Cellar Management

Pick My Next Bottle – 2012 Old Vine Zinfandel

The October installment of Pick My Next Bottle focuses on Old Vine Zinfandel from the the 2012 vintage. As I mentioned in the first installment, the purpose of this series is to provide insight into specific wines or producers you may currently have in your cellar. The winning bottle will be opened on Saturday and a Bottle Note will be published…

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The Week in Zinfandel (9/12/16)

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 New York Times writes Owning a Vineyard: The Days of Wine Are Not All Rosy. Rockin Red Blog writes Football Watching Food & Wine Pairings. Ridge…

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The Week in Zinfandel (5/16/16)

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! Ridge Wine Blog writes Extending Zinfandel’s California Legacy. Toledo Wines and Vines writes Napa Valley Versus Sonoma: We Pick the Winner. Tim Fish writes Sonoma County, The…

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The Week in Zinfandel (4/4/16)

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! Steve Heimoff writes A Vertical Tasting of Beekeeper Rockpile Zinfandel. Ridge Wine Blog writes Ridge Buys Whitton Ranch, The Heart of Geyserville. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the…

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The Week in Zinfandel (3/21/16)

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 Wines of Lodi, CA writes about Elyse Perry of Bokisch Vineyards. Reverse Wine Snob reviews the 2013 Cline Cellars Lodi Zinfandel. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the…

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The Week in Zinfandel (2/8/16)

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! Maker’s Table writes Lodi Native Taps Wisdom From Old Zinfandel Vines. Hawk Wakawaka writes 8 Days in Paso Robles. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the 2013 Quivira Zinfandel…

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The Week in Zinfandel (7/27/15)

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 Wines of Lodi, CA writes What Makes Lodi Special? Ridge Wine Blog writes A Groundbreaking Day at Ridge. Wines & Vines writes 40 Years and $6…

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Pick My Next Bottle – 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel

The October Installment of Pick My Next Bottle focuses on 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel from three of the very best Zinfandel producers in the state of California. As i mentioned in the first installment, the purpose of this series is to provide insight into specific wines or producers you may currently have in your cellar. The winning bottle will be…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2008 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. Since 1969 Ridge’s…

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