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98 point Monte Bello? Check! Wood-Fired Pizza? Check! Live Jazz? Check! When?...
This is going to be a GREAT weekend; a weekend of celebrations, introductions, and reunions: Celebrating 50 years of Ridge Vineyards! Introducing the New Fall Releases! Welcoming back Pizza Politana...
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Fall Release & 50 Year Celebration: The Lytton Springs Edition is ON!
Today is THE day to visit Lytton Springs! The new Fall Releases are on the tasting bar … 2009 Monte Bello, “Another utterly magnificent, towering masterpiece from Ridge” -98 points, Robert Parker’s...
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This Weekend’s Post-Harvest Celebration Tasting: Who’s Hosting, & What We’re...
(Spoiler Alert: There is information detailed below that will quite likely lead you to really, really, really wish you’d made a reservation for this special tasting. So I’m going to briefly open up the...
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Radio Silence: Over!
Greetings all, and apologies for the recent radio silence. In CB Radio Talk, I’ve been no Alligator; rather, I’ve been a bit backed off the hammer, in the granny lane. But now I’m ready to catch you on...
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First Friday is gettin’ Hectic, it’s gettin’ Wild …
As KRS-One noted in The Urge, it’s gettin hectic, it’s gettin’ crazy, it’s gettin’ hectic, it’s gettin’ wild. And clearly he had the December First Friday in mind. Smart individual, KRS-One … But back...
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The Top 100s are coming!
This time of year can be quite a hoot if you’ve got a bit of time for some extra reading; it’s the time of the Top 100s, and they’re already coming. Some of them are humorous, some are ridiculous,...
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‘Twas The Night Before First Friday …
Tomorrow is the day. The big day. The big First Friday day. And I have visions of Ridge wine dancing in my head. – I have the 2007 Monte Bello Chardonnay dancing in my head. I see its bold, golden...
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Announcing the 2012 Ridge Vineyards Wine of the Year!
I cannot help myself; I’m in the Year-End-List spirit. I MUST make my Best-Ofs … And for today’s canonically contributive endeavour, I am going to grapple into submission a task never yet set; I am...
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Jon Bonné’s most memorable wines, and a walk down Eisele lane …
You’re reading this blog, so it’s probably reasonable to assume you’re aware of Jon Bonné. Possibly from just reading this blog, but more likely because of his excellent wine column in the San...
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Building The 2012 Monte Bello: Part II
We’ve just completed the second round of the Monte Bello Assemblage Tasting, and the blend is in! It was quite a remarkable tasting; somewhat unique in its architecture, as compared to some past...
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