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Southern MD Winegrowers Cooperative Forms
After years of encouraging Southern Maryland farmers to replace
tobacco with grape vines, the town of Leonardtown and St.
Mary's County have joined together with a group of grape growers
to break ground on what will soon become Maryland's first
grower-run winery cooperative. Stay tuned for more information
coming soon...
Wine/Grape Industry Receives Additional Funding
Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. recently announced Board of
Public Works approval of two grants totaling $147,000 in state
funding from the Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund to
the Maryland Grape Growers Association and the Maryland Wineries
Association. Read
more.
Waterfowl Festival to
Feature Maryland Wines
Enjoy Maryland wines, along with selections of cheeses, sauces
and sweets at the wine tasting pavilion. Celebrate the festival
in the charming small town of Easton, MD featuring paintings,
sculpture carvings, decoys, photography, crafts, sportsman's
adventures and gear, kid's fun and great food and music. Learn
more.
Enter Your Photos –
Focus and shoot in November as the vines begin the transition
into winter domancy, and the wineries are buzzing with the
new vintage – and enter your photos into the 2nd
Annual MWA Photo Contest. Get entry
details online and see last year's winning photos.
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Photo contest Rick Roth's "Leaves" shows autumn
vines in the afternoon sunlight.
Supportive Stores
MD wineries highlight retailers for
their support each month. This month's honorees are King
Discount LIquors in Essex, and Snappers Waterfront
Café in Cambridge. See past
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Upcoming Fests
Get info
and directions.
Waterfowl Festival
Nov. 10, 11 and 12
Fri & Sat 11am-6pm
Sun 11am-4pm
Easton, Maryland
Winery Events
From Fiore Winery's "Black Friday Escape" to Linganore's
"Summer in a Glass" event, there's a lot happening
at wineries this month. Get a full listing upcoming
events.
In
the Cellar
Bert Basignani is recovering from
a hectic harvest, and has his staff organizing and cleaning
the winery. As for the wines -- Basignani is still pressing
some wines...
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