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The 2015 Villa La Vie En Rose from Lionel Osmin has a perfect 12% alcohol for a food-Rose. It scored 16 Dionysian points and cost just under $10. It’s…
Costing about $15, with 13% alcohol, the 2008 Robert Michele Vouvray, from the Loire Valley in France, scored a fine 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The…
With 9% alcohol, this 22 year-old 1994 Michael Schneider Liebfraumilch from the Rheinhessen scored 18 (yes, 18) points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. Back 20…
With 12% alcohol, and scoring 17 Dionysian points out of 20, the Multi-Vintage H. Goutorbe Brut Rose Champagne from Ay in France’s Champagne region cost about $40. It…
With 13.5% alcohol, the maximum Sauvignon Blanc should ever be, and costing under $18, the Sunbird 2015 Sauvignon Blanc from Koelenof, South Africa, scored an excellent 17+ points…
I love old wines, but many times a fresh young wine better suits the meal. Scoring 17 Dionysian points from its scale of 20, as close to Gold…
Scoring 17+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20, this 13% alcohol Chablis was perfect for the scallops. The 26-year-old Burgundy had held up well and offered caramel…
At 13% alcohol, the 2014 Chateau Les Charmes-Godard white Bordeaux from the Cotes de Bordeaux cost under $20 and scored 15+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20….
Chateau Guiraud makes one of the very best Sauternes. Their 2010, second label, Petit Guiraud, at 13.5% alcohol, scored 17+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20….
The 2008 Hawk Crest Chardonnay from Monterey, California, with 13.5% alcohol scored a very nice 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale of 20. At under $15, it…