A half century of Ridge Monte Bello

One of the reasons we spent so long at the fair that is New York is so that I could stay long enough to celebrate the release of the 2012 vintage, representing the 50th anniversary, of the American wine I admire most of all, Ridge Vineyards’ top bottling Monte Bello. The handsome leaflet produced to celebrate this half century included my favourite photograph to be found blown up on the bare wooden walls of the Ridge winery, the one shown here of...