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Costing $8.39 way back then, with nearly 13% alcohol, the 47 year-old 1973 Joseph Drouhin Savigny-Les_Beaune scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It…
At 11.5% acohol, costing under $20, and scoring an excellent 17 points on the Dionysian scale, the 2016 Forty-Five North Riesling from the Leelanau Peninsula in Michigan is…
The 1960 Crofts Vintage Porto cost $10 then, has 19% alcohol, and scored 18+ points on the Dionysian scale. Very good for a 60 year-old wine. Brick and…
The 2006 Scott Arroyo Seco Pinot Noir Dijon Clone scored 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It has 13.5% alcohol, cost under $25, and reflected the Monterey…
At 13% alcohol, costing under $10 , (bought in Croatia) the 2017 Fiolic Marastine scored 16 delightfully dry points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It was one…
The 1990 Wehlener Klosterberg Riesling Spatlese from Selbach-Oster in the Mosel Region of Germany had 8.5% alcohol. It cost about $10 then, and scored 29 points on the…
Scoring 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, with 12.5% alcohol and costing about $60, the 2009 Champagne Demiere “Cuvee Lysandre “is from 100% Pinot Meunier. the second…
With 12% alcohol, from a thin, below average year, the 1972 Chateau Gloria from St. Julien, Bordeaux, cost $6.79 back then and scored a surprising;y nice 14+ points….
From Matetic Vineyards, the 2015 Corralillo Pinot Noir from San Antonio Valley, Chile has 14% alcohol, cost under $30, and scored 18 points on the Dionysian scale for…
The 2015 Galerie Naissance Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley has 13.5% alcohol, cost below $20, and scored 15+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It had some pink…