Two great artisan enterprises: The Plumed Horse & Ridge Vineyards. Two great craftspeople: Chef Peter Armellino & Winemaker Eric Baugher. One great night. Tonight. Dig this: Smoked Wild Salmon tomato fondue tartlette, caviar creme friache 2011 Ridge Vineyards Estate Chardonnay ~ Day… Read More ›
Wine Without Worry – Ridge Vineyards: The Bottled Poetry of California’s Santa Cruz Mountains Napa Valley may be the first place that comes to mind when you think of California wine, but there is no place like the Santa Cruz… Read More ›
Oh Susanna! Don’t you cry for me, cuz I’m goin to Monte Bello with Estate Cab on my knee … And by Susanna, of course, I mean Susanna Hoffs; she, of The Bangles, who formerly noted that, as opposed to… Read More ›
Tomorrow is the day. The big day. The big First Friday day. And I have visions of Ridge wine dancing in my head. – I have the 2007 Monte Bello Chardonnay dancing in my head. I see its bold, golden hues… Read More ›
I am an admittedly idiosyncratic traditionalist, in that I am rarely much for traditional traditions, but am conversely rather boffo for my own rather less-than-traditional iterations thereof; which makes it all the more of a personal revolution in the offing… Read More ›
Greetings all, and apologies for the recent radio silence. In CB Radio Talk, I’ve been no Alligator; rather, I’ve been a bit backed off the hammer, in the granny lane. But now I’m ready to catch you on the flip-flop,… Read More ›
It’s Passport Saturday in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Which means it’s an outstanding opportunity for you to uncover gems galore amongst the wild and woolly wildernesses of our decidedly beautiful, rarefied, and rustically authentic appellation. Do we want you to visit… Read More ›
Greetings all! Readers of this blog may be familiar with a series of postings we’ve run over the past couple of years; our “What’s Up Lunch?” series, in which we document unique luncheon pairings with our wines. Well, I’m not… Read More ›
Anyone who’s read about this tasting series, or perhaps even attended an episode, will know that there is always a theme to each tasting event. This was again the case for what was the final Wine Bloggers Tasting of 2011,… Read More ›
This is the third year in a row I’ve had the opportunity to write and present a “Things I’m Thankful For” post on this blog. Each year, on November 23rd, I have sat down in front of the typer and… Read More ›
