Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley

Perched high in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Ridge Vineyards is an absolute titan of historic California winemaking. Famous for their unwavering commitment to pre-industrial methods, the estate champions single-vineyard expressions, dry-farming, and total transparency through their pioneering ingredient labeling. Whether crafting electric, old-vine Zinfandel from Sonoma or their legendary, Bordeaux-rivaling Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon, Ridge relies on native yeasts and minimal intervention. These are fiercely traditional, structurally monumental wines of unmatched pedigree, delivering breathtaking complexity, intense savory depth, and spectacular cellar longevity.

Sonoma is one of California's most varied wine counties - a vast sweep of valleys, coastline and redwood country running from the cool Pacific shore to warm inland hills. That range is the whole point: cold fog reaches deep inland to give crisp Pinot Noir and Chardonnay near the coast, while old-vine Zinfandel and ripe Cabernet come off the warmer sites, each from its own pocket. A working, farm-country wine region with something of everything.