It’s not necessarily how it sounds; The Tasting Mat. It’s not a physical location. It is, however, a physical object. It’s your guide through the tasting. And as such, it’s a very important document. Page 1. Three wines. It begins…. Read More ›
Winemaking
Taste The New Spring Releases WITH Our Winemakers!
This is big. Big, Big, BIG. We’re talking Honeycomb Big. And this tasting doesn’t just have 25% MORE! This tasting has 50% more! No, this tasting has 75% more! No, this tasting has 100% MORE! This tasting has 100% MORE WINEMAKERS!… Read More ›
The United States of Syrah: Red, White, and You
If you’ve ever had a bottle of Ridge Vineyards Syrah, you’ve probably checked out the label. And when you checked out the label, you probably saw this … And when you saw this, you probably did a bit of a… Read More ›
Wine Bloggers Tasting: Special Anniversary Edition!
Greetings all! The time has come for the first Ridge Vineyards Wine Bloggers Tasting of 2012, and it is going to be a rather special edition! #WineBloggersTasting On April 20, 2009, the very first post went up on “4488: A… Read More ›
The Breaking of the Bud … Bud Break, Religion, & You
There are, in life, and in history, significant “peak moments”; moments that define eras, map changes, signify achievements, mark consequential turning points on the evolutionary road towards the future. Depending on your creed, your spiritual and/or religious senses, your visions… Read More ›
Monte Bello Collector Component Tasting Event: The 4488 Wrap!
Monte Bello Noir? It was a dark and stormy night. Except it wasn’t. What it actually was, was a warm and sunny morning, with the low sun casting rays through the gauze of morning haze that lightly veiled the vineyards… Read More ›
From Grape to Glass: The Journey
That a grape undergoes a transformative journey en route to its incarnation as a bottle of wine is reasonably self-evident; wine could of course not be possible without said journey taking place. But in fact, there is more than meets… Read More ›
