WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for August 5, 2017.
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By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My Internet compendium "Wines, Beers and Spirits of the Net", a guide to thousands of news items and RSS feeds, plus references to wines, beers and spirits, has been at http://www.deantudor.com since 1994.
So many people have asked me for wine recommendations, with numbers only. The readers' most common response is that while they like what I say, they only relate to the score. The score is a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, where e.g. a Southern Rhone tastes like a Southern Rhone and not like a Northern Rhone) and Quality/Price Ratio. Let's take it for granted that, e.g., a Riesling tastes like a Riesling, and the wine has some value in the marketplace either above or below its selling price. This way too I can also cover more wines.
This restructured wine newsletter for the Ontario market (with wines available through the LCBO and Vintages on a bi-weekly basis) can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca/ or at http://www.deantudor.com
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
R+66738 THE BLACK CHOOK SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER McLaren Vale/Padthaway, South Australia 2015 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+448829 CHÂTEAU TOUR DE SARRAIL AC Bordeaux 2010 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+514794 STONECAP RIESLING Columbia Valley Goose Ridge Vineyards 2013 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
20 under $20
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R+86363 WILDASS RED VQA Niagara-on-the-lake, Niagara Peninsula 2013 $19.95 13.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+93948 WILLIAM COLE MIRADOR SELECTION SAUVIGNON BLANC Casablanca Valley 2016 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+140889 DONATIEN BAHUAUD LES GRANDS MORTIERS VOUVRAY AC 2015 $18.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+277707 TWO RIVERS CONVERGENCE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2016 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+350090 FINCA SOPHENIA RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Tupungato, Mendoza 2015 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+350900 ROBERT OATLEY SIGNATURE SERIES CHARDONNAY Margaret River, Western Australia 2015 $18.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+381251 REDSTONE LIMESTONE VINEYARD SOUTH RIESLING VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula 2013 $19.95 10% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+402172 HOGUE CHARDONNAY Columbia Valley 2015 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+431742 QUINTA DA REDE RESERVA DOC Douro 2013 $17.95 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+439729 VIÑOS DE ARGANZA LAGAR DE ROBLA PREMIUM Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León 2012 $12.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+442210 MONDECO RED Dão Fontes da Cunha 2011 $13.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+448472 DOMAINE LAFAGE CADIRETA BLANC IGP Côtes Catalanes 2015 $16.95 13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+471284 CURVOS LOUREIRO DOC Vinho Verde 2015 $12.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+492652 FINCA DEL MARQUESADO RESERVA DOCa Rioja Bodegas Valdemar 2009 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+508267 MURPHY GOODE RED BLEND California 2012 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+512434 CREDO NUMERUS QUATTUOR CHENIN BLANC WO Stellenbosch 2014 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+950204 FALESCO VITIANO IGP Umbria 2014 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+498790 ROCKWAY PINOT NOIR VQA Niagara Peninsula 2014 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
20 over $20
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W+26682 BERINGER PRIVATE RESERVE CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2015 $47.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+392118 HENRI EHRHART GEWURZTRAMINER AC Alsace 2015 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+490318 TE MATA ESTATE CAPE CREST SAUVIGNON BLANC Hawkes Bay, North Island 2014 $30.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+508242 PREDATOR CABERNET SAUVIGNON California Round Hill Cellars 2014 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+946640 ARGYLE CHARDONNAY Willamette Valley 2015 $29.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+954644 YALUMBA VIOGNIER Eden Valley, South Australia 2015 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+329102 VIÑA OLABARRI GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2007 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+221887 ROBERT MONDAVI FUMÉ BLANC Napa Valley 2014 $22.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+276741 OSOYOOS LAROSE PÉTALES D'OSOYOOS RED BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2013 $28.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+363358 RODNEY STRONG KNOTTY VINES ZINFANDEL Northern Sonoma, Sonoma County 2014 $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+395103 ROCCA BAROLO DOCG 2012 $38.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+466144 J. MOREAU & FILS CHABLIS AC 2015 $22.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+487421 DOMAINE ADÉLIE CHAMPS MARTIN MERCUREY 1ER CRU AC 2014 $42.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+487439 DOMAINE GUY DUFOULEUR SANTENAY VILLAGE AC 2014 $31.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+493551 BAROSSA VALLEY ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Barossa Valley, South Australia 2015 $21.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+508184 LEESE-FITCH ZINFANDEL California 2014 $21.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+511048 ROTLLAN TORRA PRIORAT RESERVA DOQ Priorat 2011 $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+394395 MICHAEL DAVID 6TH SENSE SYRAH Lodi 2014 $25.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
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