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The 14 year-old wine, 2004 Spelletich Cellars Zinfandel Aluiso Vineyard, Amador Valley, at 16.5% alcohol, costing under $16 back then, and scoring 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian…
Scoring 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20 and costing about $25, the 2016 Eponymous Proprietary White from Carneros, Sonoma had a pleasant 13.8% alcohol. The wine…
Mondavi invented the name, “Fume Blanc.” With 13% alcohol, the 1978 Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Reserve cost under $5 back then, and it scored 17 points on the 20-point…
You decant young wines early to add air so they open up and show off their fruits. An hour never hurts. Decant older wines to clear them from…
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…
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…
Scoring 17+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, this 28-year-old 1989 Far Niente Chardonnay from the Napa Valley, had 13.5% alcohol, and cost nearly $20 back then. Buttery…
An 18 point Gold Medal wine costing under $20 with 13.5% alcohol is the 2013 Franciscan Estate Chardonnay from Napa Valley. Filled with creamy butter, apple, pear, butterscotch…
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…