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The Gift of Wine

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Al and Hugh's picks for the best wines to give.

Bargain Chardonnay

Bread and Butter Chardonnay '15 $13 | Grayson Cellars Chardonnay  '15  $12

Bargain White Bordeaux

Ch. La Raz, Bergerac '14  $15

Bargain White Burgundy 

Roux Père et Fils Macon Villages '13  $16

Bargain Loire Valley

Les Clos Francs Vouvray '13  $15

Viognier

Spann Alexander Valley Viognier '14  $26

Splurge

Droin Chablis 1er Cru "Vaillons" '13  $33

Bargain Cabernet Sauvignon

Sean Minor Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles '14  $14

Saturday Night Dinner Cab Sauv

Alexander Valley Vineyards  '14 $23

Splurge Cab Sauv

Trinitas Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa '12  $48

Italian

Ceretto Barbaresco '11 $23

Spain

Can Blau Montsant $15

Maryland

Old Westminster "Revelry, Edition One" red blend $24 | Black Ankle Rolling Hills NV red blend $30

Dessert

Ferreira Ruby Port $15

Many of these fine wines can be purchased at Reds Wine and Spirits in Kingsville. Wine prices are approximate and can vary. 

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.