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Riesling Revisited - 9/16/15

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

Schloss Rheinharthausen, Erbacher Honhenrain "Old Vines" Riesling '12 *** $$
(A superbly crafted wine at a very attractive price...buy and keep)

S.A. Prum Riesling, Mosel River '13  * 1/2  $
(A good maker turns out a reliable everyday riesling)

S.A. Prum Riesling "Prum Blue" Kabinett, Mosel River '13  ** $
(A soft but full-flavored off-dry riesling from Germany)

Pacific Rim Riesling, Columbia Valley '12 **1/2 $ VALUE
(Good value in riesling, a nice enjoyable wine)

Mercer Canyons Riesling, Yakima Valley, * $
(Good simple riesling for a bargain price)

Ch. Ste. Michelle Riesling, Columbia Valley '13  ** 1/2  $  VALUE!
(Masters at crafting great affordable riesling)

Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Riesling, Alsace '12 *** $$
(One of the great wine makers turns out quality riesling again)

Trimbach Riesling, Alsace '12 ** $$
(Lean, mineral, tart approach to dry riesling)

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