Antonio Galloni for Vinous: Ridge manages to pull off the impossible, which is to excel in both larger-volume, commercial bottlings while also offering a number of small production, niche wines that will appeal to the nerdiest of wine lovers. The range continues to expand, which makes it a challenge to keep up, but a very fun challenge. 'Over the last few years we have gotten more comfortable with smaller volume wines than in the past,' said John Olney, a Ridge veteran who spent more than twenty years running the Lytton Springs Estate before being promoted to his current role as Head Winemaker and COO. There are a ton of compelling wines in this range beyond the obvious Geyserville, Lytton Springs and Monte Bello." (03/2022)