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Friends Don’t Let Friends Rhone Alone (and with THIS event discount, no one...
Bills got ya down? The Man treadin’ on ya? Feeling the pinch, and tightenin’ yer belt? Been in the breadline, and sufferin’ a drought-out? I feel ya. It’s hard out there. Everyone has to make...
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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...
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Behind The Scenes of the Live Virtual Tasting …
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...
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Umami, Lytton Springs, & The One Place You NEED To Be Today
Breaking News, Breaking Image, this is LIVE from the Spring Release Celebration at Lytton Springs. This is Right Here, Right Now! Spring Release Celebration @ Lytton Springs Date: 4/5/2014 Spring is an...
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Celebrating 50 Years of Zinfandel!
50 years! Do you know what was happening 50 years ago? As but a few examples: President Lyndon Johnson inaugurated the “War on Poverty” “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles hit the #1 spot in the...
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The Collected Wisdom of #ZinZen: Volume IV
When you drink Zinfandel, do not drink aromatics, textures, notes, layers, mouthfeels, or hints of. Just drink Zinfandel. When angry, count to Zinfandel. If you have time to be mindful, you have time...
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An Old-School Style
As you’re likely already aware, Ridge Vineyards is in the midst of happily celebrating 50 years of zinfandel production (#50yearsofzin), and so understandably, I think we’ve all got a bit of zin on the...
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Zins, Blends and BBQ in Pictures
Thanks to everyone that attended our Zins, Blends & BBQ event at Monte Bello on Saturday, June 28th. It was a festive affair on the hill and it’s always a special occasion to welcome so many of...
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Farm-to-Grill in Pictures
As the five o’clock hour approached on Saturday, July 5th, the teams responsible for producing the events at our wineries breathed a collective sigh of relief. Don’t get me wrong, we love putting on...
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Ridge Hosts A New Zin Tradition!
This summer ZAP is offering a new, more casual celebration of Zinfandel as a complement to its annual January Zinfandel Festival in San Francisco. For the inaugural installment of this new event, the...
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Getting Out The Juice: Press Operation and Press Fractions
Unless you’re a winemaker, study winemaking, or are an extremely knowledgeable wine consumer, the term “press fractions” probably reminds you of grade school mathematics class. However, the process of...
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A #Harvest2014 Update
Here we sit on the 8th of September and, if you can believe it, we’re already past the halfway mark for our Sonoma County ranches. Lytton Springs and Geyserville should be finished this week....
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Submerging the Cap
The cycles of a grape harvest are an amazing sight to behold. From the feverish pace of the vineyard crews picking the grapes, to the meticulous team at the winery managing the fruits arrival, there’s...
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Behind The Scenes of the Live Virtual Tasting …
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...
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Sonoma County’s Largest Grower of Organic Grapes
In 2008—after more than a decade of sustainably farming our estate vineyards, and after five years of experimenting with new organic treatments—we began the process of organic certification. The move...
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New ATP Releases on the Horizon
Are you familiar with our ATP membership program? It was the very first winery “wine club” in California, beginning back in 1977. Over these 37 years, ATP members have received exclusive access to...
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Submerging the Cap
The cycles of a harvest are a sight to take in. From the feverish pace of vineyard crews picking grapes to the meticulous team managing their arrival at the winery, there’s an incredible amount of...
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Fall Colors at Lytton Springs
The 2014 harvest was one of the earliest harvests we’ve ever had. Typically In late October we are still picking at Monte Bello, however in this unusual year we were essentially done at all of our...
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Monte Bello Re-Planting Update
In 2007, Ridge took out a long-term lease on much of the old Rousten Ranch to replant the vineyards—hoping that they produce wines that can contribute to our Estate and our Monte Bello. The Rousten...
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Zinfandel Day 2014 is November 19th!
What is Zinfandel Day? Zinfandel Day is Wednesday, November 19th and is a worldwide celebration of the Zinfandel grape variety, intended to give wine lovers around the globe a platform to express their...
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