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 [...]
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 [...]
Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user thegourmetro This past Wednesday, Bin 604 hosted a tasting of six wines in the portfolio of Blank Ankle Vineyards, a new Maryland winery intent on creating Maryland wines with quality comparable to those of more traditional wine regions. In short, they’re trying to run with the big dogs. [...]
