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Calstar Shines

This little known California winery deserves a big audience, and here are three good reasons why, line priced at $18. And ask about the single vineyard pinot noirs, very high quality at a reasonable price. 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

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

VALUE = exceptional quality for the money

Calstar Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Valley, '17  **1/2  $

A very friendly sauv blanc, round, rich, and inviting, easy to drink

Calstar Cellars Rosé of Pinot Meunier, Russian River Valley '18  **1/2  $

A totally delightful rosé made from the rare pinot meunier, really nice

Calstar Cellars Za Za Zin, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi '16  **1/2  $

Vivacious, fun-loving zin, good rich flavors, depth, perfect party red

All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.

Click on the bottle for direct ordering and home delivery.

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.