Bargain Loire Whites (All wines are distributed by Lanterna)

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published June 22, 2016 at 11:20 PM EDT

Dom, des Herrbauges, VDP Loire '14 and '15 **1/2 $

(Little known Grolleau Gris goes into this gorgeous, beguiling wine)

Dom. des Herbauges Unoaked Chardonnay VDP Loire Valley '14 ** $

(Bracing acidity, tart focused fruit, great balance, good as aperatif)

Prieure de la Fine Muscadet, Reserve, Vielles Vignes, Muscadet '15 ** $

(Quintessential French café wine, bone dry, crisp, complex fruit)

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

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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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