{"id":17087,"date":"2020-02-21T16:06:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=17087"},"modified":"2020-02-21T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:06:07","slug":"march-is-maryland-wine-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/21\/march-is-maryland-wine-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"March is Maryland Wine Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/012717d.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13850\"\/><figcaption>Maryland Wine logo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>March 1st is the start of Maryland\u2019s Wine Month. The first Maryland Wine Month was in 2011. Over the years the wine industry in Maryland has grown prolifically.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just look at some the most recent facts about the Maryland\u2019s wine growth, according to the Maryland Wineries Association:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>100+ wineries are now in Maryland<\/li><li>1,000 acres of grapes<\/li><li>Wines include traditional wines, fruit wines and meads<\/li><li>In 2019 Maryland Wineries produced 201,000 cases of wine<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Maryland Wineries also helps the economy and has added employment opportunities. According to the Maryland Winery Association, the wine industry has added 2,000 jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several Maryland Wineries have already planned for specials during March. For example Layton\u2019s Chance Winery will offer (all month) a special tasting flight of Vidal wines. These flights are a reasonable $6 and includes the souvenir glass. At Blue Mountain Wine Crafters a special pairing (all month) will involve pairing Girl Scout Cookies with wine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 1, Dove Valley Winery will&nbsp; host&nbsp; a Mardi Gras After Party. Dove Valley Winery offers many other special events and activities during March. Also on Sundays during March,&nbsp;Robin Hill Farm &amp; Vineyards in Brandywine,&nbsp; will offer a session&nbsp;that includes a private tour of the production area, a discussion and a tasting in the cellar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 21 is the day that Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard will have the Grand Opening of their tasting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the calendar on the <a href=\"https:\/\/marylandwine.com\">Maryland Wineries Association<\/a> website to discover more winery events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How to Support Maryland Wine Month<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During March show your appreciation of the wineries in Maryland visiting some of the participating wineries. Another way to support the Maryland wine industry includes asking for a Maryland wine when dining out or when shopping at your local wine shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wine Trail Traveler has visited and enjoyed many of the Maryland wineries. For winery reviews and photos visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/maryland\/maryland.php\">Wine Trail Traveler<\/a> review section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers!<br>\nKathy<br><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"March is Maryland Wine Month\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=17087\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for Maryland Wine Month!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,1],"tags":[1656,350,48,3940,3759],"class_list":["post-17087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-taste-of-wine","category-wineryevents","tag-wine-month","tag-events","tag-maryland","tag-maryland-wine-month","tag-wineries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17087"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17092,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17087\/revisions\/17092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}