© 2024 WYPR
WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore WYPF 88.1 FM Frederick WYPO 106.9 FM Ocean City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Bargain Wines...Great Values - 1/6/16

Price key:  $=less than $20  $$= $20-40   $$$=$40-60  $$$$=above $60
Quality key:  * = decent    ** = very good    *** = superb    **** = elite

Bourgozone Cabernet Sauvignon, Bulgaria '11 *1/2 $
(From Bulgaria?  Yeah, and it tastes like cab sauv)

Doña Paula Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza Argentina '13 * $
(Good straight-ahead cab from the pampas)

Ch. St. Jean Bijou Chardonnay , California '13  ** $
(Very crisp, light, slightly oaky entry-level chard that over-delivers)

Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi '13 **1/2  $
(My favorite bargain red this year; great quality for the price)

Marietta Old Vine Red Lot #62, North Coast NV **1/2 $
(Latest offering in a series of big brawny reds with lots of character)

Crios Malbec, Mendoza '14  ** $
(Bright and lively with deep flavors, drinks way above its price point)

Yalumba Viognier, South Australia '14 **1/2 $
(Are you serious?  Very good viognier at bargain basement price)

House of Mandela Chenin Blanc, South Africa '13 ** $
(Yes, that Mandela; very classy chenin blanc that touches all the bases)

Many of these fine wines can be purchased at Reds Wine, Spirits, Deli & Meats.
Visit them atwww.redswinenspirits.com.


 

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.