Cellar Notes

Vinho verde

By Al Spoler,

Hugh Sisson

Published June 21, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT

Ganeta Txakolina from Spain (clockwise from left), Mia Dolcea Moscato D'Asti from Italy, Aveleda Vinho Verde from Portugal and Clean Slate Riesling from Germany.

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

Ruelas Superior Vinho Verde, '21 **1/2 $

(Floral aroma, tropical fruit flavors, good minerality)

Lima Vinho Verde Rosé '21 **1/2 $ WINE OF THE WEEK

(Young, vibrant, lively, pretty pale pink, strawberry, raspberry notes)

Quinta da Raza, Vihno Verde '21 ** $

(Bright and fresh, slightly spritzy from a very old property)

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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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