Comments for 4488: A Ridge Blog http://blog.ridgewine.com Hosted by Christopher Watkins Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:30:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on No Rest For The Weary, It’s Pruning Time! by Christopher Watkins http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/02/no-rest-for-the-weary-its-pruning-time/#comment-9529 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:30:08 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5375#comment-9529 Thanks Erica! And as to the warm weather, I think it’s been a bit of a relief actually, in at least some respects, in that it’s allowed the teams to get a bit more of a jump on things than usual …

]]> Comment on No Rest For The Weary, It’s Pruning Time! by Erica http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/02/no-rest-for-the-weary-its-pruning-time/#comment-9528 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:25:21 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5375#comment-9528 Love that final quote! Looks beautiful too – is the warm weather affecting the pruning at all?

]]> Comment on #ZinFest: The Movie by Tom Wise http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/30/zinfest-the-movie-2/#comment-9494 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:31:25 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5367#comment-9494 I am not sure if I am lucky to be 6000 miles away, and quietly seething, or unlucky to have missed this event.
For the record…… Does anyone know
1 – How many producers attended?
2 – How many wines were shown?
3 – How many consumers / customers attended?
4 – Is it just a mammoth tasting or are sales made?
5 – How much does it cost to get in?

Who knows, IF I meet the criteria, I maybe could come over in 2013.

]]> Comment on #ZinFest: The Movie by Martin D. Redmond http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/30/zinfest-the-movie-2/#comment-9492 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:57:09 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5367#comment-9492 Hi Christopher…Sorry I missed you at Zinfest. On the other hand I did see Mr. Draper! Great Zins as always!

]]> Comment on ZAP! by Robert Seaney http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/27/zap/#comment-9437 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:27:08 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5350#comment-9437 Ah, looking forward to finding it in a future ATP shipment. Thanks, Christopher.

]]> Comment on ZAP! by Christopher Watkins http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/27/zap/#comment-9436 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:24:44 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5350#comment-9436 It hasn’t, but it IS in bottle …

]]> Comment on ZAP! by Robert Seaney http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/27/zap/#comment-9435 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:23:43 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5350#comment-9435 I didn’t think the 2009 Carmichael had been released yet either, has it?

]]> Comment on By Donn’s Early Light … by Tom Wise http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/26/by-donns-early-light/#comment-9431 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:24:20 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5344#comment-9431 I had the very great pleasure to meet Donn on one of his trips to London, some years ago. He very graciously signed my book, ‘Angels visits’ (by David Darlington) that had led me to discover the many delights that Zinfandel could offer.

In awe of the man, I had brought a bottle of 1973 Geyserville, to show my interest in Ridge. He suggested that I might be better rewarded if I could share it with folk I might meet in the UK who had more in common with me, as he could likely access this on his return to the US.
He gave the impression of a truly lovely man; a difficult act to follow.

Chris, thanks for the reminder
Tom
ps, in his memory I wouold be pleased to share a bottle with any UK based Ridge afficionados. Contact me on tomwise60@talktalk.net

]]> Comment on By Donn’s Early Light … by Tracy Murray http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/26/by-donns-early-light/#comment-9428 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:28:48 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5344#comment-9428 Tears are streaming down my face, you hit it on the head. He was my boss for 8 years, and was so instrumental in shaping who I am today. I think of him so often, though I haven’t walked into the old barn since his memorial. Beautifully written. Thank you.

]]> Comment on By Donn’s Early Light … by Martin D. Redmond http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/01/26/by-donns-early-light/#comment-9422 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:51:51 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5344#comment-9422 Great post Christopher. Great writing touches the soul and this post surely did. As Peg said…a toast to lost vintages

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