Cracked open a bottle of Black Ankle’s Bedlam tonight mostly because I’d had a bad run of local wines lately and wanted to pull something out that would be worth writing about. Recall, if you will, my initial impressions of Black Ankle Vineyards Bedlam at the Blank Ankle tasting back in January Bunch of stuff [...]
I popped the 2007 Elk Run Viognier with some burgers off the grill. We were lucky enough to be grilling on one of the few nights lately that it didn’t rain. The wine was nice. Good citrus fruit, medium bodied. Lots of acidity that was sort of all over the place. A great wine to [...]
Went on a quick ride out to Frederick and Carroll Counties to visit two wineries this past weekend. First was Elk Run Vineyards, a rustic winery about 15 miles east of Frederick, Maryland. Elk Run was founded over twenty-five years ago making them ancient in terms of Maryland vineyards. All the fruit for the flagship [...]
The Elk Run Gewurztraminer has gotten a lot of run around Maryland, winning the 2008 Governor’s Cup for best off-dry wine. The off-dry designation is a bit strange. It may be just a touch sweet, but nothing that will turn off dry-wine devotees and it certainly isn’t up there with peach wine or blush. The [...]
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