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Earlier Maryland Wine Festival photo at Carroll County Farm Museum
The 35th Maryland Wine Festival takes place Saturday, October 13 at the Carroll County Farm Museum, a wonderful location that celebrates history. The Maryland Wine Festival usually takes place in September but due to dire weather forecast predictions was postponed until this coming Saturday.
At this 2018 festival more than 150 Maryland wines will be available for wine enthusiasts. Those people with Explorer Pass tickets will receive a commemorative tasting glass, have access to all the wines from Maryland wineries participating in the event plus additional special wines. The Explorer tickets include access to special seating in a shaded area, bottled water and private restrooms, also participating in a blind tasting competition. While food is not included in the tickets, culinary delights will be available from vendors.
The Carroll County Farm Museum is a great family historic site to visit. So take your family to the Maryland Wine Festival and also stay awhile to visit the museum site. Children12 and under will be admitted to the wine festival for free with a paying adult.
For more details, visit the Maryland Wine Festival page. Also check out the Carroll County Farm Museum to discover all it has to offer.
Early in September, I wrote about the Maryland Wine Festival. For more information check out this blog.
Hope the weather is great this Saturday for the 35th Maryland Wine Festival!
Cheers!
Kathy
On Saturday, the Snyder County Libraries Evening of Wine and Art Fundraiser will include wine, entertainment and art. This fun wine event will also include a
A couple of weeks ago we stopped by 
Remembering a Time in Champagne
Michel Drappier introduces his father André.
Not only is Champagne Day, October 19th, a day to celebrate by having a bottle of champagne from the Champagne region of France, it is a day to remember our travels in Champagne. Kathy and I were in the Aube sub-region of Champagne and we visited Champagne Drappier in Urville. Michel Drappier visited with us, gave a tour of the caves and discussed the champagne process. Later that evening, we had dinner at our hotel and Kathy and I had the honor to sit next to Michel Drappier.
Quattuor a champagne blend of Chardonnay, Arbane, Petit Meslier and Formenteau (Pinot Gris)
Michel is very much a family man and is the seventh generation to craft champagnes. While at the winery he introduced his father, André, noting that his father is the champagne house’s best customer. During dinner we talked about our daughters. It turned out that we both had daughters in New York City at the time. Later, we both contacted our daughters and they met at a bar in NYC. It’s a small world at times.
The most notable experience at Champagne Drappier was the opportunity to taste Quattuor. Often, when one thinks of a white grape used to craft a champagne, they think of Chardonnay. However, Chardonnay is not the only white grape that is permitted to be used to make a champagne. Arbane, Petit Meslier, Formenteau (Pinot Gris) are the other white varietal grapes permitted to be in a champagne. Champagne Drappier makes a champagne with a blend of these four white champagne grapes. Striking on the dark green bottle with a black label is the white IV above the label.
The light yellow color champagne had many columns of beads that formed a large mousse on the surface. The wine offered yellow stone fruit on the aroma and taste and had a citrus finish. Champagnes used with these traditional grapes only account for 0.3 percent of the champagne production. This was a special champagne to taste.
On October 19th, the world will celebrate Champagne Day. What special bottle of champagne will you taste?
To find out more about our visit to Champagne Drappier, read our article
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Cheers,
Terry