Ridge

Not only is Ridge one of the ‘California originals’ that set the table in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but they’ve continuously taken American winemaking to new heights ever since. They rejected the ‘maximum fruit’ push of the ‘90s, and they employed a minimal-intervention approach long before ‘natural wine’ was in vogue. With its proximity to the Pacific, as well as more limestone and higher altitudes than Napa or Sonoma, Ridge’s location in the Santa Cruz Mountains yields comparatively fresh, savory, detailed expressions of cabernet sauvignon.