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The 1974 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley had 13% alcohol, cost under $12 back then, and scored a gold 18+ points on the Dionysian scale of…
From Rueda, Spain, the 2006 Basa cost under $14, has 13% alcohol, and scored 15+ points on the 20-point scale the Dionysian Society, International uses to rate wines….
I drink very little Pinot Grigio, but the 2018 Villa Puccini Pinot Grigio, at just 12% alcohol, was refreshing. It cost under $14, and scored a fine 15…
The 2006 Joesph Drouhin Domaine de Vaudon Chablis had 12.5% alcohol, cost under $24, and scored a fine 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It was straw…
Scoring 17+ points, nearly gold, and costing about $100, with 14% alcohol, the 2013 Corton-Charlemagne from Louis Latour, a Grand Cru White Burgundy was filled with apple, mineral,…
Costing about $15, with 13.5% alcohol and scoring an excellent 17 points on the Dionysian scale, the 2009 Rodney Strong Chardonnay from Sonoma County is made in a…
At $150, with 12.5% alcohol, the 2006 Dom Perignon Champagne produced by Moet Hennessy, scored 19+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Tiny bubbles, crisp citrus laced with…
The 2013 Carpe Diem Chardonnay from the Anderson Valley in California, cost under $25, had 13.2% alcohol, and scored 17 Dionysian points. It was straw- yellow, had apple,…
The 1999 Clos La Chance scored 18+ points (gold) on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It had13.8% alcohol, a bit high, cost under $25 and was remarkable at 20…
With 13% alcohol, the 2012 Condes de Albarei Albarino from the Rias Baixas region of Spain scored 16 points on the Dionysian scale and cost under $15. I…