Maryland Governor's Cup - 9/17/14

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published September 16, 2014 at 10:03 PM EDT

Many of these fine wines can be purchased at Wine World.

**Governor's Cup Winner - Bordeleau Cabernet Sauvignon "Amarone" 2008

Best Red Belnd - Little Ashby 2011

Best White - Old Westminster Albarino 2013

Best White Blend - Rockland Farms "White Oak" 2013
(Vidal Blanc 75% Chardonnay25%)

Best Off-dry - Linganore Traminette 2013

Best Rosé - Port of Leonardtown Chaptico Rosé 2012

Best Fruit - Port of Leonardtown McIntosh Run Apple

Best Dessert - Big Cork Vidal Ice 2013

Best Port - Boordy Vineyards Veritas 2012

Notes: 28 gold medals awarded, a record; Big Cork and Port of Leonardtown had 5 golds apiece; Harford, Linganore and Sugarloaf Mountain had 3 apiece.

The Maryland Wine Festival will be held September 20-21 at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster.

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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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