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A Talbot County couple cries foul over a fledgling winery's request to keep storing its wine on site.
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Read More »Eastern Shore winery war continues
Grapes allowed, winery banned in Talbot County 
December 17, 2013
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A federal judge has put a cork in a fledgling Talbot County winery. Chateau Bu-De LLC will be allowed to grow and harvest grapes but cannot process them into wine on the property.
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Read More »Picking day
October 7, 2013
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Picking day dawned clear. As I started up the tree, the trunk was as cool as marble.
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Read More »Giving thanks for Beaujolais
November 26, 2012
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What makes this part of fall special is the chance to purchase a dry wine mellow enough to be enjoyed in the same autumn it is made.
Read More »The hawk’s call means change
July 30, 2012
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The first I noticed the hawk’s call was around July 4. I fetched binoculars and spotted it perched high in the tree across the road. ...
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Read More »Working the graveyard shift
June 12, 2012
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Sometimes in my job as winegrower I am required, on short notice, to work the graveyard shift. That happened in recent days when deer jumped the electric fence around my 2-acre vineyard and feasted on grapevine leaves and little fruit ...
Read More »A big sale — to China
Just about anything, at any time, can happen working retail. But, two weeks ago at our small winery, something occurred that I suspect could only happen right now, during China’s ascending financial star. During a tasting with four business professionals, ...
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Read More »Newest Frederick Co. winery grows in Thurmont
THURMONT — Voytek Fizyta is not waiting until his grapes mature before beginning the process of turning the succulent treats into wine. While his grapes grow, Fizyta is using the oldest method to make wines at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in ...
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Read More »In Anne Arundel County, an urban vineyard is taking hold
On fields overlooking a Quiet Waters vista, a mop-headed dog named Finn McCool weaves in and out of rows of vines, his tail sweeping by bunches of tiny pearl-sized grapes. Finn lives on the 28-acre Harness Creek Vineyards with vintners ...
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Read More »New vineyard adds to Md. wine-making industry
ROHRERSVILLE — A new vineyard in Washington County is adding to Maryland’s wine-making industry. Big Cork Vineyards said Tuesday it has begun cultivating 13 varieties of grapes on 22 acres near Rohrersville. Co-owner Dave Collins says the company plans to ...
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