By AL SPOLER & HUGH SISSON • MAR 13, 2019
March is Maryland Wine Month, a chance to celebrate the impressive progress our state has been making in its wine industry. Al features three favorites. Click the link to purchase Cellar Notes recommendations at Kenilworth Wine & Spirits.
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On today’s Midday, a journey through the rich history and the future of Maryland wine. Tom’s guests are Al Spoler, the co-host of Cellar Notes and Regina McCarthy, author of Maryland Wine: A Full-Bodied History.
Currently, there are 94 licensed wineries in the state of Maryland. That’s 14 more than we had just two years ago. To find more information about Maryland wine trails, click here.
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As the owner of Crow Vineyard & Winery, Judy Crow fields a lot of questions about her wine’s provenance and production. But it wasn’t always that way.
“When we first got into business, nobody asked that question,” Crow said.
In the seven years since she and her husband, Roy, opened their Eastern Shore tasting room, they’ve seen interest in their farm and wine production process take off. Now, customers believe “it’s really important to see the connection between the growing of the grapes and making of the wine,” Crow said. “The general public has a thirst to be engaged with the agricultural community.”
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It has always been our intention to share with the public our sincere expression of who we are as local Kent County grape growers, and to create the best Maryland wine we can make. We chose Barbera as it is known in the Piedmont area of Italy as the “Farmer’s grape” and the Barbera wine is enjoyed at dinner. As farmers who enjoy growing Grass-fed Angus beef, we felt that the Barbera grape was a good choice for us to grow. As visitors come to our farm and tasting room they are not sure if they want to try the Barbera, as it has a soft color, and once we encourage them to just give it a try they are blown away with the floral nose and the delightful flavor.
Continuing their journey to address wine industry trends and bring quality local wines to a broader public the Crow family has opened Crow Wine Cellars at the Queenstown Premium Outlets on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The Crows were invited to open a Queenstown Premium outlets storefront by Simon which manages a number of successful premium outlet center. Considered as one of the leading lights in Maryland Wine by WYPR “Cellar Notes” co-host, Al Spoler, the Crows are excited to make local global.
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Recognizing the growing in-home wine drinking trend, Crow Vineyard & Winery launched Crow In-Home Wine Tasting Packages.
Crow fans can choose between three unique packages to taste premium Crow wines at home. These packages are perfect to craft your own in-home wine tasting event, special occasion, birthday, holiday or bridal party celebration!
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As local wines become more and more popular we will provide updates on this trend. Local wine drinking used to be strictly winery premise based or a result of someone purchasing local wine as a trip memento or gift. But habits are changing as the millennials become a larger force in the wine drinking population. Here some on the verge trends:
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