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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…
Scoring 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, this 13% alcohol 1990 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir from Oregon, cost about $20 back then. This 28 year-old Pinot Noir…
The 1990 Saintsbury Chardonnay from Carneros in California has a perfect 12.9% alcohol, cost under $18, and scored 18 Dionysian points as a 28 year-old white wine. Deep…
From Patagonia, Argentina, the 2015 Desierto25 Pinot Noir has 14% alcohol, cost under $16, and scored 17+ Dionysian points. Bodega del Desierto means Wintery of the Desert. It’s…
The 2015 Paolo Manzone Barbara D’Alba Fiorenza Superiore has 14% alcohol, cost under $20, and scored 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale. The Fiorenza comes from the…
With 13.5% alcohol, costing under $15 back then, and scoring 18+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale, the 1978 Ceretto Barolo Brunate, bottle number 8,611, at 39 years…
Three wines all scoring 19 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. The 1995 Chapoutier Cote-Rotie Brune et Blonde, red Rhone, with 12.8% alcohol was beautiful at…
Scoring 18 Dionysian points out of 20, the 1987 Kenwood Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series from Sonoma County, cost under $20 back then. It has 12.8% alcohol, which is…
With 13.5% alcohol, costing under $15 back then, and scoring 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale, the 1978 Ceretto Barolo Brunate (bottle number 8,611) was a delight…
The 2010 Assaf Cabernet Sauvignon Silver, has 14.8% alcohol, maybe because of the summer heat in Galilee, Israel; cost under $22, and scored 15+ points on the Dionysian…