One of Maryland’s best known annual wine festivals, The Maryland Wine Festival, takes place this weekend, September 21 and September 22019.This festival is intended for the whole family. A varsity of tickets and prices are available; those under under 13 are admitted free with a paying adult. Designated driver tickets are also available. Ticket details are available online.

One of Maryland’s best known annual wine festivals, The Maryland Wine Festival, takes place this weekend, September 21 and September 22, 2019. 

This popular wine and food festival includes Maryland wines, food, music, arts and crafts. In addition the festival includes a Local Cheese Pavilion. The event is held at Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, Maryland.

Many Maryland wines will be available for tasting; more than 20 wineries will attend. Additional wines will be offered for those with Explorer Pass tickets. The Explorer Pass tickets include a commemorative 16 oz. tasting glass and wines available will also include a sampling of exclusive wines, shaded seating and bottled water. Those with the Explorer Pass can also participate in the 7th Annual Maryland Throwdown – a blind tasting competition. Details for tickets/passes are available online.

Wineries Expected at the Maryland Wine Festival 2019

• Basignani Winery
• Boordy Vineyards
• Bordeleau Winery
• Cove Point Winery
• Deep Creek Cellars
• Dragonfly Farms
• Elk Run Vineyard & Winery
• Far Eastern Shore Winery
• Fiore Winery
• Great Shoals Winery
• il Dolce Winery
• Layton’s Chance Vineyard & Winery
• Linganore Winecellars
• Loew Vineyards
• Olney Winery
• Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery
• Port of Leonardtown Winery
• Running Hare Vineyard
• Solomans Island Winery
• The Urban Winery
• Turkey Point Vineyard

Wine Trail Traveler has visited many Maryland wineries. Articles and photos are available on the Wine Trail Traveler website.

If you enjoy cheese, be sure to stop at the Local Cheese Pavilion and taste cheeses from: Firefly Farms, Capricorn Farms, Shepherd’s Manor Creamery and Whispering Breeze Farm.

Interested in crafts and artwork? Check out the numerous creative juried artisans.

On Saturday, music will be provided by Foreplay and Half Serious. Sunday will feature Park Avenue and Reagan Years.

About Carroll County Farm Museum

The Carroll County Farm Museum is a highlight of visiting Maryland. According to the museum’s website, “The Carroll County Farm Museum is home to one of the largest collections of historic farm artifacts and machinery in the Mid-Atlantic region.”

Cheers!
Kathy