Proprietor's News

Exciting times at Strawberry Ridge

As you can see from the opening pages, we have been quite busy over the past few months at Strawberry Ridge. 

We are very proud of the continued success of the  Ascot Reserve wines.  It is now more than 15 years since the planting of our first chardonnay vines.  We continue a tradition of producing distinctively styled wine of uncompromising quality.  Distribution now extends across the country and is concentrated on fine restaurants.   

We are now pleased add Rao's wines to our online offerings.  We have been producing chardonnay, merlot and cabernet sauvignon for the famed Rao's restaurant in East Harlem, NY for several years.  Please see our ordering page for information on how you can get these beautiful wines delivered directly to your home.

As always, we thank each of you for your continued support and patronage.

Sincerely,
Susan Kasen Summer & Robert D. Summer
 

In The News

The Litchfield County Times, "Rao's House Wine? It's From Warren"

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People Are Talking

  • "The good life will always include a good bed and a good pair of shoes; When you are not in one you are in the other.  In either case,  it's  a must to have a  bottle of 'THE PIERRE' cabernet sauvignon from The Vineyard at Strawberry Ridge."
    Gerard Madani, Executive Chef
    The Pierre, a Taj Hotel

  • "Unique, quality driven wines from thought provoking "appellations" created by people that care"  Michael Yurch, President, Sherry-Lehmann.  Voted #1 Wine shop in America by Forbes.com
     
  • "The tingle and depth of the Ascot Reserve Chardonnay should have prepared me for the smooth elegance of the new Ascot Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon"  Gael Greene, New York Magazine
     
  • "What a delight!  An elegant and great food wine from France....oops, sorry, I meant Connecticut!"  Jean Pierre Francois, General Manager Mesa Grill, Caesars Palace
      
  • "Working for "The Restaurant Group" over the past six years has allowed me to meet many winemakers and owners of various vineyards.  I would have to say it would be hard for me to find two people such as Bob and Susan that have shown so much pride and dedication to the development of the wines of Strawberry Ridge. 
    I have genuinely taken note of how the wines have grown and matured of the past few years.  With the introduction of the cabernet a few years ago, and the growth and maturity of the chardonnay, Ascot is going to be on our wine list for time to come!"  Adam Gewanter, The Restaurant Group, TAO Asian Bistro, Rue 57.