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The 2014 Sauvignon Blanc from Prophecy in the Marlborough region of New Zealand is atypical of New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs. It scored 16 points (not 14 as most…
The multi-Vintage Champagne LEARGE-PUGEOT Rose’ has 12% alcohol, cost around $45 and scored 18 Points on the Dionysian 20-point scale! It’s a Gold Medal winner! From Vrigny in France’s…
Wow! At 48 years old, this 12% alcohol Bordeaux, from a lesser vintage year, cost $4.99 back when I bought it and that made it one of the…
The 2013 Franciscan Estate Nape Valley Chardonnay is, like too many Napa Chardonnays, over-oak and scored 14+ points on the Dionysian Scale of 20. By itself, it’s easy…
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,…
The Mosel-Saar-Ruwer dessert 2011 Riesling Auslese from Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, and its traditional 7.5% alcohol was perfect for the time…
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…
The 2012 Lazy Caesar Montepulicano d’Adruzzo has 13% alcohol, scored 14+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, and cost under $10. It was inky purple…
Scoring 17+ points, this 12% alcohol Italian wine cost just $3.97 back in 1981. It was brick-orange, still had fruit notes and after decanting, it was soft as…