{"id":10951,"date":"2015-02-18T08:54:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T13:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10951"},"modified":"2015-02-18T08:54:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T13:54:42","slug":"i-didnt-know-maryland-had-wineries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/i-didnt-know-maryland-had-wineries\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Didn\u2019t Know Maryland Had Wineries\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10952\" style=\"width: 355px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/021815a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10952\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10952\" alt=\"Millstone a cidery on the Piedmont Wine Trail will participate in the Maryland Wine Passport Experience\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/021815a.jpg\" width=\"345\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/021815a.jpg 345w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/021815a-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millstone a cidery on the Piedmont Wine Trail will participate in the Maryland Wine Passport Experience<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know Maryland had any wineries,\u201d exclaimed the person standing next to me. I hear this a lot. Some people are unaware that there are wineries in their own back yard. The Maryland Winery Association would like to change that perception. For the last two weekends this February, 35 of the more than 50 Maryland wineries will participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\">Maryland Wine Passport Experience<\/a> on February 21st and 22nd and also on February 28th and March 1st.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/maryland-wine-passport-experience-tickets-14458017319?ref=ebtn\">sale<\/a> for $25 per person and include exclusive access to the participating wineries in the state. Ticket holders can enjoy free wine tastings, behind the scene experiences, a commemorative wine glass and 10% discount on wine purchased. The tickets are valid for both weekends. You can select a different wine trail to visit each weekend day and tour the state over the four days.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland has six wine trails within the state. The easiest way to participate is to head to one of the wineries along one of the wine trails. The Maryland Wine Trails and the number of wineries on that trail participating in the event include:<\/p>\n<p><i>Antietam Highlands Wine Trail<\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 five wineries<br \/>\n<i>Carroll Wine Trail<\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0two wineries<br \/>\n<i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Chesapeake Wine Trail<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0 \u00a0eight wineries<br \/>\n<\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Frederick Wine Trail<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 five wineries<br \/>\n<\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Patuxent Wine Trail<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0eight wineries<br \/>\n<\/span><i>Piedmont Wine Trail<\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 seven wineries<\/p>\n<p>You can view the complete list of participating wineries and and the special experiences that are offering on the Maryland Wine event <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marylandwine.org\/2015events\/passport-experience\/\">page<\/a>. The Maryland Wine Passport Experience is a great way to shake off the winter doldrums and experience the state, its wineries and their wines.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\nTerry<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"\u201cI Didn\u2019t Know Maryland Had Wineries\u201d\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10951\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know Maryland had any wineries,\u201d exclaimed the person standing next to me. I hear this a lot. Some people are unaware that there are wineries in their own back yard. The Maryland Winery Association would like to change that perception. 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