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Zinfandels

Zinfandels go great with chunky barbequed meats. Al and Hugh tell us about some of their favorites. Click the links to purchase their 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 

Earthquake Zinfandel, Lodi '15  **1/2 $$

Not a timid zin, big, bold, right in your face, and very tasty

Hayes Valley Zinfandel, Central Coast '16 ** $  VALUE

Great everyday zin, with tons of berry and spice

Folie a Deux Zinfandel, Dry Creek '13  *** $  VALUE

A classic zin, highly respected, a steal at this price

Wilson Winery Zinfandel, Dry Creek '15   **1/2 $

A big, powerful zin with rich oaky vanilla and berry flavors

Napa Cellars Zinfandel, Napa Valley ' 15 *** $ $

Dark berry fruit with notes of fig, quite elegant

Klinker Brick Winery Zinfandel, Lodi '15  ** 1/2  $

Zin on a huge scale

All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits. Click on the name of the wine  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.