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Entries Tagged ‘Ridge Vineyards’

Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley (2007)

Rank:  4th Place (tie) Rating:  92 Approximate Price:  $29 Cutting:  A Zinfandel Blend that is big, complex with chocolate, blackberry, licorice and spice characteristics.   The Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel blend from Dry Creek Valley is a big complex wine with chocolate, blackberry, licorice and spice aromas.  The blackberry, licorice and spice continue on the […]

Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles (2006)

Rank:  2nd Place Rating:  90 Approximate Price:  $22 Cutting:  A crowd pleasing wine with delicious berry, vanilla and spice characteristics. An assortment of berry (raspberry, blueberry and strawberry) aromas and flavors mix beautifully with intriguing vanilla and spice notes in this 2006 Ridge Zinfandel from Paso Robles.  All the Zinfanatics ranked it first or second […]

Premium Zinfandel Tasting at The Still

We had the pleasure of attending a tasting of six premium zinfandels recently at The Still in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The identity of each wine was known in advance.  There were about 12 tasters in total.  Because the wines were not tasted blind per our normal Zinfanatic process, we are not publishing official rankings or ratings.  […]