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• Monte Bello Wins Judgment of Paris Repeat Tasting

  By Ridge Vineyards on March 16, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris tasting, over 150 Landry Restaurant Group managers gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 10th to participate in a repeat tasting of wines from the original participating producers. The… Read More ›

• Our Transition To Organically Certified Vineyards

  By Ridge Vineyards on March 11, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  In 2008—after more than a decade of sustainably farming our estate vineyards, and after five years of experimenting with new organic treatments—we began the process of organic certification. The move to organic farming brings our viticulture in line with our… Read More ›

• What’s all that stuff growing in the vineyard?

  By Ridge Vineyards on March 3, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  If you live in close proximity to a vineyard or travel to a wine region this time of year, you’ve likely asked yourself “what is all that stuff growing between the vines”? They are called cover crops, which are crops… Read More ›

• 2016 Vintage Underway at Monte Bello!

  By Ridge Vineyards on February 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  All hands on deck!  It may not seem so, but pruning is truly the official start of the next vintage.  Starting this January, our vineyard crew took advantage of a few sunny days in between the El Niño rains to… Read More ›

• Paul Draper on California Wine, Winemakers He Admires, and The Wine That Changed His Life

  By Ridge Vineyards on February 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  As part of a feature in the UK publication, Noble Rot, Paul Draper shares his insights on the following six questions: 1. What was the wine that changed your life? The 1864 Laffite, purchased through Christie’s in the early 1970’s… Read More ›

• Feasting on the Holidays

  By Ridge Vineyards on December 9, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  For the past several years we’ve made it a tradition to prepare a collection of holiday-themed dishes and provide the full recipes for each along with their suggested Ridge wine pairing.  The recipes are accessible from our website or you… Read More ›

• 2015 Harvest Report

  By Ridge Vineyards on November 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  2015 Vintage – Monte Bello Winery The vines enjoyed a growing season gentler than the prior three. Although short on rainfall—and a continuation into the fourth year of drought—there was some rain in late spring. Cover crops, crucial for providing… Read More ›