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Knob Hall Winery

This past weekend I had an opportunity to visit  Knob Hall Winery.  Located in North Western Washington County, the owner, Dick Seibert, has taken 30 acres of his 200 acre family farm and planted a number of different varieties of … Continue reading

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Frederick’s Beer Trail

Did you know that Frederick had beer trail?  I didn’t.  Here is the article from the Downtown Frederick Partnership.  With the exception of Roast House Pub I’ve hiked the whole trail, however I’m not sure I agree with all the listings.  Certainly … Continue reading

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Maryland Wine

The Washington Post did a neat article on Maryland Wine in their food section yesterday.  They report a couple of interesting tidbits.  First that Maryland wineries are up from 15 in 2000 to 52 today, with 15 additional applications pending.  … Continue reading

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Flying Dog Brewery Tour- The Best $5 You Can Spend!

This past summer the Flying Dog Brewery restarted their brewery tour which had been on hiatus for something like 18 months. Rumor had it that the brewery had run afoul (or come close to running afoul of) the old law which limited the size of the samples … Continue reading

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Direct Shipping Update

Just saw an article that nearly 300 wineries are now signed up or in the process of signing up for direct shipping in Maryland.  Check out the list, as of August 11th,  here.

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Coal Fire Pizza Mini-Review & Vacation

I am out of here until August!  Did eat at Coal Fire over the weekend.  The Margherita was outstanding; worth the trip alone.  I just love that thin, charred, crispy crust pizza.  Tons of fresh basil and the cheese was … Continue reading

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Direct Shipping- Crickets Chirping?

Per reports, even though Maryland’s new direct shipping law goes into effect on Friday, only eleven wineries have signed up so far.  Most of them appear to be Maryland wineries.  I wonder if more will sign up as this law … Continue reading

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Maryland Wine Week

Happy Maryland Wine week everybody!  Apparently June 3rd through June 12th has been declared Maryland Wine Week by Governor O’Malley.  Havent really heard of any special events in our area in response to this.  Have you?

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Il Porto

Il Porto reminds me of a good offensive lineman:  just solidly doing their job over and over without much flash or fanfare.  I’ve eaten at Il Porto twice in recent months and both times came away with the same attitude:  … Continue reading

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Direct Shipping- The Glass is Half Full

     Well it looks like a limited form of direct shipping is going to become law in Maryland. Ultimately a watered down version of the proposed legislation passed and is awaiting the governor’s signature.  If signed the new law will take … Continue reading

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