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Win a Stay at a B&B
Visit five wineries in April and enter
to win $300 toward an evening at a bed and breakfast, along
with a $50 gift certificate toward dinner in wine country.
Find
information and the contest rules at MarylandsBest.net.
 Sponsored
by the Maryland
Department of Agriculture, Maryland
Wineries Association and the Maryand
Bed & Breakfast Association.
Work
with MWA to Support the Bay!
The Maryland Wineries Association has
pledged to organize 200 hours of volunteer work to support
the Chesapeake Bay via Maryland Public Television's volunteer-a-thon.
Watch for us on MPT April 27 from 6 - 8 p.m. Get
more details and sign up to volunteer—help us meet our
goal!
Upcoming
Festivals
Wine in the Woods is
bound to be another huge success – two new wineries
will present their wines and great new food and music. Over
200 wines will be available for sampling! Find
out more. Interested
in volunteering?
The Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival
debuts this May 31-June 1 at Terrapin Park in Stevensville.
This waterfront festival will host over 100 Maryland wines,
great music and fine local foods. Find
out more.
Winemaker
Profile:
Tom Burns of Boordy
“In Tom Burns, Boordy Vineyard
has a winemaker who can really deliver the goods,” says
Al Spoler, host of WYPR’s Cellar Notes. “He is
remarkably consistent from vintage to vintage,” Spoler
says.
Tom Burns entered into the wine industry
in 1983 after graduating from Penn State University with a
degree in agriculture business management. Read
more online.
Taste
with Us . . .
May 3: Liquid Jazz, Owings.
Taste wines, listen to great live jazz and bid in the silent
auction at Liquid Jazz held at Fridays Creek Winery in support
of Calvert Healthcare. Get
the details.
May 7: Historic Electronics Museum,
Linthicum. Sample Maryland wines and take a guided
tour of the museum. Get
the details.
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"First Leaf" by Ardon Williamson.
GrapeView: Chambourcin
As one of
the most respected red French-American hybrid grapes, Chambourcin
[pronounced sham-boar-sin] is a stalwart of Eastern U.S. wines.
Although hybrids usually have higher resistance to diseases and
pests, many are accused of producing unusual flavors off-putting
to many wine drinkers—but Chambourcin produces a spicy, fragrant,
concentrated red wine able to match the power other big reds.
Chambourcin was developed by Joannes
Seibel in the France’s Loire Valley and released in
the 1960s. It has been planted in America and Australia since
the 1970s. Today, more than half of the world’s Chambourcin
is planted in the Loire. In fact, it is the third most planted
grape variety in the Loire-Atlantique region.
Chambourcin is a late-ripening grape
that requires a long growing season. Deep crimson in color,
it is extremely vigorous and high-yielding after a few seasons
of planting. Steve Purvins of Lawtan Hall Vineyard in Southern
Maryland's St. Mary's County, has been growing the grape for
eight years with great success. Read
more online..
Wine News Briefs
Laws. The bills that would allow MD consumers to receive wine by mail was killed by the House Economic Matters and Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs committees.
Influence.
The Baltimore Sun recently reported about the influence of the liquor lobby in Annapolis – citing their contributions and power resulting in limited competition and limited consumer choice. Read the article.
Health.
Antioxidants found in red wine and tea may help regulate blood
sugar in diabetics, according to University of Massachusetts
Amherst researchers.
Wine
Vinegar. Dragonfly Farms, Maryland's only wine vinegary,
was recently featured in the Gazette newspapers. Read
the article.
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Volunteers Needed!
Wineries need volunteers for the upcoming festivals to help
pour wines. Volunteers typically work half a day and gain
complementary entry to the festival. Learn
more and offer your help!
Learn More
There's so much more to learn about wine on our site!
Food & wine pairings
Know your limits
History of MD wine
Wine industry statistics
Read or submit FAQs
MD wines winning awards
Wine shipping: the facts
There's so much more information available on www.MarylandWine.com.
Festivals & Events
Our wineries offer a variety of special events from barrel tastings
to concerts, many wineries host events each weekend. Spring is here, and soon will come Mother's Day & Memorial Day—great reasons to visit a winery for a promotional event.
And be sure to mark
your calendars for our festivals around the state. See the full list of upcoming events.
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April 2008 