Spring Odds and Ends

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published March 20, 2018 at 1:45 PM EDT

Al and Hugh discuss an assortment of interesting wines that you'll want to pick up this season.

The Wines

Anton Bauer “Gmork” Gruner Veltliner, Austria '16 ** $

VALUE , classic gruner, great acidity, crisp green apple and pear notes

Anton Bauer “Rosenberg” Gruner Veltliner, Austria '16 **1/2 $$

A step up in class, complex, exotic, with white peppery spice

Duckhorn “Patzimaro” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley '13 - ***1/2 $$$$

Very pricey, but a superb Napa cab that touches all the bases

Migration Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley '15 **1/2 $$

Beautiful pinot with bright cherry, red berry notes, good depth

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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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