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For a long time, our Co-Owner and Vineyard Manager, Eric Aellen, has participated in “Dry January”, that month-long reset many like to take to kick off the new year. But this year, he has decided to try something a little different; he is trading in Dry January for Local January. The Challenge of Staying LocalAt first glance, you might think giving up alcohol is the hard part. Honestly? I’ve found that “Local January” is actually much more of a challenge. It’s easy enough just to give up a product entirely. What’s difficult is going out to your favorite restaurants and…
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Want to see exactly how Brandon decides where to cut the vines? Check out our latest video to see the shears in action and learn more about the dedication that goes into every bottle of Linganore wine. Watch the full clip here or continue reading below. As Brandon demonstrates in the video, pruning isn’t just about making the vineyard look tidy. It involves: Selection: Identifying the strongest “canes” (the branches from the previous year) to keep for the new season. Balance: Ensuring the vine has enough buds to produce a harvest, but not so many that the grapes lose their…
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If you don’t know what Soca is or haven’t experienced the vibe and energy at a Linganore festival before, here’s a little explanation from the soca King, Machel Montano. Watch the full clip here or continue reading below. Video courtesy of https://www.instagram.com/sprangintl/ Soca music can be best described as “jump up music”, coming out of Trinidad and Tobago, mixes East Indian rhythms with African rhythms and calypso to formulate this high-powered music. During carnival time we party or as we say FETE, we jump in the streets and soca music is definitely the driving force. Get your tickets to…
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Curious about tariffs and wine production? Linganore’s President and Executive Winemaker, Anthony Aellen, breaks it down for you with an in depth look at how quality and reliable sourcing contributes and affects our wine industry! Watch the full clip here or continue reading below. Good morning, Anthony Aellen. A question that I’ve received is, what are all the tariffs and things going to do to the wine industry? Well to know how tariffs will affect us, know your parts of wine. So you have the grapes and all the grapes are grown here so we don’t have to worry about…
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Out with the old and in with the new – spring wine pairing edition! Spring is around the corner and that means it will soon be the perfect season to enjoy refreshing and crisp young wines! Springtime is innately a time for renewal and regrowth. It is a time where we dig out the clutter of our lives and part ways with the things that don’t serve us anymore. It is the time for refreshing our living spaces, our gardens, and saying goodbye to our winter hibernation habits. Spring is also the season where typically, the newest vintage of white…
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