What We Talk About When We Talk About Wine! A rare chance to slip inside the crimson rope and be an oeno-fly on the wall for Paul Draper-led tasting sessions at both Monte Bello and Lytton Springs, in the company… Read More ›
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Anatomy Of A Website
Websites can be a blessing, websites can be a curse. For a producer such as Ridge –with a long history, deep library, and philosophy-first aesthetic– a website is both a challenge and an opportunity. How best to chronicle a cornucopia… Read More ›
Better Late Than Never! #VineWatch13: Week 22!
As you may have gleaned from recent posts, I’ve been away in the beautiful wilds of Penticton, British Columbia for the 2013 Wine Bloggers Conference (conference posts here). Fortunately, however, my colleagues here in Cali have very kindly and ably… Read More ›
#RidgeSomms: WWTAWWTAW, Part III: The Vineyards
What We Talk About When We Talk About Wine: Part III, The Vineyards Ridge Vineyards comes philosophy first. Meaning; origin story. Meaning; understanding Ridge means understanding land. Means walking hallowed rows, means meaning. Meaning; walk on … ~ Whether it… Read More ›
#VineWatch13: Week 21!
As Buster Poindexter once noted, it’s Hot, Hot Hot. And while Kurt Cobain may have had something else in mind when he penned, for the lyrics to “In Bloom,” that “weather changes moods,” it is in fact true that we’re… Read More ›
#VineWatch13: Week 20!
After a week off for #RidgeSomms, we’re ready to get back to #VineWatch13, and I for one can’t wait to see what’s changed since week 18! Let’s have a look at Monte Bello first … Well, the weather’s turned a… Read More ›
#RidgeSomms: To Dine In The Valleys, Part II
Dry Creek Valley. Zinfandel Country. Home to our Lytton Springs Estate. Home to Dry Creek Kitchen. Home to Dustin Valette. Dustin is the chef at Dry Creek Kitchen, and Dry Creek Kitchen is where we took our #RidgeSomms Sommeliers for… Read More ›
#RidgeSomms: It Was The Best Of Times …
It was the best of times, it was the best of times. Not unlike a broodingly alive, spiritually roller-coasted emo-drama teenager the morning after graduation ceremonies, I am currently a certifiable mash-up of emotions. When the music’s over, how to… Read More ›
#RidgeSomms: Jackets Are Preferred
If there is one thing I get teased about above all else, it is the fact that I always wear a sportcoat. In fact, it wouldn’t be far from the truth to say, that literally not a day goes by… Read More ›
#VineWatch13: Week 18! Oh, What A Difference The Sun Makes!
Sun? Check. Heat? Check. Canopy? Check!!! Man, what a week it’s been; it’s been all KIND of hot up in here … And given the striking changes we’re seeing in our vines right now, I thought this might be a… Read More ›
