Kosher Wines

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published December 9, 2020 at 1:05 PM EST

December is a big season for kosher wines, which have been getting better and better.

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

Golan Heights Mount Hermon Red '19 ** $ VALUE
A really delicious red, perfect for everyday drinking.

Golan Heights Mount Hermon White '19 **1/2 $ GREAT VALUE
A very tasty white that fights above its weight, fruit forward.

Gilgal, Galilee White Riesling '17 *** $ EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
Very floral, off dry, very complex, finishes with lychee nuts.

Golan Heights, Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon '17 *** $$
Pricey, but worth it, a super red for all occasions, an accomplishment.

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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