262.2 s
Sep 19, 20262.2 s
Sep 26, 20262.2 s
Oct 3, 20262.3 s
Oct 10, 20262.3 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
188 ms112 msApr 25Oct 10179 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
Apr 25, 2026129 ms
May 2, 2026121 ms
May 9, 2026129 ms
May 16, 2026122 ms
May 23, 2026135 ms
May 30, 2026150 ms
Jun 6, 2026154 ms
Jun 13, 2026163 ms
Jun 20, 2026167 ms
Jun 27, 2026171 ms
Jul 4, 2026179 ms
Jul 11, 2026170 ms
Jul 18, 2026170 ms
Jul 25, 2026170 ms
Aug 1, 2026163 ms
Aug 8, 2026172 ms
Aug 15, 2026171 ms
Aug 22, 2026168 ms
Aug 29, 2026162 ms
Sep 5, 2026155 ms
Sep 12, 2026156 ms
Sep 19, 2026161 ms
Sep 26, 2026162 ms
Oct 3, 2026171 ms
Oct 10, 2026179 ms

Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.

One score from every part of this review. How it works

Full-page screenshot of jwine.com (desktop) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. jwine.com at 0.4 s0.4 s
  2. jwine.com at 0.8 s0.8 s
  3. jwine.com at 1.1 s1.1 s
  4. jwine.com at 1.5 s1.5 s
  5. jwine.com at 1.9 s1.9 s
  6. jwine.com at 2.3 s2.3 s
  7. jwine.com at 2.6 s2.6 s
  8. jwine.com at 3.0 s3.0 s

Speed

12 to fix35
  • Improve image delivery

    7.9 s · 2.6 MB

    13 images could be 2.6 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 7.9 s faster on a phone.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    5.8 s · 1.7 MB

    About 1.7 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 5.8 s faster on a phone.

  • Render-blocking requests

    2.3 s

    18 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.3 s.

  • Mobile performance score: 35

    35/100

    Your mobile performance score is 35 (desktop: 36). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.

  • Main-thread work: 4.7 s

    A phone's processor spends 4.7 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.0 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Google CDN and commerce7.com and others), adding 3.7 MB and 2.1 s of main-thread time.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    750 ms · 172 KiB

    About 172 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 750 ms faster on a phone.

  • Google CDN adds 680 ms

    680 ms

    Google CDN costs a phone 680 ms of main-thread work and 1.8 MB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 741 ms

    741 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 741 ms of main-thread work and 679 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    600 ms · 100 KiB

    10 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (100 KiB).

  • commerce7.com adds 276 ms

    276 ms

    commerce7.com costs a phone 276 ms of main-thread work and 530 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • redchirp.com adds 31 ms

    31 ms

    redchirp.com costs a phone 31 ms of main-thread work and 312 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • 20 long tasks on the main thread

    20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 190 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Minify CSS

    150 ms · 19 KiB

    19 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    100 ms · 64 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 64 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 100 ms faster on a phone.

  • Minify JavaScript

    150 ms · 6 KiB

    6 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

  • Font display

    50 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).

  • Chained critical requests

    Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.

1 checks passed
  • Server response: 3 ms

    3 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 3 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

10 to fix50
  • Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors

    Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.

  • First Contentful Paint: 9.9 s

    9.9 s

    The first text or image appears after 9.9 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 68.3 s

    68.3 s

    Your largest element takes 68.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “J and the Golden State Valkyries”.

  • Speed Index: 21.0 s

    21.0 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 21.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Time to Interactive: 72.2 s

    72.2 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 72.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 848 ms

    848 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 848 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.23

    0.23

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.23 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Tap response (INP) got 40% slower for real visitors

    +40%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-10, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 129 ms to 179 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Largest content (LCP) got 25% slower for real visitors

    +25%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-10, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.9 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • 15 images without width and height

    15 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.

4 checks passed
  • Real-user LCP: 2.2 s

    2.2 s

    Real visitors wait 2.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.6 s

    1.6 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 716 ms

    716 ms

    Real visitors wait 716 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.044

    0.044

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.044, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

5 to fix18
  • Page weight: 22.4 MB in 175 requests

    22.4 MB

    Your homepage downloads 22.4 MB in 175 requests on a phone: images 17.4 MB (39), scripts 3.3 MB (61) and other files 848 KiB (42). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 4 images over 500 KB

    4 images weigh 14.6 MB together. On a phone connection a single image that size takes seconds.

