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Maryland Wine Trails
2021-08-10 22:19:05
The state’s burgeoning wine scene has much to offer visitors who might like to tilt their glass while admiring the bucolic beauty of local vineyards. Maryland’s trails follow the journey “from grape to bottle” for more than 400 different wines.
Western Maryland
Though not an official wine trail, the Mountain Wine Region features a pair of popular Maryland wineries — one near Deep Creek Lake and the other in the foothills of the Alleghany Mountains.
Capital Region
More than half of Maryland’s wine production comes from vineyards found along the Frederick Wine Trail, the central focus of which is a cluster of four wineries resting on the outskirts of Mount Airy.
Two Maryland wineries are also part of the D.C. Metro Wine Region, located just north of our nation’s capital.
Central Maryland
Across the countryside that lies beyond Baltimore’s northern border, a Piedmont Wine Trail visits the land where Maryland wine began and more than a half-dozen nationally recognized wineries continue to thrive. Along the way are numerous historic towns, state parks and Thoroughbred horse farms. Several Piedmont wineries are also part of a Gunpowder Wine Trail.
A Carroll Wine Trail links three wineries located down the road from the state’s oldest wine festival, held each September at the Carroll County Farm Museum.
Southern Maryland
Southern hospitality blends with pastoral splendor along a Patuxent Wine Trail that includes seven wineries bounded by the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent and Potomac rivers.
Eastern Shore
The sandy soil on the Chesapeake Bay’s Eastern Shore has given life to 12 Maryland wineries within a short drive of beaches, boutiques and superb seafood dining.
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