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This Columbia Valley, Washington State Methode Champenoise Sparkling Wine from 14 Hands Winery Brut has 11 % alcohol. It’s a great buy for about $16, and this very…
The 2011 Muriel Fincas de la Villa Rioja Reserva has 13.5% alcohol and cost about $20. It is coming into its own at eight years old. Deep ruby…
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 2013 Juan De Luz Malbec from Mendoza, Argentine had 15.4% alcohol, cost under $20, and scored 15 Dionysian Points out of 20. The producers pledges 100% of…
With a fine 13% alcohol, costing under $10, and scoring a gold 18 Dionysian points on their 20-point scale, the 2011 Albet i Noya Xarello, made with all…
Under $15, at 12.5% alcohol, and scoring a very nice 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 2002 Faustino VII Rioja was ready to savor at 17…
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…
At 41 years old, this 12.5% alcohol 1978 Vallana Spanna Del Piemonte scored 19 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It was vermilion with a…
The 1981 Chateau De Meursault white Burgundy has 12.5% alcohol, cost about $19 back then, and scored 17+ Dionysian points on their 20-point scale. Hints of honey and…