A nice bottle of good red wine is a welcome gift this time of the year. Hugh has been looking around for some good buys.

A nice bottle of good red wine is a welcome gift this time of the year. Hugh has been looking around for some good buys.

Al Spoler and Hugh Sisson taste and review some of the finest wines around the world and from our Maryland wineries.

Cellar Notes on WYPR

Red wine gift ideas

The wild and wooly county of Mendocino produces some of California’s most distinctive wines.  Al samples a few.

The wild and wooly county of Mendocino produces some of California’s most distinctive wines.  Al samples a few.

One of Maryland’s leading wineries, Old Westminster, isn’t afraid to think outside the box about putting great wine inside the bottle.

One of Maryland’s leading wineries, Old Westminster, isn’t afraid to think outside the box about putting great wine inside the bottle.

There’s more to New Zealand that powerful Sauvignon Blancs; their efforts at Pinot Noire are showing distinct signs of progress.

There’s more to New Zealand that powerful Sauvignon Blancs; their efforts at Pinot Noire are showing distinct signs of progress.