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The Nasiakos 2006 Agiorgitiko dry red wine from Greece,’s Peloponnese Region, at 12.5% alcohol, cost under $15, and scored 15 solid points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. This is…
I love old Chablis. I’ve been aging them for decades and they never let me down. The Barton & Guestier 1970 Chablis, at 45 years old, was remarkable….
The 2009 New Jersey Amalthea Cellars Reserve Viognier grown in the, Outer Coastal Plane AVA, has 12.5% alcohol, cost under $17. It scored 17 points on the Dionysian Scale…
With 12% alcohol, the 2002 Mayne Sansac White Bordeaux scored 16 points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale. A Silver Medal at least! It cost under $15 and it…
The 1983, at 32 years old, Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape is peaking. With 13.6% alcohol, it scored 18 Dionysian points. Rhone wines can develop longer than most people…
The 2010 Rhebokskloof Semillon called “The Secret Corner” from South Africa is at peak. With 13.5% alcohol, costing about $20 and scoring 15 Dionysian Points on it 20-point…
The 2014 Sunset Hills Viognier Virginia wine from the Shenandoah Valley has 13.5% alcohol, cost $16, and scored 15 Points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It is…
Louis Latour’s 2007 Burgundy from Aloxe-Corton Les Chaillots at eight years old is just starting to open up and will start to peak in three more years. I…
The 2011 Garnier & Fils Chablis Primeir Cru “Montmains” has 12.5% alcohol, a classic perfect level for food wines, cost just over $20 and scored an excellent 16 Dionysian…
With 13.5% alcohol, the 2006 Terrazas Reserve Chardonnay scored 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost under $15 and at nine years old, it was still…