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Costing under $25 with 14.4% alcohol, the 2007 Rodney Strong Estate Vineyards Russian River Pinot Noir scored 15+ Dionysian points out of 20. At 13 years old, it…
The 37 year-old red Burgundy had 12.8% ABV, cost under $22 then, and scored a fine 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The 1983 Joesph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet,…
The 2018 Crossroads Sauvignon Blanc Mt. Veeder in Napa Valley was made by theRudd Estate, costing $39, has 14.5% alcohol (I know, way too much for S.B.) and…
For a half bottle to ago so well and for so long proves the 18 Dionysian points this 50 year-0ld Bordeaux received was worthy of it. The 1970…
With 13% ABV, the 22 year-old 1998 Waterbrook Sauvignon Blanc from the Columbia Valley in Washington State, cost about $12 then and sadly, it had lost too much…
With 13.2% ABV and costing under $14, the 2019 Geyser Peak Winery Sauvignon Blanc is a really nice seafood wine, and it scored 16 points on the Dionysian…
With 14% ABV (alcohol) and costing under $18, the special 290th Heritage Rhone Blend from Barton & Guestier scored 15+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It…
With 12 ABV, costing under $16, and scoring 15 points on the Dionysian scale, the Multi-Vintage Portugese Vinho Espumante de Qualidade Chave de Oiro sparkling wine is a…
This 37 year-old Italian Nebbiolo-based wine had 12 ABV, cost under $10 back then, and scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Spanna is a nickname for…
At 13% AVB, (alcohol) the 2011 Faustino VII Rioja cost under $18 and it’s Tempranillo provided a 16 Dionysian point wine on their scale of 20. Spicy cherry…