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Bring on the 2015 Vintage

The grape harvest begins   August 25, 2015 Harvest has begun at Linganore Winecellars in Mount Airy, Maryland. Each year, vineyard manager, Eric Aellen and his team tend to the ever growing crop of Linganore grapes. After planting 2 new vineyards earlier this year, the vineyards at Linganore continue to grow. He’s picking Cayuga grapes this week and has harvested 70 tons that will go into White Raven and Skipjack. The next grape to be harvested is Vignoles, some of which will be used to create the first methode traditionelle sparkling wine for Linganore. The 2015 growing season began began quite…

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Peach Wine- August’s Wine of the Month

Hello and Happy August! We hope everyone is enjoying their summer months!  Things are bustling at the winery and brewery, as we are in full summer mode.  The new grape plants (our babies), some of which have been planted on the right hand side as you drive up the lane, are looking beautiful. Peaches are plentiful this time of the year  – and the scent and taste of a ripe peach are one of our summer foods that I think most of us look forward to, along with other summer time favorites .  We thought that all of you might…

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August 15 & 16 Anna’s Gift

Happy Summer everyone! With August right around the corner, and summer in full swing, we would like to invite you to come join us on August 15th and 16th, as we introduce our partnership with a new non-profit foundation named “Anna’s Gift”. The foundation helps kids with life threatening illnesses and their families.  On August 15th and 16th, 2015, the winery will donate to the foundation all of the proceeds from sampling wines on these days, so come on up, enjoy some wine tasting and the beautiful scenery here at the farm.  For those who would like to stay longer…

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