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Springtime Rieslings

Hugh reminds us that Germany has been producing world class whites for centuries. He looks at a batch of current offerings that should drink beautifully in this warmer weather.

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

Gessinger Zeltinger Schlossberg Kabinett Riesling ’21 *** $ GREAT VALUE

(Classic off-dry kabinett, very light, low alcohol, stone fruit notes, very juicy)

Selbach “Incline” Riesling ’22 **1/2 $ VALUE

(Entry level Riesling that over-delivers, dry, with green apple and pear notes, good acid)

Dr. Hans von Muller Riesling Spatlese ’23 **1/2 $ VALUE

(A tad bit sweeter, low alcohol, classic peach and pear notes, great acidity)

All of these wines can be purchased at Wells Discount Liquors

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.
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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