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New Wines From Chile

Chile has established a niche in the American market, where its budget friendly wines have become quite popular.

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

Odfjell “Orzada” Cabernet Sauignon, Maule ’19 **1/2 $
(Classic Chilean cab, soft tannins, lush fruit, very approachable)

Viejo Feo Sauvignon Blanc, Maule ’23 **1/2 $ VALUE
(Textbook Sauv Blanc, dry with deep citrus flavors, brisk acidity)

Viejo Feo Carmenère, Maulle ’21 ** $
(Inexpensive, good example of carmenère, spicy deep fruit, smooth)

WINE OF THE WEEK:
Santa Carolina Carmenère Reserve, Cachapoal ’20 **1/2 $

All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.

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.