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The 2016 Two Angles Red hills Lake County Petite Sirah has 14,3% alcohol, good for a Petite Sirah, scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale and cost under…
At 14,5% alcohol, the 2010 Ironstone Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Franc scored 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It is still very young; deep purple-red…
Scoring 19+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, with 13% alcohol, and costing exactly $18.56 when I got it in 1980, the wine was still…
The 2003 Rodney Strong Sauvignon Blanc Charlotte’s Home from Sonoma County had 13.5% alcohol, (too much for Sauvignon Blanc), cost under $13, and scored 15 points on the…
The 2000 De LoachEstate Bottled Zinfandel from Saitone Ranch in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma, had 14.5% alcohol, cost about $20, scored 17+ Dionysian points, and was the…
Costing under $24, with 14.3% alcohol, and scoring a fine 15 points on the Dionysian scale, the 2016 Landmark Vineyards Overlook Chardonnay from Sonoma County, is loaded with…
Scoring 18+ Dionysian points on its 20-point scale, the 1987 Geyser Peak Reserve Alexandre has 12.5% alcohol, and cost under $16 back then. After decanting, the Bordeaux-style red…
The 1992 Kenwood Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon from Sonoma Valley had 13% alcohol and cost under $20 when released. It scored 18 Dionysian points on the 20 point…
The 1990 Saintsbury Chardonnay, with 12.9% alcohol, and at 29 years old, was a cellar test of mine. The wine scored13 points on the Dionysian scale because it…
The 2010 Folie a Deux Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County, has 14.3% alcohol, scored 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, and cost about $15…