Viognier

By Al Spoler,

This once mysterious grape from France is now growing all over the world, and is a big favorite with those who are looking for an alternative to chardonnay. Click the links to purchase Cellar Notes recommendations at Kenilworth Wine & Spirits.

The Wines

Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60 VALUE = exceptional quality for the money

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

Guy Bernard Condrieu "Bassenon" '15*** $$$

Always sold at a premium, Condrieu is the original viognier; classy, textbook example

Cowhorn Viognier, Applegate Valley, Oregon '15 *** $$

A superb example of viognier, expertly made, worth the price

Peirano Estate Viognier, Lodi '16*** $ GREAT VALUE

High quality viognier at entry level price, buy by the case

All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth 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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