Okay, so the ink’s been dry a while, but still of interest… Paul Vigna of the Patriot-News writes that Black Ankle, Serpent Ridge, and a number of other Mid-Atlantic wineries are investing in Iberian grapes, particularly the white Albarino. I can personally recommend Serpent Ridge’s Albarino, and I often see it in stores. The Spanish grapes [...]
Honestly, I didn’t even know that some Americans do this until I took a trip for several days out of state. Some college friends and I swung by the local grocer to avoid constantly eating out, and there, beyond the meats and cheeses and baked goods, was beer and wine. I was shocked. Apparently this [...]
“Cheap, gross, oily, swill, garbage, lame, snobby, trash, syrupy, only good for a buzz, local wine is not. If you like dry, dessert, red, white, chilled, mulled, varietal, blended, fruit, sparkling, dandelion, mead, boxed, bottled, homemade, or anything in between, stems up! Maryland has wine for you.” Local bloggers are celebrating Regional Wine Week, an outgrowth [...]
Matt and I were pouring at the Premier Tent at the Maryland Wine Festival on Sunday when it hit me: they’re right. In addition to my own interview with Sarah O’Herron of Black Ankle Vineyards, several other winemakers were interviewed, quoted, and blogged about by area press leading up to this past weekend’s Festival. Some even blogged [...]
It may have slipped under your nose between school starting and the weather, but Black Ankle Vineyards Slate won the 2011 Governor’s Cup a few weeks ago. There will be a formal announcement at the Maryland Wine Festival this weekend, too. I don’t know about you, but I’ve gotten curious about these competitions. Particularly at [...]
Just in case anyone thought Maryland wines were still flying under the radar… ECoast Wines reviews Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard’s EVOE! at the 2011 Wine Bloggers’ Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was drawn to the label but stayed for the wine. Also at the conference, VA Wine Diva of Swirl, Sip, Snark enjoyed another Bordeaux-style red, [...]
Have plans for this weekend? No? Me too! Looks like we have our choice of events: TONIGHT – if you’re getting a head start on your weekend, I can recommend Boordy’s Good Life Market. Wine, burgers, local products, and live music from 4-8. And you don’t even have to pull out your tux. If one [...]
Although I’ll have to work for it. I finally found information about volunteering at the Maryland Wine Festival next month, which again, I highly recommend (my tendency to say yes to volunteer gigs between the Potomac and the Mason-Dixon aside). While I’m not always a big people person, the chance to interact with people who [...]
Guest post written by my wife Elyse Well, actually, tickets to the Maryland Wine Festival have been available since July 18th, according to this Carroll County Times article from that date. It’s held every year in Westminster the third weekend of September: this year, the grounds are open 10-6 on September 17th and noon-6 on [...]
Although not the first Maryland wine festival of the season, Wine in the Woods is certainly the most notable spring festival and one of the largest in the state. Good weather brought close to 30,000 attendees to downtown Columbia last year. Given the current forecasts for the weekend – mid-80s and mostly sunny – we [...]
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