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Cellar Notes
Tuesdays at 2:34 p.m. & Fridays at 4:44 p.m.

Al Spoler and Hugh Sisson discuss their favorite wines, beers and spirits on Cellar NotesCellar Notes is sponsored by Wells Discount Liquors.

Click here for archive prior to 2014.

Latest Episodes
  • The season has arrived for glasses of bubbly sparkling wine, and Hugh has a handful of sensible suggestions.
  • The once obscure viognier has flourished around the world, and an assortment of styles have emerged. Al looks into several.
  • For decades Cline Family Cellars has been offering high quality wines at very affordable prices. Al catches up with their latest bottlings.
  • Café wine par excellence, Beaujolais is the ultimate in easy drinking. Hugh takes a look at what has become an extraordinarily popular wine.
  • This very popular Argentine wine has gained traction in this country. In the early days, cheap Malbec wasn’t much of a treat. Al investigates the current state of affairs.
  • Riesling is one of the greatest grapes in the world, and Hugh thinks it is also very misunderstood. He clears the air with these three reviews.
  • Hugh has uncovered an amazing little operation that allows wine enthusiasts to craft their own wine. It’s called, Tin Lizzie Wineworks.
  • Some people would say that the western French wine called Muscadet is the ultimate in dry white wine. Hugh defends that notion with a survey of some of the best.
  • Not all California reds are labeled according to a single variety; many are fine blends of grapes that offer good flavor and good prices.
  • Santa Barbara is renowned as a premier source for Burgundian grapes pinot noir and chardonnay. Hugh takes a look at some of the leading pinots.