Light Reds

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published April 26, 2017 at 3:49 PM EDT

Enjoy your transition into Spring with some light red wines. Listen in as Al suggests some classy wines.

Josh Pinot Noir, Central Coast '15

Good entry level pinot with surprising fruit and depth.

★ 1/2

Price Range: less than $20

Fattoria del Cerro Chianti Colli Senesi '13

Flavor packed but medium bodied, informal, easy to drink.

★★

Price Range: less than $20

Manoir du Carra Moulin à Vent (Beaujolais) '14

An impressive and classy Beaujolais, great fruit and structure.

★★★

Price Range: less than $20

Boordy Vineyards Petit Cabernet, American '15 ** $ VALUE

Luscious, lighter bodied cab, perfect picnic wine.

★★

Price Range: less than $20

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Al Spoler

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.

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Hugh Sisson

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.

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