Ridge Three Valleys Zinfandel

Ridge is the winery serious wine people bring up when they want to sound serious, and Ridge Three Valleys is the bottle of theirs you can send to two hundred people. First released with the 2001 vintage, it's the only multi-vineyard wine Ridge makes, a Zinfandel-led blend drawn from as many as ten Sonoma vineyards, with old-vine Carignane for bright fruit and Petite Sirah for spice and color. Expect black cherry, blackberry, cocoa, and a supple finish. For an employee appreciation wine gift, it hits the sweet spot: a genuinely respected producer at a scale-friendly tier, and a style everyone drinks happily.

Built for employee recognition lists, service anniversaries, and holiday gifts to vendors and referral sources where the list is long and the palates are unknown.

• The producer outclasses the tier. Ridge's Monte Bello is one of California's most storied Cabernets, and that credibility rubs off on every label they make.
• Zinfandel is a crowd wine. Juicy, spicy, and soft, it suits the person who drinks wine weekly and the one who opens two bottles a year.
• There's a detail worth repeating. Ridge ferments it on native yeasts at the same wineries that make their famous single-vineyard bottles.
• It's an American story, California heritage grapes from old Sonoma vineyards, which plays well on a domestic gift list.

Order Three Valleys for the whole team; upload the roster and Prime Wines delivers every bottle wrapped, US and Canada, one invoice.

Is Ridge Three Valleys a good employee appreciation wine gift?

Yes. It carries the Ridge name, one of California's most respected producers, at a tier that works for large lists, and the juicy Zinfandel style pleases nearly every palate. Prime Wines delivers it gift-wrapped to each employee's address with your message.

What should the recipient serve Ridge Three Valleys with?

Anything off a grill, burgers, ribs, sausages, plus pizza and hard cheeses. It's the kind of red that fits a weeknight as easily as a holiday table, so it gets opened rather than stored.