At 13% alcohol, the 2016 Castillo de Monseran Granacha scored 15 fine points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Ruby red, the wine is fresh with good acidity for…
For about $20, with 14.2% alcohol, and scoring an excellent 16+ Dionysian points , the 2019 Bianchi Malbec it’s big and jammy, but still a food wine. It…
At $5 back then, now worth hundrends, with 12% alcohol,the 1968 Vallana Spanna Del Piemonte scored 16+ Dionysian points on its 20-point scale. Slanting the glass, the wine…
Costing near $5 then, with 12% alcohol, the 24 year-old wine, Black Opal 1996 Chardonnay from South Australia, scored 15 Dionysian points out of a possible 20. It…
With 14.3% alcohol and costing under $24, the 2009 TorCalvano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. I think they…
Scoring 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 37 year-old 1983 Ayler Kupp Riesling Auslese from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer has 9 % alcohol and cost less than $15…
The 2015 Alambre Moscatel de Setubal is an outstanding dessert wine. With 18% percent alcohol and costing under $20, the wine from Jose Maria da Fonseca comes form…
The Non-vintage (a blend of recent years) Chave de Oiro Vinho Espumante de Qualidade has 12% alcohol, cost under $15, and scores a delightful 16 points on the…
With 13.3% alcohol, costing under $10 back then, and scoring 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale, the 35 year-old wine surprised us all. The 1985 Chalk Hill…