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• An International Perspective

  By Ridge Vineyards on June 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Ridge Vineyards is represented in over 50 countries around the world. This is no small achievement. It has taken us decades of hard work and dedication to achieve this kind of worldwide distribution and to maintain it. We have some… Read More ›

• Final Assemblage, Historic Release, & Judgment of Paris

  By Ridge Vineyards on May 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This past weekend was the conclusion of our 2016 Monte Bello Collector Assemblage events.  In keeping with this year’s theme, the weekend was cool and wet.  However, that didn’t deter our dedicated members from making the trek up the mountain… Read More ›

• Extending Zinfandel’s California Legacy

  By Ridge Vineyards on May 17, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  As work gets underway for the 2016 vintage, let’s take a look at the new kid on the block here at Monte Bello.  Please meet Monte Bello’s newest arrival: Zinfandel from Croatia.  Given that Zinfandel is known as the ‘California… Read More ›

• Assembling The 2015 Monte Bello

  By Ridge Vineyards on April 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Spring is such a remarkable time of year.  The world around us is waking up from its seasonal slumber.  Trees and plants are in bloom and the hillsides are lush, for the first time in several years, with thick, green… Read More ›

• 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 ›