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Costing about $15, with 13% alcohol, the 2008 Robert Michele Vouvray, from the Loire Valley in France, scored a fine 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The…
Coming from a weak vintage year, the Magnum of 1952 Vin de Pichon Longueville de Lalande has 11.5% alcohol, cost $35 in 1970,and scored an amazing 17+ points…
The 2003 Chateau La Tour Blanche First Growth Sauternes scored 17+ points on the Dionysian Scale. It has 13% alcohol and cost just under $45. The wine was…
Costing about $15, with 13.5% alcohol, and scoring 14+ Dionysian points out of a possible 20, the 2010 Lockwood Vineyard Pinot Noir from Monterey County was just pleasant,…
Serving two wines at once is the best way to notice the difference. Both the 1994 and 1994 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande had 12.5% alcohol. Both,…
With 9% alcohol, this 22 year-old 1994 Michael Schneider Liebfraumilch from the Rheinhessen scored 18 (yes, 18) points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. Back 20…
With 12% alcohol, and scoring 17 Dionysian points out of 20, the Multi-Vintage H. Goutorbe Brut Rose Champagne from Ay in France’s Champagne region cost about $40. It…
The 2014 Barton & Guestier Cotes du Rhone cost under $17, has 13.5% alcohol, and scored a fine 15 Dionysian points from their scale of 20. It’s a…
With 13.5% alcohol, the maximum Sauvignon Blanc should ever be, and costing under $18, the Sunbird 2015 Sauvignon Blanc from Koelenof, South Africa, scored an excellent 17+ points…
I love old wines, but many times a fresh young wine better suits the meal. Scoring 17 Dionysian points from its scale of 20, as close to Gold…