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With a perfect 13% alcohol, the 21 year-old 1997 Excelsus, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend from Castello Banfi, Montalcino, Italy, scored 18 points on the Dionysian scale of…
What an excellent surprise! The 2012 Barovo Vineyards red from the Tikves region in Macedonia scored a fine 16 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20….
The 2012 Kanonkop Estae Wine Pinotage, grown, produced and bottled by the winery in Stellenbosh, South Africa, cost under $25 and scored a good 15 Dionysian Points from…
Scoring 16+ Dionysian points out of 20, ( a 90 on wine magazine scales) the Nodus Merlot Delirium cost under $20, has 13.5% alcohol and is made by…
The 2014 Sunset Hills Viognier Virginia wine from the Shenandoah Valley has 13.5% alcohol, cost $16, and scored 15 Points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It is…
Louis Latour’s 2007 Burgundy from Aloxe-Corton Les Chaillots at eight years old is just starting to open up and will start to peak in three more years. I…
The 2011 Garnier & Fils Chablis Primeir Cru “Montmains” has 12.5% alcohol, a classic perfect level for food wines, cost just over $20 and scored an excellent 16 Dionysian…
This wine comes from the Shenandoah Valley AVA in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The winery was an Amish-restored building. There is very limited production. Served with…
Table Wine, as it says on their label, is permitted a range of alcohol content, usually 11 to 14 percent. I’m guessing this wine to be in the…
At 33 years old, this 1982 Chateau Corbin Bordeaux from Montagne St. Emilion, was an ideal dinner wine. It cost about $15 back then, and now scores 18…