Pine Ridge Winery

Pine Ridge Vineyards is located in the Stags Leap District in Napa Valley. The winery was established in 1978 by Gary Andrus, and focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux blends sourced from vineyards in Stags Leap District, Rutherford, Oakville, Carneros, and Howell Mountain. The wines receive high scores from critics, particularly the Fortis and Epitome Cabernet Sauvignon wines – the latter only produced in outstanding vintages.

The estate's holdings stretch across 80 hectares (200 acres) of land, with the first vineyard planted on a steeply terraced site in Stags Leap. This original vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, as are many of the subsequently acquired vineyard sites. The only exception is the cooler Carneros vineyard, which is planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The Fortis Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of the best blocks of each vineyard site in every appellation.

In addition to Fortis, Pine Ridge also makes several other Cabernet Sauvignon wines, each representing an individual appellation, as well as several blends and varietal wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In the early 1990s, Pine Ridge launched an entry-level blend made of Chenin Blanc and Viognier sourced from Clarksburg and Lodi.