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Penticton Angels, Oeno Bums, and a Wine Blogger On The Road
Penticton Angels, Oeno Bums, and a Wine Blogger On The Road is a short film from #WBC13 (the 2013 Wine Bloggers Conference), chronicling the people, places, and wines of this year’s conference, shot on...
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A Presidential Porterhouse: Obama, Flay, & Geyserville
The occasion was what is called, in proper politico parlance, a “working dinner.” In this case, it was a Superpower rendition thereof: heading up the guest list? U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese...
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Anatomy Of A Website
Websites can be a blessing, websites can be a curse. For a producer such as Ridge –with a long history, deep library, and philosophy-first aesthetic– a website is both a challenge and an opportunity....
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#RidgeSomms: WWTAWWTAW: Part IV, Tasting
What We Talk About When We Talk About Wine! A rare chance to slip inside the crimson rope and be an oeno-fly on the wall for Paul Draper-led tasting sessions at both Monte Bello and Lytton Springs, in...
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Things To Do On Summer Solstice
It’s the longest day of the year, and what should one do? Me, I got married! I got married four years ago today. For many, many, many wonderful reasons, of course, but as but one example; what better...
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The Ritual Of Wine: A Question For You
On a personal level, I am a ritualist. I ritualize everything. For me, a ritual is the path to awareness. Enacting a ritual is an act of mindfulness. It is a way to stop oneself, and make oneself...
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Tasting Room Noir
Brought to you in Solid State ELECTRONICAMERICANA, presents Tasting Room Noir Filed under: Monte Bello, RIDGE Staff, Social Media, Tasting Rooms, Video, Viticultural Salmagundi, Wine & Music, Wine...
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#VineWatch13: Week 24!
I spent a bit of time today with our viticulturists from both Lytton Springs & Monte Bello; Will Thomas & Kyle Theriot, respectively. And you know what? They’re getting a bit antsy. And that’s...
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Rare & Elusive Wine To Be Visible @ July First Friday. Reports of...
Every once in a while, we pull a rabbit out of the hat. This wine, is that hat. ~ Some of you may know it; possibly by direct experience, most only by rumor. It’s a summer wine, so if you’ve... Read...
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#VineWatch13: Week 25! -or- Grapes That Plump When You Cook ‘Em!
The sun is shinin’, the weather is sweet, yeah, makes you wanna move those dancin’ feet …. Meaning, of course, that the summer is in full swing, and in fact, it’s cookin’! And what’s that mean for our...
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Is This Gauche?
I first learned the word as a child, from a Peanuts cartoon. Gauche. Something about Snoopy disparaging someone else’s root beer quaffing. So, my question is this: is Ravioli Two Ways gauche? Reason I...
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Scenes from Farm-to-Grill 2013 at Monte Bello!
At Ridge Vineyards, we don’t stage all that many truly large-scale events, but when we do, we always opt to go all-out, and our annual summer events are just these sorts of happenings. We present two...
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#VineWatch13: Week 26 – 6 weeks ’til Harvest?
I know, I know, it sounds crazy. 6 weeks ’til Harvest? No way!!! But, you saw that post a couple days ago, didn’t you? The V Monologues? Well, I heard none other than David Gates himself say, this...
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We Don’t Need No Education?
There are early rumblings of a massive trade plan afoot between the EU and the US, and it’s a pretty big deal. The talks began on Monday, and if the process succeeds, it will create the largest...
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To Witness The Birth Of A Vineyard …
High atop the ridge, near the very peak of the mountain, lies a patch of land that has lain fallow lo these past seven years, kept company only by a lone tree on hill. Patient, serene, in solitude; the...
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#VineWatch13: Week 27!
We’re not exactly counting down the days just yet, but everyone around here definitely has the H word on the brain, because at this point, there doesn’t seem to be any doubt that we’re looking at an...
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Passport, My Ridge Anniversary, & More …
Today is Passport Saturday, and I am in the mood to celebrate! Why? A great many reasons! One, I love this appellation! And, I’m not the only one. Check this out: “There is no doubt in my mind the...
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When Our Vineyards Were First Planted -or- Vines As Old As False Teeth
As with pretty much everyone at Ridge, my boss is an avid accumulator of strange wine arcana; Ridge-wise and otherwise. Fortunately, he is great about sending on his findings. When I recently returned...
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The Zen of Wine – Be JJ Cale Now
I believe JJ Cale was sent to us to teach us about simplicity. I believe JJ Cale was a Bodhisattva returned to the Samsaric world to enact for us all the quiet power of soul. I believe JJ Cale was......
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First Friday Library Showcase! What, From The Vaults, Emerges?
August First Friday can be a great deal of fun. Why? There are no shipments in August, so it’s tabla rasa as regards selecting wines to showcase. So what to do, what to do, what to do? Well … got......
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