Top 5 Wines of 2019

by George Bato | Dec 7, 2019

TOP 5 WINES OF 2019 WINE COUNTRY CONNECTION During the course of 2019 our tasting group at Wine Country Connection tasted some amazing wines from some of the best vintages for North Coast wines that I’ve seen in over a decade. And so it became a real challenge...

Ramey 2016 Fort Ross Seaview Chardonnay

by George Bato | Nov 13, 2019

RAMEY WINE CELLARS 2016 CHARDONNAY FORT ROSS – SEAVIEW SONOMA COAST David Ramey is one of the pioneers in the California wine industry, and his experience is so vast that it actually manifests directly into the flavors, complexity, and vivid characteristics in...

WINE 101: Wine Terms to Help Elevate Your Wine Experience

by George | Sep 14, 2019

Occasionally there will be a customer that will ask me “What did you mean by ‘such and such’ in your notes?” So I thought it would be a helpful to go over some terms that frequently appear in my offerings. Knowing what is meant by these terms...

La Follette 2016 Lorenzo Vineyard Chardonnay

by George Bato | Aug 7, 2019

There are several key qualities we look for in the highest quality Chardonnays during our tastings. First is the color intensity, and we evaluate it for a golden hue that’s both striking and pure. Next are the aromatics, and we look to smell both complexity and...

Dehlinger Estate Chardonnay

by George | Jul 28, 2019

There is one winery that comes to mind in the Russian River Valley which epitomizes the region and models consistency, age-ability, and balance, and that’s Dehlinger. Tom Dehlinger helped pioneer high-quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir production in the Russian...