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Costing under ten dollars back then, and with 11.5% alcohol, the 1982 Bosconia Rioja scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. At 38 years…
Doing two wines at once from Jose Maria Da Fonseca, the 2011 & 2013 Periquita with both scoring 15+ and both at 13% alcohol was fun. Each cost…
With 11% alcohol, costing under $9, and scoring 16 points on the Dionysian scale, the wine had its usual spritz, fruit flavors and finished long and clean. The…
The 1990 Quinta de Saes from Dao in Portugal was 30 years old. It scored 18 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It had13% alcohol…
Scoring 18+ Dionysian points on their 20-point scale, the 26 year-old wine surprised us all ! The 1994 Bernardus Chardonnay from Monterey County had 13.3% alcohol, and cost…
Costing under $14 back then, with 14% alcohol, the 1981 Gevrey-Chambertin from Jean Duport scored 15+ points on the Dionysian scale. It was a weak vintage and not…
At 12% alcohol, costing under $20, and scoring 16+ points, the multi-vintage Cremant de Bourgogne from Albert Bichot Brut Reserve is a must for drinking sparkling wines more…
At 14% alcohol, costing under $12, and scoring 15 Dionysians points, the 2017 Terras de Fialho Portuguese red is a good food wine. It comes from the Alentejano…
Costing $8.39 way back then, with nearly 13% alcohol, the 47 year-old 1973 Joseph Drouhin Savigny-Les_Beaune scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It…
At 11.5% acohol, costing under $20, and scoring an excellent 17 points on the Dionysian scale, the 2016 Forty-Five North Riesling from the Leelanau Peninsula in Michigan is…