…There’s a dragon with matches that’s loose on the town… … A fire in the sky …
Monte Bello
Harvest 2011: Everybody Must Get …
One of the things that has always impressed me about Ridge Vineyards, and particularly about the good folks who work for Ridge Vineyards, is the extent to which not only does everyone wear a great array of hats around here,… Read More ›
A Look Back at the Fall Release Event at Monte Bello (i.e. Event pics!)
With all the excitement of harvest looming on the horizon, and all the forward looking this involves, it does indeed seem as if a proper “look back” at the Monte Bello Fall Release Event is in order; even though it… Read More ›
Fall Release Event at Lytton Springs Next Saturday! It’s Goin’ ON!
(Spoiler Alert: This post is about the Fall Release Event at Lytton Springs on 9.10.11!) There are a lot of things going on at Lytton Springs right now. For example, as I write this, many miles away in the wilds of Santa… Read More ›
The Last Chance Monte Bello …
It’s her last chance Her timing’s all wrong Her last chance She can’t idle this long Her last chance Turn her over and go Pullin’ out of the last chance texaco The last chance –from “The Last Chance Texaco” by… Read More ›
Stardate August 22nd, 2011: We have VERAISON!
Veraison. In simplest form, and for our purposes here, it means the onset of color change in wine grapes. For a red wine grape, this is the turn from green to red. It is essentially the beginning of the “ripening” season, the transition from allocating resources to… Read More ›
10 Questions for Paul Draper: Number Three!
Please join us as we continue on with our special ten-question series with Paul Draper; here is Q & A Number Three! 3- In recent years we’ve seen several new cult wines from California, most of them more expensive than a Bordeaux… Read More ›
