As our Live Virtual Tasting was playing out on the far side of the black soundproofing behind us, our “live studio audience” (comprised of some of our very wonderful wine club members!) enjoyed the wines in the old Torre Winery… Read More ›
Wine Tales
Stories about, or suggestions for, wines and special occasions!
The Tasting Will Not Be Televised, The Tasting Will Be Live!
Actually, it sort of WILL be televised, at least in a kind of contemporarily modern sort of interwebby way; i.e. it will be streamed. But most importantly, the tasting will be LIVE! Say what? Live Virtual Tasting. Ridge Vineyards winemakers,… Read More ›
When The North Came South: Lytton on the Mountain
Our very lovely colleagues to The North (i.e. Lytton Springs) recently paid a very welcome visit to Monte Bello, and with the much-appreciated contributions of Eric Baugher (VP of Winemaking/Monte Bello), David Gates (VP of Vineyard Operations) and Kyle Theriot… Read More ›
A Winemaker’s Conception
In studying The Jazz, one will often come across discussions of a musician’s “conception.” What does this mean? Many a critical theorist has deployed the term, and Eric Nisenson, for example, in his studies of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and… Read More ›
Once Lytton, Twice Shy, Babe …
The Monte Bello Retail Sales & Hospitality Team was today able to make a rare and wonderful trip to Lytton Springs, and it was an adventure sure to be long-remembered. We walked the Lytton West and East Bench Vineyards with… Read More ›
The Blog Post I’ve Been Waiting Almost Five Years To Publish!
In the early days of “4488: A Ridge Blog,” the idea never even crossed my mind. Even at Post #1000, it seemed little more than a mirage shimmering in the distance; untouchable, unearthly, unreal. But in recent weeks, it became… Read More ›
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 ›
