My wife and I decided to kick off California Wine Month by checking out the Ridge Vineyards Fall Release Celebration at Monte Bello (“MB”). So as soon as the event was announced, we RSVP’d and eagerly anticipated attending the event on September 1st. However, not long after we decided to check out the Monte Bello Fall Release Celebration, we…
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Wine of the Week: 2009 Ridge Vineyards Estate Merlot
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. For this week, my Wine Of The Week is the 2009 Ridge Vineyards Estate Merlot. The Winery Ridge Vineyards is a California winery with two estates, Monte Bello in Cupertino, and Lytton Springs in…
Recap Of Passport To Dry Creek Valley 2013 – Day Two
Note: If you’re just checking in, you might want to check out the first post in this two-part series of my experience at Passport To Dry Creek Valley. My wife and I and couple of friends attended the 24th Annual Passport To Dry Creek Valley held April 27th and 28th. Dry Creek Valley is a premium…
Ridge Vineyards Wine Bloggers Tasting – Treacherous Troika Trickeration!
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Ridge Vineyard final Wine Bloggers Tasting of the 2012. The Wine Bloggers Tasting is hosted by Christopher Watkins, Ridge’s indefatigable ambassador and Tasting Room Manager. He has been hosting the Wine Bloggers Tasting for about two and a half years now. What make each event…
Ridge Vineyards Post #Harvest2012 Celebration Tasting
I’ve been into, as I refer to it, “the wine thing” for a few years now, including starting this blog in 2010. And each year I’ve found myself becoming more and more fascinated, not just with the finding and consuming wine, but also with how wine is produced. Not so much how wine is made,…
Ridge Vineyards’ 50th Anniversary Harvest Celebration
We attended the Ridge Vineyards 50th Anniversary Harvest Celebration last weekend. I’m literally smiling as I type this because the lyrics to Ice Cube’s “It Was A Good Day” (with a nod to the Isley Bros for “Footstep In The Dark” track) are running through my head as I reflect on the magnificence of the…
#SundaySupper – Celebrating Independence Day with Family, Friends, Food and Wine!
I don’t necessarily think of myself as being very patriotic, but each year around this time we sing “America The Beautiful” at my church, and it chokes me up each time! I truly appreciate this great nation of ours, and feel blessed to be an American. And that’s what the Fourth of July is about…
Wine Of The Week – 2011 Ridge Lytton Estate Rosé
Ridge Vineyard makes a dry Rosé, and it’s outstanding!
Wine Of The Week: 2009 Ridge Buchignani Ranch Carignane
Wine of the Week: Ridge Buchignani Ranch Carignane – An excellent lesser known varietal from venerable Ridge Vineyards
In a Wine Rut? Try these wines!
In a wine-rut? Here are some suggestions for new types of wines to try!