| Ridge Vineyards | |
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| Location | Cupertino, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°18′18″N 122°07′46″W / 37.3050°N 122.1294°W |
| Appellation | Santa Cruz Mountains, California |
| First vintage | 1962[1] |
| Key people | David R. Bennion (Founder) Paul Draper (Chairman of the Board) Mark Vernon (CEO) David Amadia (President) John Olney (COO & Head Winemaker) Michael Torino (VP of Wholesale Sales) Ryan Moore (VP of Consumer Sales) |
| Parent company | Otsuka Pharmaceutical |
| Known for | Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Zinfandel, Merlot, Grenache, Syrah, Carignane |
| Distribution | International |
| Tasting | Open to public on weekends |
| Website | www |
Ridge Vineyards is a California winery specializing in 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 metres) on Monte Bello Ridge in unincorporated Santa Clara County in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, south of Los Altos, California and west of Cupertino, California. The other Ridge winery facilities are at Lytton Springs in the Dry Creek Valley AVA of Sonoma County.[1] Ridge Vineyard's 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon gained prominence for its fifth-place finish in the 1976 "Judgment of Paris" wine tasting.
- ^ a b "History - Ridge Vineyards". Ridge Vineyards. Retrieved 25 October 2016.