It’s my mom’s birthday today, which is why I’ve waited until January 2nd to conclude this Holiday Feast Video Series. For a great many, the Holidays end no later than January 1st, but in my family, we wrap on the… Read More ›

Special Offerings
Christopher Prepares The Holiday Feast: Part V, section II: The Soak!
Post Summary: 4488: A Ridge Blog celebrates the launch of the Ridge Vineyards 2013 Holiday Offerings by highlighting each of the six signature Wine & Food pairings featured in the 2013 Ridge Vineyards Holiday Feast. This post constitutes In Which… Read More ›
Scenes From A December First Friday
We look very forward to EVERY First Friday event, but the December edition, being the last of the year, is always greeted with just that little extra bit of anticipation. It’s a special one, and we look forward to it,… Read More ›
The New Long Division of Holiday Wine -or- Introducing The Wine Cats!
*Spoiler Alert! This post chronicles the deployment of a Venn Diagram in the service of tasting one of our very special 2013 Holiday Packs: “From Our Library!” ~ Often, when considering NEW wine releases, with ostensibly LONG developmental trajectories, I… Read More ›
Christopher Prepares The Holiday Feast: Part IV, Night Foraging
Post Summary: 4488: A Ridge Blog celebrates the launch of the Ridge Vineyards 2013 Holiday Offerings by pledging to prepare each of the six signature Wine & Food pairings featured in the 2013 Ridge Vineyards Holiday Feast. This post constitutes… Read More ›
Christopher Prepares The Holiday Feast: Part III, Orange Ya Glad?
Post Summary: 4488: A Ridge Blog celebrates the launch of the Ridge Vineyards 2013 Holiday Offerings by pledging to prepare each of the six signature Wine & Food pairings featured in the 2013 Ridge Vineyards Holiday Feast. This post constitutes… Read More ›
1994 Monte Bello: Tasting Notes, Tasting Stories …
Cellarable wines in the middle years of their developmental trajectory can be funny things. Often, they seem to come in and out of focus right before your eyes. When they coalesce around a profile, they can be marvelous, and you… Read More ›