2022/23 Ridge Vineyards Geyserville, Alexander Valley, USAABOUT THIS WINE First produced in 1966, Geyserville is Ridge Vineyards longest running Zinfandel based wine and a defining expression of Californias historic field blends. Sourced from old vines (some over 130 years old) at the Trentadue Ranch in Alexander Valley, this wine is a co fermented blend of Zinfandel, Carignane, Petite Sirah, and a small amount of Alicante Bouschet and Mataro (Mourvdre), grown in gravelly, well drained soils near the Russian

renowned for its integrity

the original vines were planted in the 1960s with a predominance of Sciccarello in red and Vermentino in white

Ideal pairings include oysters

The soils—primarily weathered shale and clay—and the proximity to the icy Atlantic create wines with natural tension

it is a great source of incredible value today

the call of the vines was to loud to ignore and he moved back to France to pursue winemaking full-time

and lessons led Sierra to start her eponymous winery with the 2015 vintage in Australia

The parcel’s complex sedimentation is largely due to the subduction of a tectonic plate which has surfaced the oldest rock outcroppings in the whole of the appellation

Their approach emphasizes minimal intervention: hand-harvesting

Hirsch utilizes soft pruning

focusing on purity of fruit

acquired by our paternal grandfather in 1947