As you’ve read on this blog before, we’re big fans of ZAP and their Zinfandel Experience. It has become somewhat of a tradition for us to use this annual event as an opportunity to showcase our upcoming releases for the… Read More ›

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ZAP’s Zinfandel Experience
ZAP (the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers) kicks off their annual Zinfandel Experience tomorrow in San Francisco and you can bet you’ll find us there throughout the weekend. Not familiar with ZAP? Here’s the skinny: A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, ZAP was… 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 ›
Re-Experience The Zinfandel Experience!
Were you there? Wasn’t it amazing? You were! Yes! What a day! A Sunny January in San Francisco, at The Presido, surrounded by 10,000 Zinfandels, and happy people drinking them? Yes! What, you weren’t? I’m so sorry! We missed you!… Read More ›
Double Descanting: scenes from RIDGEtalks – Talking Zinfandel, Talking Sub-Parcel Harvest
Ever wondered what we mean when we talk about “building” a wine? Curious as to what “sub-parcel” harvesting is? Interested in the secrets behind how minimum intervention complexity is made possible? Ever wondered what the difference is between Lytton Springs… Read More ›
Zap! You Love Zinfandel! – Kablam! You Love ZAP!
Pow! There’s big news in ZAPland! Ask yourself, what do Ridge Vineyards, Biale Vineyards, Terra D’Oro Winery, and Starry Night Winery have in common? Answer? We’re all board members of ZAP! And YOU may remember ZAP from such events as the … Read More ›
#ZinFest: The Movie
Hard to believe ZAP’s #ZinFest has already come and gone. We anticipate it for so long, then suddenly, it slips right past us, and the anticipatory cycle starts anew. Fortunately, via the miracles and mechanisms of modern guerilla theater, we are… Read More ›