Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2014 Ridge Lytton Springs – Bottle Notes

Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1959 when three Stanford Research Institute engineers bought an abandoned winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The vineyards had been planted in the late 19th century by a San Francisco physician who produced his first vintage in the original winery, called Monte Bello, in 1892. The first Ridge vintage was in 1962. Paul Draper recently…

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Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (3/23/15)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! The Wine Write writes Get to Know Stephanie Cook & Wonderment Wines. The Wines of Lodi, CA writes The Mokelumne River Viticultural Area. Steve Heimoff writes What…

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