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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.5 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by zscheiner on 4/18/2011 & rated 83 points: 1975 - 1976 Guess The Red (Rich & Peggy's House, Los Altos, CA): Rust colored with bricking. Nose was a bit off, earth and green pepper. There was some nice cherry fruit on the palate but also greenness and heat. Not in balance, with the alcohol really ruining it for me. Many others disagreed though, 3 ranking it 1st and 3 ranking it 2nd. (my 8th, group's 4th) (3161 views) | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 4/18/2011 & rated 92 points: 1975-1976 Guess the Red Blindtasting (Rich and Peggy's Home in Los Altos, California): Group's #4 (my #2) – 49 pts.; 3, 3, 2, 1 - bricking medium red violet color; berry, raisin, dried berry nose with a touch of brett; tasty, mature Zin, dried berry, raisin, spicy plum, spicy blue fruit palate; medium-plus finish (100% Zinfandel) (1219 views) |
| By Richard Jennings RJonWine.com (4/18/2011) (Ridge Zinfandel York Creek) Group's #4 (my #2) – 49 pts.; 3, 3, 2, 1 - bricking medium red violet color; berry, raisin, dried berry nose with a touch of brett; tasty, mature Zin, dried berry, raisin, spicy plum, spicy blue fruit palate; medium-plus finish (100% Zinfandel) 92 points | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of RJonWine.com. (manage subscription channels) |
| Ridge Producer website | Wikipedia
Ridge Vineyards is a California winery specializing in premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Chardonnay wines. Ridge produces wine at two winery locations in northern California. The original winery facilities are located at an elevation of 2,300 feet (700 m) on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA near Cupertino, California. The other Ridge winery facilities are at Lytton Springs in the Dry Creek Valley AVA of Sonoma County.Zinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelYork CreekRidge Vineyards has a nice graphic showing the location of their Napa vineyards: York Creek and Dynamite Hill.
York Creek Vineyard, high atop Spring Mountain overlooking the Napa Valley. Zinfandel and petite sirah vines, planted 1970-1990.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Spring Mountain DistrictWikipedia article on the Spring Mountain Distric AVA. |
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