D. Gerasimatos wrote:

> In article >,
> Mark Lipton > wrote:
>
>>The '84 Ridge Geyserville was $5.50 and a hell of a wine; the '90 was
>>$15 and perhaps my favorite of the past 25 years. ;-)
>
>
>
> Well, Ridge Geyserville is still only $30. How do you rate it compared
> to Trentadue? I am not sure I'd take the Ridge, although I like Ridge
> wines.

I haven't had any recent vintages, Dimitri, although I've liked their
Zins in past vintages. If I see any, I'll give it a try. FWIW, I'm no
longer such a big fan of "monster" Zins, though I still want wines of
substance. It's all semantics, I suppose.

Mark Lipton