Comments on: Ridge Wines from California – Episode #158

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:54:29 +0000

QOTD Earthquake Zinfandel from Lodi as mentioned below is my favorite for the price (about 20 bucks), but have also fallen in love with the Turley stuff

By: Alos Diallo

Alos Diallo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:43:57 +0000

Awesome episode as always I love ridge

By: Texican

Texican — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:37:19 +0000

Gary,
Great show! I am a big zin fan and enjoy wines from Ridge.

QOTD 1: Lamborn Family zin by Heidi Barrett. A great Howell Mountain wine. Also Howell Mountain 1999 Old Vine; we had this at a restaurant in Scottsdale and still talk about it!

Gail

By: Robert Hickey

Robert Hickey — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:12:19 +0000

Gary,

I stumbled on this site while researching some Riojas. This episode particularly hits home as I visited a Ridge winery in Healdsburg, Lytton Springs, and bought the Three Valleys, Pagani Ranch and Ponzo after some intense tasting. Anyone in that area should take the beaten path to this vineyard. Anyway, I have to say that I found all three to be great and I always consider Ridge when I see them on the wine list. I think that you may have suffered through a bad bottle of the Lytton, but I am glad to see a site that has such a friendly venue for wine afficiandos.

One more thing, do you guys deliver to Florida?

Rob
Altamonte Springs FL

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:39:20 +0000

I am a big fan of Ridge. We visited the Healdsburg location in Sept. ‘06. The facility is very nice, and the wines excellent as well.

I have to wonder, Gary, if maybe your bottle of Lytton Springs was a bit off. I recently had a bottle of the LS Zin which was very very nice. I’ll agree, maybe not a 95, but I would have given it a 92.

By: John Masters

John Masters — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:38:35 +0000

I’ll second what Comment 69: By Alaska1 said about Everett Ridge.. Neat place to visit too in Healdsburg California..

They now are part of Esterlina Vineyards which has an awesome Riesling..

By: DJAAA

DJAAA — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:16:13 +0000

Gary,

I actually love The Ridge you tasted a few months back – and if it weren’t 3am, I’d have the gumption (sp???) to check the label out. I am ‘cellaring’ a bottle to drink in a year or so and I am curious to see the changes. Zins are my absolute favorite wine.

AAA

By: Vinacull

Vinacull — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:09:13 +0000

Gary,
Excellent concept and thanks for taking the idea from the Forums. You mentioned two hours open, but I too wonder whether they were decanted and would have benefitted from being open longer because it seems unusual for the nose to be restrained on the Lytton. QOTD- Can’t list just one – 1) 91 Ridge Lytton Springs 2)’01 Turley Duarte (perhaps because it was excellent and yet smelled/tasted unlike a Zin) and 3) ‘01 Hartford Court Fanucchi Wood. I have a ‘99 Turley Howell Mountain Pringle that I’ll be drinking this year that may challenge this listing.

By: Miguelo DiMarco

Miguelo DiMarco — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:45:38 +0000

Why are you using a Syrah/Amarone/Malbec glass to taste Zinfandel?

Favorite Zin: Earthquake Lodi Zin (Wine Library – $19.99); all kick, no filler. Wimpys need not apply.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:05:54 +0000

Favorite zin? 2002 Elyse A.K.A. Unbelievable juice.