Leigh Ritchie
Leigh Ritchieās Young Tree Wines project looks laid-back, but donāt let that fool you. While his label is named after a reggae album āĀ Groundationās 1999 debut, Young Tree ā and he releases a wine named Natty Dred, Ritchieās thinking about winemaking owes more to the upper echelons of Californiaās Napa Valley than it does to Rastafarianism. With a short and sweet array of wines in the lineup ā a cabernet sauvignon, a marsanne/roussanne blend, and the aforementioned Natty Dred, a chillable red based most recently on merlot ā Young Tree offers wines that hide serious quality behind their Rasta veneer.
