Ridge Vineyards Three Valleys Sonoma County

Ridge Vineyards Three Valleys Sonoma CountyRidge Vineyards Three Valleys Sonoma County is a red wine made from a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Carignane, Mataro, and Alicante Bouschet grapes grown in Sonoma County, California. The wine has a deep garnet color and aromas of black pepper, black cherry, and spice. On the palate, it is full bodied with firm tannins and flavors of black fruit, spice, and earth. The finish is long and lingering.

It is pot-distilled from 80% Black Dirt-grown corn

Negroamaro can be enjoyed with simple pasta dishes or pizza but it is worthwhile trying to find something typical of Puglia or Southern Italy

ground ginger

NOSE: Slight stewed apples

The wine then ages for 12 months in cement tanks and further 6 months in bottles before release

These delicious bubbles are produced in the traditional method and is aged on its lees for nine months

and extremely expensive area

typically aged between 5 and 6 years

nextSectionDeep gold in color with rich aromatics that blend freshness with a touch of botrytis

The finish is balanced and pleasant with cardamom and peppercorn surging before giving way to red berry and apple candies in caramel

some parcels reputedly well beyond the stated eighteen years

It has a nose full of blackberry and blueberry