DEDICATION: To califusa and 9-Ball -
                            the two people who made
                            this all possible!

DAY 1 - Arrived in Half Moon Bay to meet
              califusa and 9-Ball.  
1996     Ridge California Chardonnay
1997     J. Rochioli Russian River Valley Sauvignon 
            Blanc
1997     Mason Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
1996     Thunder Mountain Santa Cruz Mtn.
            Chardonnay Matteson Vineyard
1994     Marcassin Carneros Chardonnay Hudson
            Vineyard
1995     Dehlinger Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
            Goldridge Vineyard
1995     Skewis Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
            Floodgate  Vineyard

DAY 2 - Visit with Milan Maximovich at his
               Thunder Mountain Winery.
1997     Thunder Mountain Santa Cruz Mtns.
            Chardonnay Bald Mountain barrel sample
1997     Thunder Mountain Santa Cruz Mtns.
            Cabernet Sauvignon Doc’s Vineyard
            barrel sample
1997     Thunder Mountain Santa Cruz Mtns.
            Cabernet Sauvignon Bates Ranch
            barrel sample
1995     Thunder Mountain Santa Cruz Mtns.
            Cabernet Sauvignon Bates Ranch

DAY 3 - A Brilliant offline tasting: 
              Verticals of Ridge Pagani and 
              Alegria - and then some!   
1987     Paul Cotat Chavignol "Reserve des Mont
            Dames" Sancerre
1996     Domaine Baumard Savennieres
1990     Rafanelli Dry Creek Zinfandel
1991     Rafanelli Dry Creek Zinfandel
1991     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch
1991     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch ATP
1992     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch Late Picked
1992     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch ATP
1993     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch
1994     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch
1995     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch Late Picked
1996     Ridge Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
            Pagani Ranch
1991     Storrs Ben Lomond Mountain Zinfandel
            Beauregard Ranch
1994     Thunder Mountain Zinfandel, Dusi Ranch
1995     Weingut Prager Feinburgunder Smaragd
1990     Ridge Russian River Valley Zinfandel 
            Alegria Vineyard
1991     Ridge Russian River Valley Zinfandel 
            Alegria Vineyard
1992     Ridge Russian River Valley Zinfandel 
            Alegria Vineyard
1993     Ridge Russian River Valley Zinfandel 
            Alegria Vineyard
1994     Ridge Russian River Valley Zinfandel 
            Alegria Vineyard
1995     Ridge Russian River Valley Zinfandel 
            Alegria Vineyard
1996     Ridge Russian River Valley Zinfandel 
            Alegria Vineyard
1991     Ridge Sonoma County Zinfandel 
            Lytton Springs
1985     Ridge Sonoma County Zinfandel 
            Lytton Springs
1985     Ridge Sonoma County Zinfandel 
            Geyserville
1985     Ridge Howell Mountain Zinfandel
1977     Ridge Langtry Road Claret

DAY 4 - Ridge Vineyards - "A Day in the
               Vineyard" Party.  
1982     Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 
            Santa Cruz Mtns.
1997     Monte Bello barrel sample
1989     Monte Bello
1993     Ridge Evangelo Mataro
1996     Lytton Springs
1996     Geyserville
1996     Ridge Pagani Zin
1996     Brundlmayer Gruner Veltliner Alte Reben
            (Old Vines; Austria)
1995     Lucien Crochet Sancerre Cuvee Prestige
1996     Brand Muscat Grand Cru Boxler Alsace
1996     Ridge Barbera Dry Creek
1990     Ridge Geyserville
1991     Katherine Kennedy Cabernet Sauvignon
1962     Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac
1980     Ridge Piccetti Zinfandel
1996     Ridge Lytton Estate Syrah ATP
1970     Ridge Jimsomare Zinfandel
1988     Ridge Jimsomare Zinfandel ATP
1989     Taurus - Sean Thackrey
1978     Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon

DAY 5 AM -  Road trip with
                      Jason Brandt Lewis
                      and a visit to Storrs Winery. 
1996     Storrs Santa Cruz Mtn. Chardonnay
            Christie Vineyard
1996     Storrs Santa Cruz Mtn. Chardonnay    
            Vanumanutage Vineyard
1997     Storrs Santa Cruz Mtn. White Riesling
            Viento Vineyard
1996     Storrs Santa Cruz Mtn. Gewurztraminer
            Viento Vineyard
1996     Storrs Central Coast Zinfandel
1996     Storrs Santa Cruz Mtn. Merlot San Ysidro
1996     Storrs Santa Cruz Mtn. Merlot 
            Mann Vineyard
1996     Storrs Contra Costa Sangiovese San Luca
            Vineyard
1996     Storrs Santa Cruz Mtn. Petite Sirah

DAY 5 PM - More road trip with Jason
                     and a visit to 
                     Salamandre Winery.
1996     Salamandre Santa Cruz Mtns. Dry
            Gewürztraminer Matteson Vineyard
1996     Salamandre Santa Cruz Mtns. Chardonnay
            Clos D’or Plise
1996     Salamandre Chardonnay Hunter Moon
            Reserve Arroyo Seco
1997     Salamandre Chardonnay Arroyo Seco 
            Barrel Sample
1995     Salamandre Santa Cruz Mtns. Pinot Noir
            Matteson Vineyard
1997     Salamandre Santa Cruz Mtns. Pinot Noir
            Matteson Vineyard Barrel Sample
1995     Salamandre Merlot Arroyo Seco
1997     Salamandre Merlot Arroyo Seco Barrel
            Sample
1997     Salamandre Primitivo Monterey County
            Barrel Sample
1997     Salamandre Syrah Barrel Sample
1990     Salamandre Santa Cruz Mtns. Late Harvest
            Chardonnay

DAY 6 - A trip to visit  Duane Dappen of
              D-Cubed Cellars.  
1997     D-cubed Napa Zinfandel barrel sample
1996     Frank-Rombaur Larkmead Cellers Cabernet
            Sauvignon Snowden Vineyard 
            Barrel Sample
1996     Frank-Rombaur Larkmead Cellers Cabernet
            Sauvignon Winston Hill Vineyard
            Barrel Sample
1996     Frank-Rombaur Larkmead Cellers Napa
            Chardonnay
1996     Frank-Rombaur Larkmead Cellers
            Gewurztraminer
1996     Frank-Rombaur Larkmead Cellers Napa
            Sangiovese
1994     Frank-Rombaur Larkmead Cellers Napa
            Cabernet Sauvignon

DAY 7 - A trip to Saddleback Cellars to
              visit with Nils Venge and Mary Pisor. 
              Wines tasted:
1996     VENGE Sangiovese Napa
            Penny Lane Vineyard
1995     Saddleback Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
            Napa
1996     Saddleback Cellars Zinfandel Napa

DAY 8 - EPILOGUE

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