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Odds and Ends - 5/18/16

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

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

Spy Valley Dry Riesling, NZ '15 **  $$

(Very firm, bone dry riesling with deep fruit, great acidity)

FratelliAllesandriaBarberad'Alba '14  **  $$

(Fully packed medium bodied red, with soft deep fruit flavors)

Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc, Elgin Valley, SA '15 ** $

(A big bold SB that makes a statement, very well made)

Paul Cluver Riesling, Elgin Valley SA '14 **/12 $

(Dead ringer for classy Alsatian riesling, very good effort)

Paul Cluver Pinot Noir, Elgin Valley SA '13 ** $$

(Very Burgundian style, classic flavors, some complexity)

Adelsheim Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley '14 ** $

(Strong, lovely floral nose, dry deep fruit, minearlity)

Rhiannon California Red Blend '14  **1/2 $ VALUE       

(Big, complex, brawny, over-delivers, stupendous value)

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.