History and philosophy of winemaking at Ridge Vineyards 1970s-1990s
By: Paul Draper ; interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser in 1994. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Teiser, Ruth.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 1944
Subjects: Vintners -- California -- Interviews.; Wine and wine making -- California.; Wineries -- California -- Santa Cruz Mountains.; Wineries -- California -- Santa Cruz Mountains -- Geyserville.; Ridge Vineyards.
Genres: Interviews.
Other titles: Wine spectator California winemen oral history series.
Description: Draper discusses his Stanford education, wine indoctrination; army service in Italy, and foreign affairs work in South America, 1960-1966; establishing a winery in Chile, 1967: equipment, cooperage; Ridge Vineyards & Winery: history, re-starting the winery in the 1960s, David Bennion, Fritz Maytag, winemaking techniques and philosophy; other California wineries and production processes; importance of vineyard terroir, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, vineyard- designated labels, marketing; sale of Ridge to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.