Ridge

Ridge Ponzo Zinfandel

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is lovely, a bright garnet with jewel-like clarity. Blackberry, brambles, and a touch of tobacco leaf waft up from the glass. Big, fleshy, and full bodied, the palate explodes with a basket full of fruit, blackberries, raspberries, and plums. Herbs, pepper, and mint add layers and complexity. Blackberries Read More

Ridge Paso Robles Zinfandel

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This well-priced single-vineyard Zinfandel just begs for local lamb chops and good company. Chocolate covered cherries and spices waft up from the glass. Big on the palate, this leads with black and red fruit, blackberries and raspberries, with a background of dark chocolate. Still tight half an hour after opening, Read More

Ridge “Lytton Estate” Petite Sirah

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Plummy dark fruit aromas, tobacco, and smoke arise from the glass. It is huge, even flamboyant, on the palate, with juicy black fruits, blackberry and elderberry, smoke, the darkest chocolate, and vanilla, all kept just barely in control by firm, structured tannins. Drink with marvelous wine with equally marvelous local Read More

What We’re Drinking – Ridge Zinfandel 2015

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Really terrific blackberry and blueberry flavors waft up on the nose. Rich blackberry and boysenberry are joined by just enough tart raspberry to give a backbone. Hint of cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper roll through the mid-palate. This a delightful and complex wine, fruit forward and spice back. Pair it Read More