Readers of this blog may recall that I have a fondness for reviewing all the pleasantly unusual search engine terms that have -intentionally or otherwise- led visitors to these virtual pages. Over the years, I have offered up many lists… Read More ›
Wine & Philosophy
We’re Baaaaack! The Return of the Ridge Vineyards Wine Bloggers Tasting Series: 2014 Edition!
It’s a New Year, my friends, which means it’s time for a new Wine Bloggers Tasting Series! That’s right bloggers, this is to serve notice that the 2014 Edition of our Ridge Vineyards Wine Bloggers Tasting Series is officially in… Read More ›
The Collected Wisdom of #ZinZen: Volume II
Statement: “I Want Zinfandel.” Response: Remove “I,” (Ego), then remove “Want,” (Desire). Now you are left w/ only Zinfandel. Zinfandel is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life. There… Read More ›
Double Descanting: scenes from RIDGEtalks – Talking Alcohol By Volume
Excerpted from a recent Live Virtual Tasting, Paul Draper discusses high alcohol in wine, California’s 1997 vintage, and the secret philosophy behind how Ridge has maintained quality and consistency over 50+ years. Join Paul and the production team for another… Read More ›
Announcing the 2013 Ridge Vineyards Wine of the Year!
And what a year it’s been! So rich with memories, adventures, tales and tastes; can it really be a mere 12 months ago that we were first tasting the 2008 Lytton Estate Syrah? It could be a lifetime ago, and… Read More ›
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 ›
The Four Humors … Of Wine!
Being a tradition-minded fellow, I am — when it comes to matters medical, anatomical, physiological, and psychological — a bit of a “Humorist”; that is to say, when in search of physio-spiritual and anatomo-mystical answers, I look backwards, into the… Read More ›
