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Wine in the Woods!
The 16th Annual Wine in the Woods festival
is bound to be another huge success – two new wineries
will present their wines and great new food vendors and musicians
will be play two stages. Over 200 wines will be available
for sampling! Find
out which wineries are coming and which bands are coming.
Come to the BRAND NEW
Chesapeake Bay Wine Fest
The first annual Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival 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.s. Find
out more.
Winemasters
Choice Awards Announced
Winemakers and winery proprietors gathered
in April to taste a sampling of Maryland's wines and the results
are in. Find out which new winery snagged the top prize! See
the full listing of award
winners online.
Help
MWA Support the Bay!
The Maryland Wineries Association has
pledged to organize 150 hours of volunteer work to support
the Chesapeake Bay via Maryland Public Television's volunteer-a-thon.
Get
more details and sign up to volunteer—help us meet our
goal!
Festival Volunteers Needed!
Wineries need volunteers for the upcoming
festivals to help pour wines and MWA needs help in its information
booth. Volunteers typically work half a day and gain complimentary
entry to the festival. Learn
more and offer your help!
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Bordeleau proprietor and winemaker Tom Shelton.
Bordeleau Winery Opens
Just along the headwaters of Passerdyke Pond sits the beautiful Bordeleau Vineyard and Winery in Allen, Maryland, just south of Salisbury.
It was nearly ten years ago when Tom Shelton, sole proprietor and winemaker of the vineyard, bought the property, not knowing then how he would cultivate the land.
“I grew up on a tobacco farm and found myself wanting to get back to life on the farm,” Shelton said. He had no interest in growing wheat or soybeans but continued with his plan to keep the land agricultural. Shelton found that the land was suitable for growing grapes planted his first acre in 1999. He continued to plant acre after acre of a variety of vines through 2003. Read
more online.
Wine News Briefs
Convenience. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control
Board wants to set up a statewide network of 100 wine kiosks
for consumers to securely purchase a selection of fine wines
outside of the state's wine shops.
Laws.
The D.C. City Council is considering "Merlot-to-go"
legislation to allow consumers to take home wine from restaurants.
MD enacted a similar law in 2006.
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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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