Have you ever turned down a bottle of wine simply because it had a screw cap? The Myths More and more wines are opting to use screw cap closures over traditional corks. So why is that? And are there any benefits to using one closure technique over the other? Since screw caps were invented for wine in the late 1960s, there’s been a belief that the screw cap is inferior to the traditional cork. But this belief mythical than reality. Many believe that a screw cap is a sign of low-quality wine. Most likely because overtime, screw caps had…
MOUNT AIRY, MD., February 12, 2021/PRNewswire/ — Linganore Winecellars, located at 13601 Glissans Mill Road in Mt. Airy Maryland. Linganore Winecellars received a total of eleven medals and two “Best In Class” designations at the 2020 Maryland Wine Governor’s Cup Competition. Originally planned for August 2020, the competition was finally held on February 5 with a cohort of judges and staff. The 32nd annual event featured 160 wines, some made from new-to-Maryland varieties, like Malbec, Saperavi, and Chenin Blanc. Linganore Winecellars passion is to make wines that can compete on a world stage. Thanks to our extremely talented winemaking team…
2019 Vintage Among Best Linganore Winemakers Have Seen MT. AIRY, MD, Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Eager anticipation to sample this vintage will give way to satisfying pleasure and new taste sensations when Linganore Winecellars releases its 2019 Nouveau wine. Per French custom, Nouveau is released on the third Thursday in November (this year on November 21st). With a nearly perfect summer growing season and exceptional harvest, all signs point to a stellar 2019 vintage. “There was very little rainfall throughout the growing season this year, especially in the important months, June through September. We also had lots of sunlight during…
Take a trip back in time with the Maryland Renaissance Festival and Linganore’s Medieval Mead. Recreate the feeling of merriment of the Middle Ages with our Mead created in the tradition of the noble honey wines of the times. A sweet honey wine made with 100% real honey, Linganore’s Medieval Mead is the Official Mead of the Renaissance Festival, the second largest running Renn Fest in the United States. The Renn Fest, outside of Annapolis, Maryland, runs from August 24 – October 20. Take a goblet of Mead with you as you stroll through the 27-acre Village of Revel Grove this year, and marvel as…
Wine critics are recognizing Linganore’s sophisticated dry wines! Carlo DeVito, author of “Wineries of the East Coast,” agreed after he tried our 2016 Cabernet Franc at the Eastern Wineries Exposition. “This was an absolute eye opener from the folks at Linganore. A very serious wine. Layers of flavors, lovely complexity.” – Carlo DeVito As DeVito noted, our 2016 Cabernet Franc is our first ever varietal estate bottled Cabernet Franc. We grow the grapes used in this wine right here at the winery, and every aspect of its production is handled with the care and precision needed to make it the best…
