Notes From The Cellar

It’s Easy to be Green

Posted on: by Jessica

Happy Earth Day!

Linganore Winecellars is pleased to be a Maryland Green Travel partner.

Since the winery opened in 1976, the Aellens have been employing green business practices, but back then we just called it being resourceful and employing good farming practices. Taking care of the land and reusing things  just made good sense. As the winery grew, so did our thoughtful practices.

Some of our more recent acheivement:

In 2011, power supplied to the winery was converted to 100% wind power, leading us to win 2011 Green Business of the Year, in the small to midsize business category, from the Baltimore Business Journal. We also received a grant from the Department of Agriculture which allowed for the installation of 2 Electric Car Charging Stations, that are powered by a sun tracking solar panel.

Our most recent endeavor was the installation of a wind anemometer, which will record wind speed to determine if we can install our own wind turbines further reducing our carbon footprint.

Our commitment to the environment extends to our customers, our staff, and the community in which we operate. We are committed to:
  • Comply with all applicable environmental regulations
  • Prevent pollution whenever possible.
  • Train all of our staff on our environmental program and empower them to contribute and participate.
  • Communicate our environmental commitment and efforts to our customers, staff, and our community.
  • Continuously improve over time by striving to measure our environmental data (waste, energy, and water) and setting goals to reduce those totals each year

Check out all that we do by visiting our profile page at the Maryland Green Travel website.

New Wines, New Labels

Posted on: by Jessica

For the past year, Linganore Winecellars has been rolling out some major changes in how we look. Last Spring, we introduced our new logo and in the Fall, we brought you this new website. And we are soon to be releasing our new dry wine labels.

 

Today, we introduce our 2012 Chardonnay.

This new Chardonnay is lightly oaked and offers a round caramel finish. We are pleased to offer this new bottling to you, available only at  the winery.

Pictured here, you will see our new dry wine labels that are coming soon. Purchase a bottle of the 2012 Chardonnay at the winery, in its old label and keep an eye out for these new labels to hit the shelves soon!

 

April Update

Posted on: by Jessica

 

We have so much going on at the winery over the next few months and we are so excited to share them with you! 

We are having great fun creating smaller events at the winery. If you were at our women’s event or cheese and chocolate pairing , you know just what we mean!

Our next small event will be a Wine Dinner on May 5th with Quench restaurant of Rockville. We sat down with Chef Wade Hoo Fatt and selected the prefect wine and food menu to tantalize your taste buds, taking you on a tour of Latin American cuisine. You might just leave the dinner ready to pack your bags on a whirlwind tour of our neighboring continent!

Tickets are priced at $80 per person, and are sure to sell out fast! Get your tickets here today and celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us in style.

Are you ready for FESTIVAL SEASON???

We have begun selling tickets online and we have some new ticket options that are only available with advanced online purchase.

This year, festival go-ers will be able to purchase a variety of ticket options that have never been available before. So what’s this all about?

Guests may purchase tickets online for all four festivals in advance.

Options include:

Wine tasting and festival admission for those 21+: $18 online, $20 at the gate.

Designated Driver/Ages 18-20/Active Military (with proper id): $15 online and at the gate.

New this year…

Vine Rewind or Autumn Reggae 2 day pass: $35 online only

Season Ticket: Attend all four Festivals for one low price! 

The season ticket gives you entry to each of the four Linganore Winecellars’ festivals for the 2013 season including the Caribbean Festival, the Vine Rewind Festival, the Reggae Festival, and the Autumn Reggae Festival. Good for admittance on one day of each of the four festivals.  $70 online only

The Couples Ticket : Save even more when you buy a ticket for two!

Come to one of our festivals with our couples ticket for $35.00 online only.

Get the season pass for you and someone else for $138.00 online only.

Click Here To Buy Your Tickets Today!

If you are bringing a bus to our festival, please contact us directly at 301-831-5889 or info@linganorewines.com to arrange your group’s tickets.

 

 

2013 Festival Bands and Tickets

Posted on: by Erin

Big Festival News Today!

Advance tickets: For the first time, we will be pre-selling tickets to ALL of our wine festivals! Tickets will go on sale on April 1st at www.mdtix.com/linganore. Gate admission will still be $20 this year but advance tickets will be available at a discounted price of $18.

Two Day Pass:  As another first, we will be offering a two day pass to our June and October festivals for $35. The two day pass is ONLY available by advance online purchase.

Band Line-Up: We are very excited to introduce some new bands to our line-up this year while keeping some of your old favorites.

May 25-26 Caribbean Festival

Saturday and Sunday: Pan Masters and the Image Band

June 22-23 Vine Rewind Festival

Saturday: the Leslie Avenue Band and Spiral

Sunday: All Natural and The Reagan Years

July 20-21 Reggae Festival

Saturday: Reggae Allstars and the Image Band

Sunday: S.T.O.R.M. and the Image Band

October 19-20 Autumn Reggae Festival

Saturday: S.T.O.R.M. and Reggae Allstars

Sunday: Positive Vibrations and the Image Band

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March is on it’s way

Posted on: by Jessica

Last year, we decided to introduce a new monthly pairing.

Before You Dine: Antipasto with Wine

A Wine & Food Paring

March has quickly  become one of our favorite wine and food pairings all year. Dare I say that we have been waiting for March to arrive just to celebrate our nod to Italy’s fine appetizers?

Well its true. The Antipasto plate paired with our wines is definitely a favorite with the tasting room staff. Last year, we paired a grilled artichoke with our wines and it was delish!

Be sure to make a reservation for the March pairing. We offer the Antipasto and wine pairing every day in March except for Easter, when we are closed.

Enjoy the Italian meats, cheeses and veggies with our newly released 2012 Terrapin, our Bacioni, Italian style red and a selection of some of our other wines.

To make a reservation, be sure to call the winery at 301-831-5889. We hope to see you there!