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First Annual Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival on Kent Island!
In addition to wine, the festival will
feature food with a Chesapeake Bay flare from local vendors,
arts and crafts, band music, and events specifically geared
toward children. There will also be exhibits and demonstrations
of grape growing and wine production. Find
out more.
GrapeView:
Chardonnay
A Flexible Classic:
Originating in the Burgundy wine region of France, the malleable
nature of Chardonnay accommodates its cultivation and growth
in a wide range of climates. This green-skinned grape is used
to make a white wine that generally reflects the terroir—the
geography—of the region in which it is grown.
Read more online.
Winning
Photos on Tour
View the winners of the '08 MD Wine photo
contest as the photos tour our wineries this summer. First
stop—Fridays Creek
Winery during the month of June.
Skipjack
to Sail MD Wine
to Market
Participate in a historic moment Sunday,
June 1 as the Skipjack Martha Lewis receives wine at the Chesapeake
Bay Wine Festival for delivery to Havre de Grace. The wines
were made by St. Michaels Winery from grapes grown by Mount
Felix Vineyard in Havre de Grace. The grape delivery last
Fall was a historical leap back to the 18th Century when produce
delivery via skipjack was still common on the Bay. Be there
to witness the launch this Sunday at the Chesapeake Bay Wine
Festival. See
you at the Festival!
Cascia
Vineyards to Debut at Wine Fest
Cascia Vineyards will be offering its
wines for sampling and sale at the Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival
this weekend. The winery is not yet open to the public, so
this is your first chance to taste and enjoy Kent Island's
first winery.
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Elk Run Vineyards in Mt. Airy, Maryland.
Elk
Run Vineyards Thrives
Tucked into rural Frederick County lies
Elk Run Vineyards, a Maryland renowned winery, that since
1983, has been producing an extensive variety of quality wines.
Fred Wilson, Carol Wilson, and Neill
Bassford began the project in 1979, and four years later Elk
Run became a bonded winery. It was the first all-vinifera
vineyard in Maryland.
Fred Wilson never received a formal education
in winemaking, but rather, he learned from experience. Wilson
did, however, study and learn from the Finger Lakes’
Dr. Konstantin Frank, a man Wilson refers to as “the
forerunner for all the vinifera types of grapes on the East
Coast.”
After harvesting grapes with Frank for
several seasons, Wilson decided that if he could get through
hardships with Frank, then he could surely make it in the
wine industry on his own.Read
more online.
Wine News Briefs
Innovation. UC-Davis students have developed a new enhancement
that allows screwcapped wines "breathe," which solves a major
complaint of red-wine producers hoping their wine will age
in bottle.
Growth.
French firms have invested over $20 million in developing
Chinese wineries. Consumption. Per-capita sales of wine in
the US will soon beat those in Italy.
Economy.
A new survey shows that Americans will continue drinking wine
even in dismal economic times.
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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!
Festivals & Events
Our wineries offer a variety of special events from barrel
tastings to concerts, wineries host events each weekend.
And be sure to mark
your calendars for our festivals around the state. See the full list of upcoming events.
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
There's so much more information available on www.MarylandWine.com.
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June 2008 