The multi-vintage Gruet Blanc de Noir scores 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. Its 12% alcohol is perfect for this New Mexico sparkling wine,…
This 13.5% alcohol Greek beauty scored 15 Dionysian points from a possible 20. The 2012 “Young Vines” Xinomavro was bottled unfiltered in Naoussa, a protected designation of origin….
The 2014 Traminette from Vineyard View Winery in picturesque Keuka Lake at the Finger Lakes, in New York has a balanced 12% alcohol and scored 17 points on…
With 13% alcohol and scoring a clean 14+ points on the Dionysian Scale of 20, this Virginia sample shows the potential of this American Eastern wine growing area….
The non-vintage 6 liter (Methuselah) of Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne has 12% alcohol and holds 8 regular bottles of wine. Big bottles age more slowly and are for celebrations….
This white 12% alcohol wine scored 12 Dionysian points, making it commercial, but not collectable; however, it’s unique. The 2001 Monsoon Valley Malaga Blanc is from the Chao…
The 2008 Mahoney Vineyards Vermentino, “Las Brisas Vineyard,” in Napa’s Carneros AVA, is a 13 % alcohol easy drinking white wine that scored 15 points on the Dionysian 20-point scale….
This 2009 French Burgundy, with 13% alcohol, Chambolle-Musigny, from Joseph Drouhin, scored 16+ points even though it’s still too young for experienced drinkers. The Dionysian scale uses 20 points for ratings….