Tag Archives: Maryland Wine

Drinking Local with The Wine Curmudgeon

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Dave McIntyre

My wife and I had the pleasure last week of hosting Jeff Siegel, aka The Wine Curmudgeon, while he was in DC judging a preliminary round of the 2015 Virginia Governor’s Cup wine competition. (Jeff posted his impressions of the … Continue reading →

Catch-Up News: Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard Changes Hands

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Dave McIntyre

I’ve been so busy the past several weeks that I’ve neglected this blog. So here’s catching up on a few things, especially some news that I let slip: Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyards has been sold. Sugarloaf was established a decade ago on … Continue reading →

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DLW13 wrapup – We trended over Tiger Woods!

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

DLW 13 is now history. This is a cliché, but I have to say it: This year’s conference was the best ever. Not only did we shine a light on Maryland wine at a conference with about 150 people, but … Continue reading →

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DLW13 approaches – with some love from Jancis Robinson

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

In case you missed it, Jancis Robinson mentioned Drink Local Wine in her recent Financial Times column about the revolution in U.S. wine that she and Linda Murphy chronicled in their new book, American Wine: The Ultimate Companion to the … Continue reading →

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A nice lineup for DLW13 – in less than 2 weeks!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

The annual Drink Local Wine conference will be in Baltimore on April 13 – now less than two weeks away. There’s still time to make plans to join us at the Tremont Hotel for the conference and lunch and the … Continue reading →

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Drink Local Wine 2013 – on iWineRadio.com

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

Last weekend I had the pleasure of talking again with Lynn Krielow Chamberlain of iWineRadio.com, an Internet radio program available online and through iTunes. Of course, we discussed the upcoming Drink Local Wine 2013 conference to be held April 13 … Continue reading →

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On the Kojo Nnamdi Show

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dave McIntyre

I’m thrilled to be taking the local wine message to the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5 FM today, Wednesday April 18, at 12 noon ET. The Kojo Show is local to the DC radio market, but of course anyone … Continue reading →

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Virginia, Maryland impress the California judges

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Dave McIntyre

Local wines shined – or at least won some shiny medals – at two recent competitions in California. At this year’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest annual contest featuring wines from around the United States, Barboursville Vineyards took … Continue reading →

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#Wine Harvest Update: At Least the Stink Bugs Weren’t So Bad This Year!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dave McIntyre

Forty days and forty nights. That’s what it seemed like to area vintners when the rains wouldn’t stop last month. They didn’t quite get there — it was more like 30 out of 35 days that the sun didn’t shine … Continue reading →

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Maryland Renaissance

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Dave McIntyre

Maryland’s wine industry is overshadowed by its neighbor to the south. Virginia boasts nearly 200 wineries to Maryland’s 52, and it has benefited from strong support from its state government, while Annapolis has largely been unhelpful. But Maryland wine is … Continue reading →

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