Since visiting many of Maryland’s wineries in 2007 and 2008, it is time to check out many newly opened facilities this summer. The number of Maryland wineries has sharply increased over the last two years and even more are scheduled to open within the nest couple of years. In addition to new wineries, Maryland now has six wine trails.
Wine trails cluster wineries together and usually make it easy for travelers to visit all the wineries along a trail. Occasionally there are special events planned by a wine trail for its member wineries. Maryland’s wine trails include the Chesapeake Wine Trail, Frederick Wine Trail, Patuxent Wine Trail, Piedmont Wine Trail, Carroll Wine Trail and the oldest trail in the state, the Mason-Dixon Wine Trail.
The Mason-Dixon trail is not only the oldest; it may also be the most unique. The trail blazes through Maryland and Pennsylvania and is made up of four Maryland wineries and four Pennsylvanian wineries. The newest wine trail to open is the Carroll Wine Trail with its three wineries.
Wine enthusiasts in the Baltimore region can easily reach any of these wine trails. Visiting wineries along one of these trails makes for a fun day trip or weekend getaway.
You can check out information about these wine trails on the Maryland Wine website.
Read reviews of many of Maryland’s wineries on the Wine Trail Traveler website.
Comments
I wonder what state does not have a wine trail. We have two here in AZ.
West Virginia does not have an organized wine trail, however they are looking into the possibility of developing one. Wine enthusiasts can always blaze their own trail.
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