Author: John Mahoney Page 55 of 81
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the American Wine Society, I opened some 1967 wines with AWS members who were Dionysians. After careful decanting, quick rinsing of the…
The 2009 Educated Guess Chardonnay from Napa Valley cost $15, and scored just 13 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. Its 14.5% alcohol and lower…
I drink most whites within five years, but the 1998 Dover Canyon Winery Roussanne Chequera Vineyard in the Central Coast near Templeton, California made an ageable 13.8% alcohol…
With 12.7% alcohol, costing under $15 and scoring 16+ points on the Dionysians scale of 20, the 2015 Dr. Konstantin Frank Rkatsitelli is an outstanding wine from New…
Getting 19 Dionysian points, the 13% alcohol 1975 Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauternes cost under $25 back then. Apricot, peach and honey flooded the aroma. It was soft…
Scoring 18 Dionysian points, costing under $40 and with 14% alcohol, the Louis Chez 2010 Pagus Luminis Condrieu white Rhone showed perfectly. Orange blossom, hints of honeysuckle and pear…
Scoring 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 2015 Cune Rioja Rosado has 13.5% alcohol (a bit high for Rose’: 13% is ideal or even lower)) and…
The Villanyi 2004 Pinot Noir from Monarchia is 100% Pinot Noir, has 13.5% alcohol and scored an excellent 16+ Dionysian points. Costing under $30, it is filled with…
The Second Growth Grand Cru Bordeaux Chateau Rauzan-Gassies has 13% alcohol, cost under $40 and even for a very weak vintage year, scored a pleasant 15 Dionysian points…
The 2010 La Mannella Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva, produced by Cortonesi, cost about $100, scored 18+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20 and has 14.5% alcohol. Anything…