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Sipp-Mack of Alsace

Price key:  $=less than $20  $$= $20-40   $$$=$40-60  $$$$=above $60

Quality key:  * = decent wine   ** = very good wine   *** = superb wine   **** = elite

Sipp-Mack Pinot Blanc "Tradition" '15 ** 1/2  $

(Unusual quality for a pinot blanc, sophisticated and pleasurable.)

Sipp-Mack Pinot Gris "Tradition" '14  ** 1/2  $$

(Structured with some flesh, pure fruit flavors, very food-friendly.)

Sipp-Mack  Gewurtztraminer "Tradition" '12 ** $$

(Lots of fruit and body, could use more acid, but lovely wine.)

Sipp-Mack Cramant d'Alsace (sparkling) NV  *** $$

(A worthy substitute for Champagne, very well made.)

Sipp-Mack Riesling "Tradition" '15 ** $$

(A soft and fleshy riesling, resembles Vouvray.)

Sipp-Mack Riesling "Vielle Vignes" '12  *** $$$

(Classic austere Alsatian riesling with complexity and subtle flavor.)

Sipp-Mack Riesling Grand Cru Rosaker '10 **** $$$

(One of the best white wines we've tasted in a long time.)

Many of these fine wines can be purchased at Reds Wine and Spirits.

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.