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Oregon Pinot Noir

Oregon’s signature grape, Pinot Noir, has scaled the heights of quality. Hugh takes a look at some recent releases.

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

Lundeen “Mon Père” Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley ’21 *** $$
(First class Oregon pinot that checks all the boxes, reasonable price)

Inscription Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley ’18 **1/2 $$ VALUE
(From King Family Estates, good entry level pinot that over-delivers)

WINE OF THE WEEK:
Sokol-Blosser Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley ’21 *** $$
(From a venerable producer, intensely flavorful, serious pinot)

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.