Winemaker Roy Albin was kind enough to welcome us in for an appointment on an unseasonably warm Sunday back in December to try their cleverly-branded wines featuring names like “The Duke” and “Il Barone” in line with the regally-themed winery. Of course I found myself drawn to the cabernet sauvignon (“The Count”), but would recommend trying any and all of their well-polished offerings.
I always joked that I lived in a rut – going to work and rehearsals on weekdays, social events and church on weekends, and sleeping in between – until someone pointed out that “a rut is just a grave with two ends.” With that cheerful image in your minds, I present a couple new things [...]
For two months now, Maryland has had the privilege of direct shipping from wineries. I’ve been hearing a lot around the web about ways to get wine now. You like lots of choices, right? Richard Gorelick of the Baltimore Sun wrote at the beginning of August about Lot18 starting to ship to Marylanders. Save that [...]
Yet another guest post written by my wife, Elyse There’s been a fair amount of buzz about newly opened Great Shoals Winery, all of it good. Operating in Mount Vernon, Maryland (not the Virginia farm or Baltimore square, but in Somerset County), Great Shoals snagged a couple of awards for their sparkling ciders earlier this [...]
… get out of the kitchen. Or drink some chilled white wine. Anecdotally, I can tell you it’s what many folks are drinking as this summer shatters heat records across the country. Matt and I have Keswick Vineyards Viognier (VA) in the fridge right now. Friends served Basignani’s Elena the other evening. Then again, we [...]
Guest post written by my wife Elyse Three cheers and a pop of the cork for Cygnus winemaker Ray Brasfield, whose Royele Rose’ de Noir Brut Rose was featured at last Thursday’s Governor’s Buy Local Cookout, according to an article in the Baltimore Sun. Maryland has a number of vintages grown between the Potomac and [...]
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 [...]
About a month ago, I had the distinct pleasure to attend a preview event for what promises to be the next big thing (pun intended) on the Maryland wine scene: Washington County’s Big Cork Vineyards, a collaboration between the Thompson family (of Thompson Gas fame) and Virginia wine all-star Dave Collins (formerly of Breaux Vineyards). [...]
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 [...]
The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up the 2011 session late Monday night with mixed blessings for wine lovers across the state. Although we finally got a direct shipping law passed (albeit somewhat watered down with retailers left in the cold), we also got a significant bump in the taxes levied on alcoholic beverages. The governor [...]
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