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The 2009 Banfi Cum Laude has 14.5% alcohol (almost too high), cost under $35, and scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. At nearly a decade…
Mondavi invented the name, “Fume Blanc.” With 13% alcohol, the 1978 Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Reserve cost under $5 back then, and it scored 17 points on the 20-point…
You decant young wines early to add air so they open up and show off their fruits. An hour never hurts. Decant older wines to clear them from…
The Darnat-Jacquinet 2009 Puligny-Montrachet has 13.5% alcohol, cost over $45, scored 19 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20 and was the best white Burgundy I’ve…
With 16.5% alcohol, and costing under $35, the Maury Tuile 10 ANS D’AGE is the perfect dessert wine and it scored 19 points on the Dionysian scale of…
The 2012 Bulgarian Gurgozone Pinot Noir from the Danube Plain has 13.5% alcohol, cost under $18, and scored 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysiain Scale. It’s made to…
Beaujolais is a fun drink; usually savored without a lot of contemplation, but the 2015 Chateau de Saint-Amour Beaujolais scored 17+ points. It cost under $19 and had…
The Geranrd Bertran Cremant de Limoux Brut Thomas Jefferson Cuvee has 12.5% alcohol, cost under $19, scored 16+ Dionysian points, and is an easy drinking sparkling wine from…
The 14.3% alcohol listed seems a little low; it has some heat, cost about $20, and scored 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It was floral,…
Costing about $40 with 15% alcohol, the 2012 Torciano Brunello Di Montalcino, a DOC&G from Tuscany, scored 17+ points on the Dionysian scale. It was a fine vintage…