Posts Tagged ‘2010 Ridge Vineyards Ponzo Zinfandel’

The Winemaker Always Rings Twice: A First Friday Mystery

October 4, 2012

What if I were to say to you, here is a group of wines:

2009 Ridge Vineyards Estate Merlot

2010 Ridge Vineyards Pagani Ranch Zinfandel

2010 Ridge Vineyards Ponzo Zinfandel

2010 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs

2004 Ridge Vineyards Oltranti Zinfandel

2006 Ridge Vineyards Nervo Zinfandel

2003 Ridge Vineyards Independence School Zinfandel

And what if I were to present this as a mystery to you, with the mystery being, What unites these wines? What explains why these wines, in this order?

And what if you were to come to First Friday at Monte Bello tomorrow, ready to deduct, to deduce, to decipher?

And what if you solved the mystery?

I wonder what would happen …

A Clue:

The Winemaker’s Ring is not ALL that happens twice …

Grillin’

August 25, 2012

So, I was riding my bike yesterday evening.

Yes, I ride a bike. But no, I do not wear the spandex, or the bright colors, or the clicky shoes. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! But that’s not how I ride. I ride like a 5-year old. I’m far more likely to put baseball cards in my spokes than I am to attach a mirror to a logo’d helmet. Wooden clothespins and baseball cards. That’s how I rock.

The point is, I was riding my bike yesterday evening — a route and time that are not uncommon for me — and it began getting dark before I got home! And, it was getting cold!

What gives?

I mean, yesterday afternoon, we were grillin’!

Grilled tomatoes? Fresh mozzarella? Grilled Portobello? Grilled polenta? Don’t tell ME summer is over!!!

For the food & wine set amongst ye, the lovely dishes above were paired with the following wines:

2010 Ridge Vineyards Estate Chardonnay
(current release)

2009 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello
(new release, available starting next weekend!)

2010 Ridge Vineyards Ponzo Zinfandel
(new release, available starting next weekend!)

2010 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs
(new release, available starting next weekend!)

Regarding that “available starting next weekend” clause above, by the way, there are still a few — albeit a VERY few — tickets left for our big Fall Release/50-Year Anniversary events the next two weekends, so if you’ve not signed up yet to attend, you might want to click below:

Fall Release & 50 Year Celebration/Monte Bello

Fall Release & 50 Year Celebration/Lytton Springs

Cheers!


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