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Albariño Wines

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Albariño is a white grape grown in Spain and Portugal. The grape produces varietal, light colored wines. Click on the picture for the wine list.

Pazo Castrello Albariño,  Rias Baxias '15 **  

Classic albariño, elegant and crisp

Quality: ★★

Price Range: Less than $20

Burgan's Albariño, Rias Baxias '15

Notes of ginger with abundant aromatic minerality

Quality: ★★

Price Range: Less than $20

Ramon Bilbao Albariño, Rias Baxias '15  

Hugh's favorite, exotic notes in aroma and flavor, food friendly

Quality: ★★★

Price Range: Less than $20 (a real value)

Bodega Don Olegario Albariño, Rias Baxias '14

A little older, good structure, smooth texture, strong finish

Quality: ★★

Price Range: Less than $20

Viña Zaco Albariño, Rias Baxias '15

Notes of white flowers, white grapefruit, apple and spices

Quality: ★★

Price Range: Less than $20

Al Spoler, well known to WYPR listeners as the wine-loving co-host of "Cellar Notes" has had a long-standing parallel interest in cooking as well. Al has said, the moment he started getting serious about Sunday night dinners was the same moment he started getting serious about wine. Over the years, he has benefited greatly from being a member of the Cork and Fork Society of Baltimore, a gentlemen's dining club that serves black tie meals cooked by the members themselves who are some of Baltimore's most accomplished amateur cooks.
As General Partner of Clipper City Brewing Company, L.P., Hugh J. Sisson is among Baltimore's premier authorities on craft brewing and a former manager of the state's first pub brewery, Sissons, located in Federal Hill. A fifth generation Baltimorean, Hugh has been involved in all aspects of craft brewing.