Cellar Notes

Carmenere

Mick Stpehenson mikaul 10:48, 1 March 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Well, it may not be merlot, but it sure seems close. Carminere is an increasingly popular variety that deserves some close attention.

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

WINE OF THE WEEK:
Santa Carolina Carmenere, Reserva Familia, Rapel Valley ’19 **1/2 $
(Very Bordeaux-like, their flagship wine, refine, powerful but elegant)

Montes Alpha Carmenere, Colchaugua ’21 *** $$
(Intense wine with good extraction, rich, full and complex)

Casa Silva Carmenere, Colchaugua’21 **1/2 $ VALUE
(Highly regarded winery, black fruit aromas plus cedar and spice)

ALL OF THESE WINES CAN BE PURCHASED AT KENILWORTH WINE AND SPIRITS.

Cellar Notes

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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