Ridge Vineyards

Ridge Vineyards
Location	Cupertino, United States
Coordinates	37°18′18″N 122°07′46″W / 37.3050°N 122.1294°W / 37.3050; -122.1294
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.ridgewine.com

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.