At 13% alcohol, and costing about $20 then, the 1997 Domaine Daniel Seguinot Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume scored an 18 on the Dionysian 20-Point-Scale. I had this wine…
Costing just $8 back then, the 1975 Moillard Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanee, with 12.5% alcohol, scored 18+ points on the Dionysian Scale out of a possible 20. Gold medal….
The 1999 Chablis 1er Cru “Vaillons” scored 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost about $24 then and had a perfect 13% alcohol. It had green…
I drink most whites within five years, but the 1998 Dover Canyon Winery Roussanne Chequera Vineyard in the Central Coast near Templeton, California made an ageable 13.8% alcohol…
With 12.7% alcohol, costing under $15 and scoring 16+ points on the Dionysians scale of 20, the 2015 Dr. Konstantin Frank Rkatsitelli is an outstanding wine from New…
Scoring 18 Dionysian points, costing under $40 and with 14% alcohol, the Louis Chez 2010 Pagus Luminis Condrieu white Rhone showed perfectly. Orange blossom, hints of honeysuckle and pear…
The 2009 Joseph Carr Cabernet Sauvignon cost under $20, has 14.1% alcohol, scored 15 points on the Dionysian scale of 20 and was enjoyable. This Sonoma County winery…
Scoring 18 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 1972 Hospices de Beaune Volnay from Henri de Villamont was holding its own! It had cherry…
Made with the pinkish Greek grape, Moshofilero, the 2001 Meliasto Spiropoulos, with 11.5% alcohol, scored a fine 15 Dionysian points from their 20-point scale. I seldom keep Rose…