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At 13% alcohol, and costing about $20 then, the 1997 Domaine Daniel Seguinot Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume scored an 18 on the Dionysian 20-Point-Scale. I had this wine…
Costing just $8 back then, the 1975 Moillard Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanee, with 12.5% alcohol, scored 18+ points on the Dionysian Scale out of a possible 20. Gold medal….
With a perfect 12% alcohol, the 2011 Robertson Winery Gewurztraminer Special Late Harvest cost under $20 and scored a silver medal score of 17 Dionysian points. The spicy…
The Couly-Dutheil 2011 Chinon was 14% alcohol, cost under $20 and scored 16 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Its still garnet color was filled with dried rose…
The 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau from George Duboeuf est arrive! Costing under $10, with 13% alcohol and ready to drink with turkey, finger-foods, or by itself, the Nouveau (meaning the…
The 2015 Cascinetta Vietti Moscato d’Asti at 5%alcohol was the perfect way to end the evening meal. It scored 17+ Dionysian points, cost under $18 and comes from…
The 1971 Nozzole Chianti Classico Riserva scored 17 points, cost $6.49 back then on August 8. 1979 when I bought it, had 12.5% alcohol and was a numbered…
Hats off to the 2006 Leon Beyer Pinot Blanc from Alsace scored 16+ Dionysian points, cost about $16, had, as they list it: 11% to 14% alcohol, and…
The 1999 Chablis 1er Cru “Vaillons” scored 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost about $24 then and had a perfect 13% alcohol. It had green…
Scoring 17+ Dionysian points out of 20 and costing under $20 back then, this 29 year-old Spanish red from Ribera Del Duero was at its peak. The 1988…