As much as we encourage people to visit new wineries, if you find a winery you like for the experience and the wine, remember to support that winery by returning for events and wine. Recommend the winery or wine to your friends.

Also visit new wineries when they open or when you travel. There are numerous wineries we would enjoy returning to repeatedly. However, in order for us to continue adding more winery reviews to the Wine Trail Traveler website, return visits become far and few between.

If you visit a winery, that has a wine that you really enjoy, find out if they ship it to your state. Unfortunately for those who live in a minority of states including Maryland, wineries are not allowed to ship directly to the consumer. In this case, check with your local wine store to see if they have the wine or can order it.

When South Coast Winery won the California State Fair Winery of the Year Award this summer, we went to our closest wine store to see if they had South Coast wine available. They did not, but very willingly checked their supplier list to see if they could obtain it for us. Unfortunately this wine was not available from their supplier. This was discouraging since we would have liked to try a bottle of wine from this award winning winery. Perhaps we should try another local wine store to see if it is available. Have a great weekend and visit a winery!

Cheers! Kathy