Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz Cabernet Proliferates
Thanks to the perennially outstanding wine from Ridge’s Monte Bello vineyard (seen above overlooking Silicon Valley), California’s Santa Cruz Mountains
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/4/24
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Santa Cruz Mountains Grand Tasting: April 30, Saratoga
I firmly believe that the Santa Cruz Mountains wine region is one of California’s most interesting and dynamic places to
Ridge Vineyards: An American Wine Icon at 60
In 1968, a young Paul Draper was just beginning his career as a winemaker. After a brief stint making some
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/17/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/12/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Elevating Chardonnay in the Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area stands apart from all other California wine regions both literally and figuratively. As
2008 Ridge Vineyards “Three Valleys” Red Blend, Sonoma County
If there’s one thing about a winery that is likely to earn my immediate respect it is what you might
2004 Cooper Garrod “Lone Oak Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains
One of the greatest joys in my life remains the feeling I get when stumbling upon a small winery whose
