Current Press

  • In The Wine Advocate issue #187 (27 February 2010), Robert Parker reviewed a number of current and previous vintages of our wines including: 2003 Monte Bello (95+ pts.), 2004 Monte Bello (91 pts.), 2005 Monte Bello (97+ pts.), 2006 Monte Bello (94+ pts.), 2005 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate cab/merlot (92 pts.), 2006 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate cab/merlot (91 pts.), 2007 Geyserville (91 pts.), 2007 Lytton Springs (92 pts.), and 2007 Zinfandel East Bench (90+ pts.). He also reviewed some upcoming wines including: 2007 Monte Bello (92 pts.), 2008 Geyserville (90-92 pts.), 2008 Lytton Springs (91-93 pts.), and 2008 Zinfandel East Bench (90-92 pts.). Read the reviews here.
  • On the eve of a retrospective tasting at Monte Bello celebrating fifty years of Ridge, Eric Asimov has penned a wonderful profile of the winery in his column "The Pour" for the New York Times (1 March 2010) and then continued blogging a little more the following day. Read full article at NYTimes.comArticle (1 March) | Read additional blog entry (2 March) Article
  • The winery is covered in an in-depth article about the Santa Cruz Mountains Jon Bonné, wine editor of the San Francisco Chronicle; the 2006 Monte Bello is also reviewed in this article from 28 February 2010. Read full article at SFGate.comArticle
  • The 2007 Lytton Springs garners more kudos with another 91 point score, this time from Wine & Spirits (February 2010 issue).
  • We ring in the new decade with a 91-point score for our 2007 Lytton Springs from Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines (January 2010 issue). Happy New Year!
  • The 2007 Zinfandel Paso Robles received 91 points from the Wine Spectator's Tim Fish in a web-only review.