For wine lovers with pets and/or children, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyards is a wonderful, weekend wine tasting destination. The outside tastings with numerous picnic tables and games makes it easy to grab a bottle and spend a couple hours at the vineyard. Based on the crowds at the vineyard at...
Located 45 minutes northwest of Baltimore, Maryland, Serpent Ridge Vineyards is a small, 2.5 acre vineyard originally planted by Greg and Karen Lambrecht in 2002. In 2013, the winery and vineyard, which produced about 1000 cases, was purchased by the Lambrechts' friends Hal Roche and Karen...
Located three miles south of Annapolis, Maryland, Great Frogs provides a wonderful opportunity for Annapolis residents and tourists to experience Maryland wine country. It is also one of a dozen or so Maryland wineries that Washington DC residents can get to in less than an hour. The vineyard...
Few, if any, Maryland wineries have received as much acclaim as Black Ankle Vineyards. The winery, which opened in 2008, has won Best in Show at four of the last six Maryland Governor's Cup Competitions and was recognized by the Washington Post's Dave McIntyre as one of two new Maryland wineries...
Elk Run Vineyards is located among a small cluster of Maryland wineries approximately 50 miles north of Washington, DC and 40 miles northwest of Baltimore, Maryland. The vineyard was established by Fred Wilson, Carol Wilson and Neill Bassford in 1979, and the winery was founded in 1983. Fred...
Cave Ridge Vineyard, opened in 2005 by Randy and Karen Phillips, is located in the northern section of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley near the small town of Conicville. Although the winery is only a few miles from the truck-infested I-81, you're not likely to stumble across it. You'll have to...
Justified or not, I've always been a little weary of country club-style, gated communities, and when I exited I64 onto Emmaus Church Rd, the large signs advertising luxury living made me a little nervous. Was the tasting at New Kent Winery really just a wine-focused version of a timeshare sales...
As you travel towards Williamsburg Winery, you're reminded why the Williamsburg area is such a popular tourist destination. In addition to Colonial Williamsburg, the area is home to Water Country USA, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and numerous resorts and golf courses. My first thought was, What a...