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Ferrari-Carano - 5/21/14

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

Ferrai-Carano Fumé Blanc, Sonoma '12 ** $
(An old stand by, big, blowsy, fruity sauvignon blanc)

Ferrai-Carano Sienna (Cal-Ital red blend) '11 **1/2  $$
(One of their flagship wines, a very convincing Italian taste-alike)

Ferrai-Carano Chardonnay, Sonoma '12 **  $$
(Blended from different quality sources, traditional California chard)

Ferrai-Carano Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley '11 **1/2 $$
(A big intense cab; complex, cedar, mocha spice notes, silky texture)

Many of these fine wines can be purchased at Wine World.  See sponsor tab.
 

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.