  • 1 image far larger than shown

    9.5 MB

    1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example JVW_DEC2023_WebRefresh_Homepage_Events_2310x980.gif at 2,310 px wide, shown at 390 px. Resized copies would save about 9.5 MB.

  • 13 images below the first screen load straight away

    13 images further down the page (15.1 MB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • 13 images in older formats

    13 images (13.8 MB) are JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.

  • About 6.3 g of CO₂ per visit

    6.35 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 6.35 g of CO₂e: 761.8 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

Accessibility

3 to fixGoogle 9795
  • ARIA dialog and alertdialog nodes should have an accessible name (1 element)

    ARIA dialog and alertdialog nodes should have an accessible name: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 2 form fields without a label

    2 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.

  • Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.

    Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).

2 checks passed
  • Every image has alt text

    All 27 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 39 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 41 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 39 passed and 2 failed. 8 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

2 to fixGoogle 9293
  • 4 H1 headlines

    There are 4 <h1> headlines (“October’s Pairing:”, “A Chill After Dark” and “Forty years of growth, exploration, and transform…”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.

  • 17 links with vague text

    17 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.

  • 60 internal links, 8 external

    The homepage links to 60 pages on jwine.com and 8 external pages.

7 checks passed
  • Meta description: 123 characters

    Your meta description is 123 characters: “Welcome to J Vineyards & Winery, the ultimate fine wine tasting and food destination in the beautiful Russian River Val…”.

  • Title: 55 characters

    Your title is a healthy 55 characters: “J Vineyards & Winery | Healdsburg Winery & Wine Tasting”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.jwine.com/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, Organization, WebPage and WebSite.

  • Open Graph tags complete

    Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.

  • robots.txt in place

    robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.

  • XML sitemap found

    Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.jwine.com/sitemap_index.xml.

AI search readiness

1 to fix88
  • Some text only appears after JavaScript runs

    60%

    The HTML your server sends has 847 of the 1,415 words a browser shows. AI crawlers don't run JavaScript, so they miss the rest.

3 checks passed
  • AI answer engines may read the site

    Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.

  • Organization data: 5 of 6 facts

    Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details; logo would complete it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes /llms.txt (3 KiB, 37 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

2 to fix90
  • 5 pages without a meta description

    /find-near-me, /shop, /product/j-vineyards-gift-card, /visit/legacy-tasting and /visit/signature-tasting have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 1 link to non-canonical URLs

    Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /shop, whose canonical is /collection/wines. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 42 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

5 checks passed
  • Linked pages load

    All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.

  • Titles are unique

    Every page we checked has its own title.

  • Every page has an H1

    Each page we checked has a main headline.

  • No linked page is hidden from search

    None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.

  • Every page has a title

    All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.

Best practices

2 to fixGoogle 9687
  • 11 small tap targets

    11 of 44 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.

  • 3 JavaScript errors while loading

    3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “fbq is not defined”.

1 checks passed
  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

1 to fix88
  • No social proof

    No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.

  • Phone number is not tap-to-call

    Your phone number appears as text but isn't a tel: link, so phone visitors can't tap to call.

  • No map or directions link

    There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.

  • No risk reducer

    No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.

  • About 1,415 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 1,415 words of visible text.

7 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP NEW ARRIVALS” and “SHOP NOW”.

  • 17 calls to action

    The homepage has 17 calls to action, for example “Shop”, “SHOP NOW” and “Read More & Shop”.

  • 3 short forms

    3 short forms (5 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.

  • Opening hours shown

    Your opening hours are on the homepage.

  • Phone number on the homepage

    Your phone number is on the homepage.

  • LocalBusiness structured data

    Your homepage describes the business with LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants can read its address, hours and phone reliably.

Privacy and tracking

  • 4 trackers load before any consent

    4

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Klaviyo (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (OneTrust) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.

  • 9 cookies set on arrival

    9

    Opening the homepage sets 9 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).

  • 26 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 26 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

1 checks passed
  • Consent tool: OneTrust

    A consent management tool (OneTrust) loads with the page.

Security, domain, email and software versions

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Upkeep, stack and company

Stack

CMS
WordPress
Framework
jQuery
Analytics
Google Tag Manager

Company

Founded
1986

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