{"id":8046,"date":"2013-05-07T08:12:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T13:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=8046"},"modified":"2013-05-07T08:12:18","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T13:12:18","slug":"first-wine-tourism-day-maryland-wineries-offer-special-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/first-wine-tourism-day-maryland-wineries-offer-special-events\/","title":{"rendered":"First Wine Tourism Day: Maryland Wineries Offer Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8049\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/portofleonardtown4-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8049\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8049\" title=\"portofleonardtown4-1\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/portofleonardtown4-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port of Leonardtown Winery<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winetourismday.org\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Wine Tourism Day<\/span><\/a><\/span> takes place Saturday, May 11.\u00a0 According to the Wine Tourism Day website, \u201cWine Tourism Day is designed to feature the many wineries offering events through North America, promote the concept of traveling to wine regions on vacation, and highlight the economic impact of wine tourism. Most of all it is about you, a lover of wine and travel, having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tourism should not be under estimated. Tourism is an important aspect of any country\u2019s economy. Tourists\/visitors can impact restaurants, stores, hotels, bed and breakfasts, gas stations, car rental agencies, airports and more.<\/p>\n<p>In France it was noted that tourism is one of the few industries that cannot be outsourced to another country. (Becker, Elizabeth, <em>Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism, <\/em>2013) Tourism also cannot be created on a movie screen or in a book. However, these are good ways to learn about destinations but not the same as visiting and experiencing the cultures and talking with the residents.<\/p>\n<p>Wine tourism is growing with more people interested in visiting wine regions throughout the world. Here in Maryland the wine industry is growing and now has more than 60 wineries with more planning to open within a year or two.<\/p>\n<p>Check your region and state for wineries celebrating Wine Tourism Day.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland hosted the successful Drink Local Wine Conference in April. Now numerous events are planned for May 11, Wine Tourism Day. Some of these special events include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crowfarmmd.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Crow Farm Vineyard<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> will be offering one free\u00a0wine tasting and sample of\u00a0Crow Farm products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallopinggoosevineyards.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Galloping Goose Vineyards<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> will feature a flight of\u00a0three red wines hors d&#8217;oeuvres for\u00a0$12.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/distillerylaneciderworks.com\/visiting-dlc\/cider-class\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Distillery Lane Ciderworks\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>is offering a cider making class covering the basics of home cider making. Head cider maker, Tim Rose, and orchardist, Rob Miller, lead the class. \u00a0Topics covered include: the desirability of various apple varieties, how different apples are used , the fermentation process, the importance of sanitation, and blending the final product.\u00a0The class is $100 per person (preregistration and a $25 non-refundable deposit is due to hold a spot in the class). This fee covers the class, tastings, and the materials needed for participants to ferment a case of their own hard cider at home. To register, please visit their website or call 301-834-8920<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marylandwine.com\/wine-trails-interior\/Piedmont-Wine-Trail\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">The Piedmont Wine Trail\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>will host a Vidal wine tasting on May 11 and May 12. Each winery will have a different special with the Vidal grape. Participating wineries:\u00a0Basignani Winery,\u00a0Boordy Vineyards,\u00a0DeJon Vineyards,\u00a0Fiore Winery,\u00a0Harford Vineyard and Winery,\u00a0Royal Rabbit Vineyards, and\u00a0Woodhall Wine Cellars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/m1e.net\/c?64418526-Bi\/bkqOAO8YAA%4016323110-5fR8htRB.CxgI\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Catoctin Breeze Vineyard<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>offers a featured sample of their\u00a0wines for a tasting fee of $6, including a complimentary tasting glass.\u00a0Private tours are\u00a0 available and include a guided tour of the vineyard and winery, followed by a private tasting of all currently available wines, complete with cheese pairings. The private tour is\u00a0$25 per person and reservations are required. For reservations call 240-449-0677 or email <a href=\"mailto:tours@catoctinbreeze.com\">tours@catoctinbreeze.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/portofleonardtownwinery.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Port of Leonardtown<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>: Marvelous Mom\u2019s Celebration &amp; National Wine Tourism Day, Cost: Pairing of chocolate truffles and wine $10.\u00a0Reservations required please call 301-690-2192.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy celebrating Wine Tourism Day by visiting a winery.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers, Kathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"First Wine Tourism Day: Maryland Wineries Offer Special Events  \" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=8046\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Wine Tourism Day takes place Saturday, May 11.  According to the Wine Tourism Day website, \u201cWine Tourism Day is designed to feature the many wineries offering events through North America, promote the concept of traveling to wine regions on vacation, and highlight the economic impact of wine tourism. Most of all it is about you, a lover of wine and travel, having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,1],"tags":[1400,88,2862,3759],"class_list":["post-8046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-newscommentary","category-wineryevents","tag-tourism","tag-travel","tag-wine-tourism-day","tag-wineries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8046","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=8046"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8051,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8046\/revisions\/8051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}