by George Bato | Mar 8, 2020
DuMOL 2017 CHARDONNAY WESTER REACH RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY There is no doubt that DuMOL helped establish the Russian River Valley as a premier growing region for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. Their Chardonnays are all about balance, focus and they’re naturally...
by George Bato | Dec 29, 2019
DOMAINE SERENE 2016 PINOT NOIR EVENSTAD RESERVE WILLAMETTE VALLEY | OR A single taste of Domaine Serene’s iconic Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir narrates a detailed portrayal of the best qualities of the vintage, and illuminates the epitome of Willamette Valley...
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...
by George Bato | Sep 1, 2019
If you follow Robert Parker, or virtually any of the top wine publications in the US, chances are you’ve made note of Paul Lato. Paul is a Sommelier who moved to the Central Coast of California in the early 2000’s and began working in the cellar at Bien...