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With 13% alcohol, the 1982 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon from Oakville in Napa Valley scored 18 Dionysian points on the 20-point scale. Served with venison wrapped with bacon,…
Scoring 19 points on the Dionysian Scale of a possible 20, the 1983 Chateau Mouton Rothschild has 11.5% alcohol and could still be aged for another decade. It…
Costing under $12, this Spanish 2009 El Furioso Tempranillo from Castilla y Leon is an excellent food wine. Scoring 15 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible…
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….
The 100% Pinot Noir for the 1992 Domaine Drouhin from Dundee, Oregon has 13.5% alcohol and scored 19 (Gold) points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It’s filled…
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….
The Argentinian 2009 La Posta Del Vinatero Cocina Malbec from Mendoza scored 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale ; almost a gold! It has 13.5% alcohol and…
With13.5% alcohol, the 2007 Vinedos Folatre Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile scored 15+ points as a good food wine. It could have used another two or three years…