Holiday Gift List - 12/17/14

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published December 17, 2014 at 8:50 AM EST

• Unoaked Chardonnay: Chamisal Chardonnay, Central Coast '12 $17

• Chardonnay: Jordan Chardonnay, Russian River Valley '11 $31

• Bargain Cab Sauv: Sean Minor Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa '11 $20

• Splurge Cab Sauv: Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon '11 $50

• Bargain Pinot Noir: Meiomi Pinot Noir, Sonoma '12 $19

• Splurge Pinot Noir: Belle Glos, Monterey '12 $46

• Spanish Red: Scala Dei "Prior" Priorato '12 $25

• Italian Red: De Forville Langhe Nebiolo '12 $23

• Portuguese RedL Porrais Douro '10 $16

• Maryland White: Old Westminster Chardonnay '12 $28

• Maryland Red: Fiore Chambourcin '10 $20

• Dessert: Croft 10 year old Tawny Port $29

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

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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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