Ridge Vineyards

Ridge Vineyards is one of California’s most respected fine-wine estates, with roots on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains dating back to 1885, when Italian immigrant Osea Perrone first terraced the slopes and built the original stone winery. The modern Ridge story begins in 1962, when a group of Stanford Research Institute engineers re‑bonded the property and released the first commercial Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon. Under the long-time leadership of winemaker Paul Draper from 1969 onward, Ridge earne…