March is Maryland Wine Month and Montgomery County is house to seven wineries! Enjoy rolling hills and views at Windridge Vineyards or see a beautiful wall of regionally made bottles of wine at Olney Winery. Learn extra about The Crossvines’ customized grape-crushing machine or attempt one thing candy and new at Clear Skies Meadery. Download the VisitMoCo App to create a self-guided itinerary proper out of your telephone. Raise a glass to Maryland Wine Month in MoCo!
Wineries
Windridge Vineyards
15700 Darnestown Road, Darnestown
A farm vineyard with over 50 years of expertise. Their wines are comprised of grapes grown close by with the assistance of the micro-climate and terroir of the Piedmont Plateau area. The household additionally believes in defending the land for future generations and minimizing their environmental footprint.
61 Vineyard
28712 Kemptown Road, Damascus
Located in Up County, the winemakers from 61 Vineyard realized a deep appreciation for wine as they toured native and worldwide wineries. After attending wine camp and becoming a member of the Maryland Wineries Association, they had been profitable in creating wines on a farm labored on by 4 generations.
The Crossvines
16601 W. Willard Road, Poolesville, MD
This is greater than a vineyard, it’s a gathering place. Nestled within the county’s agricultural reserve, The Crossvines is a vineyard, bistro, and golf course multi functional. It’s additionally a analysis farm with its personal customized grape-crushing facility. It’s excellent for a weekend getaway.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
18125 Comus Road, Poolesville, MD
A vineyard with a rural view. Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard is positioned on the base of Sugarloaf Mountain. Go on a free wine tour, attempt a flight of 4 wines or their entire wine choice. Bring a picnic to get pleasure from on the grassy areas or order meals from the altering meals vehicles each weekend.
Olney Winery
52 Olney Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD
Olney Winery ferments grapes from all over the world to make their award-winning wines. Try a flight of wine at their city tasting room. You may even get a likelihood to include these grapes into your very personal wine.
The Urban Winery
2315 Stewart Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
The Urban Winery is Maryland’s first city wine expertise. The vineyard gives wine tastings in addition to wine courses to be taught what you’re ingesting. There’s additionally a wine making expertise taught by the winemaker at The Urban Winery. Other than tasting and excursions, one other enjoyable expertise are occasions on the vineyard the place you apply yoga and sip or enhance goodies and savor a glass.
Rocklands Farm Winery
14531 Montevideo Road, Poolesville, MD
A farm vineyard in Poolesville that makes low-intervention, handcrafted wines. Everything they develop and bottle is completed with a function. While making wine, they use pure yeasts from their vineyard and winery.
Mead
Clear Skies Meadery
325 Main Street, Gaithersburg, MD
Try the oldest sort of alcohol from Clear Skies Meadery. Mead is brewed with uncooked, unfiltered honey. Everything is made and packaged in-house in Gaithersburg. Makers at Clear Skies hold the mead at its most refreshing peak and boldest coloration by not filtering.
