wines
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This May 5, wine lovers will be able to enjoy delicious wines from all over the world at the Sykesville Art & Wine Festival on Main Street.
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Iron Bridge Wine Company is a gem of a restaurant where wine, food and customers are treated with equal respect.
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Heavy rains have triggered flash floods, soaked the ground and closed roads in Carroll County this summer. They’ve also complicated an already tricky grape-growing season for vineyards and wineries.
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Tiny Wine Shop and Garden Party, two ventures from Bill Irvin and members of his Avenue Kitchen & Bar team, recently opened at the Rotunda in Hampden.
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Ludlow Market, the new restaurant in the space previously known as the Wine Market Bistro, shows off fine technique with imaginative fare.
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The wine column you have been running for years has always exasperated us. The authors — Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr — are wine snobs. All the commentary we
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The Vineyard Wine Bar in Havre de Grace serves up satisfying small plates to go with an extensive wine list.
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The County Cork Wine Pub hosts the 5 Course Wine Tasting/Tapas the first Tuesday of every month. The wine tasting begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m. Admission to this event is $30 per person, but remember to make reservations in advanced because it always sells out.
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Old Westminster became the first winery in Maryland to can wines on Thursday.
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Once Pazo, the Fells Point bar and restaurant Bar Vasquez celebrates its one-year anniversary in Baltimore this month.
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This weekend's Maryland Wine festival, an event attended by more than 12,000, led to only one DUI arrest.
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Carroll Arts Center hosts screening of film 'Bottle Shock" with wine tasting
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Our View: In future years, perhaps some sort of partnership could be formed between the City of Westminster and the Farm Museum to direct more festival-goers downtown.
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Wine Festival and screening of "Bottle Shock" celebrate wine culture in Carroll
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Maryland boasts dozens of wineries – and some of them are turning out wines on par with the world’s top winemaking regions.
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Most people know wine and oysters go well together, but a recent partnership between a Maryland nonprofit and a Massachusetts company is giving the pairing
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Avenue Kitchen & Bar is taking over the Le Garage space in Hampden.
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Sykesville — Mother Nature smiled on Sunday and provided a beautiful day for folks to take over Sykesville's downtown and have a party. One of the many sure
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Set in a vintage Sears Roebuck home, Vin 909 has an eclectic wine list (and beer selection) to accompany its seasonal small plates and brick-oven pizza menu.
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The Maryland Wineries Association is looking to boost the profile of local drinks this March, as the organization hosts the first Maryland Wine Month. As par
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A two week-long winter class at Hopkins is devoted to the science of wine, beer, cheese and anything that is tasty because it has been fermented.
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This liquor store general manager is up to his ears in boxes of booze during the shop's busiest time of year.
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Bambeco, a Baltimore-based online home goods retailer, has launched its first store-within-a-store concept in a Laurel wine shop.
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Where to find somewhat traditional French food in Baltimore? It's a perpetual question with a few easy answers (Petit Louis and Marie-Louise Bistro, t
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Turf Valley Towne Square businesses are coming together on Thursday, Sept. 29 to host the second annual Turf Valley Fall Wine Festival to support the Zaching Against Cancer Foundation.
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The event ties together Glyndon shops on either side of Butler Road, with sales, raffles, live music and a wine tasting.
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Old Westminster Winery's Malbec 2014 was awarded Best in Show at the 2016 Maryland Comptroller's Cup Wine Competition.
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With over 37 different wineries on seven different trails, participants can enjoy a complimentary tasting and behind-the-scenes access to many of Maryland's wineries.
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Although Hailey Hubble wouldn't typically choose a dry white wine, she tasted one Saturday at The Maryland Wine Festival.
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The next week is going to be an important one for Carroll County tourism. Starting Saturday, the two-day Maryland Wine Festival kicks off at the Carroll County Farm Museum, followed by the first Carroll County Beer Week with events in Westminster, Sykesville and Hampstead.
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The Maryland Cheese Pavilion is a new attraction at this year's festival.
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Montgomery County is moving to unshackle its restaurants and retailers from an archaic system under which the local government distributes every bottle of wine and keg of beer sold in Maryland's largest jurisdiction.
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Everyman Theatre, which made sure there was a bar in the lobby when it opened its new venue on W. Fayette Street a couple of years ago, plans to do even more to boost spirits during the 2015-2016 season.
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Peanuts, beer and hot dogs long ago cemented their places in baseball culture. The Orioles, along with Major League Baseball, hope to add red wine to the list.
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After seeing an impressive turnout at last year's annual Sykesville Fine Art & Wine Festival, event organizers say they are committed to making this year's festival even bigger as it moves to the town's Main Street from the Baldwin's Station parking lot May 3.
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Maryland's oldest winery and two of its newest are among the wineries of the Mason-Dixon Wine Trail preparing for an influx of visitors every weekend in March for the 10th Tour de Tanks. Boordy, Royal Rabbit and DeJon vineyards will offer tastings and special foods during the weekend events.
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come out to Turf Valley Towne Square on Saturday, Feb. 28, from noon until 3 p.m. for a German Wine Festival.
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Ribera del Duero is a centuries-old winemaking region in Spain, but chances are you heard about it only recently — and may not have heard about it at all. Known in Spain as one of the top wine-growing regions, Ribera del Duero became more popular in the late 20th century as the import market expanded and adventurous Americans became enchanted with that country's culture and cuisine. It wasn't until 1982 when it was granted its DO appellation status. Today, it is a region you need to
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From a historical perspective, Columbia Crest's fame on the wine market has been relatively new. But in the last couple of decades, this Washington state winery owned by powerhouse Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has been on fire. Its value-oriented wines from the Columbia Valley have accumulated enough awards to fill a warehouse: winery of the year by Wine & Spirits (2011) and Wine Advocate (1990). Its red wines have been ranked in Wine Spectator's Top 100 in 1997, 2009 and 2010.
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We recently had an opportunity to taste the current releases from Beaulieu Vineyards winemaker Jeffrey Stambor in the company of our old friend George Foote, who used to represent the winery.
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More champagne is consumed about this time of year than any other. Sure, you sip champagne when you toast a bride and groom and maybe you'll pop a cork when a son finally moves into his own house. But, by and large, you are more likely to consume some bubbly to either admire the Christmas tree or ring in the new year. About 22 percent of champagne sales come in December and more than 65 percent of consumers say they share it during a celebration.
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Before you open the wallet for a special wine to bring to the host of an upcoming party, you need to consider its use. Too often the wine is stuck in a bin — appreciated but forgotten a day later. If you're lucky, it's consumed on a special occasion with fond memories of the person who brought it. But that's rare in our experience. First, let's get past the issue of whether a host is obligated to immediately serve the wine at that night's dinner. He or she is not obligated unless the host
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Wine makes a great gift; but there are also some good alternatives, ranging from corkscrews to fancy wine trips.
