Welcome to the Wine Club
Complimentary Club Membership Includes Many Attractive Perks:
- Monthly e-newsletter highlighting featured and recommended wines, area wine tastings, events and festivals, and more
- Online access to food & wine pairing recipes
- Tastings every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Wine World
- Discerning wine knowledge and impeccable taste: Bragging rights!
Wine Tips
When tasting the wine there are many descriptors you might experience. But each of these will fall into 3 basic categories. Again, they are one of the following:
Wine tip #1 -Sweetness
Sweetness is the opposite of dry. Off-dry is in the middle. It has a touch of sweetness. Sweet is sweet. It just depends on how much sugar is in the wine.
Wine tip #2 - Acidity
White wines are generally more acidic than red wines. Acidity is often an indicator of dryness. Acidity is indicative of the level of crispness. Non acidic wines are fat or flabby.
Wine tip #3-Tannin
Tannin comes from the skins, the seeds, and the stems of the grapes. It causes the drying out feeling in your mouth at the end of the taste and in the finish. Too much tannin sometimes causes a bitter taste.
Wine News
Congrats! Boordy Vineyards' Rob Deford was named Smart CEO magazine's "CEO of the Year".Grapes on the Bay. Read the Baltimore Sun's account of Maryland Chambourcin grapes sailing the Chesapeake to St. Michaels Winery.
Top Honors. Read about Black Ankle Vineyards' "Governor's Cup" winner Crumbling Rock in the Frederick News Post.
Drink Local Wine. Washington Post wine columnist Dave McIntyre wants us to drink local—and we agree. He and other writers have launched DrinkLocalWine.com in hopes of focusing consumers on their local wines.
Word on Wine Podcasts
Word on Wine is a weekly podcast that explores the history and culture of the world's favorite beverage. The show's hosts, Kevin Atticks and Jonathan Palevsky, delve into the vast world of wine, one glass at a time. - Introduction to Sauvignon Blanc
Bright, crisp...and "is that cat pee on a gooseberry bush I smell?" - "Everyone Should Have" books
These books are a few of the "standards" that every wine lover should have. - To Decant or Not to Decant...
Explore the history and purpose of decanting wine. - Terroir.
Explore the concept of terroir.
Featured Wine
Luna Di Luna - Chardonnay Pinot Gregio
Presented in a dramatic cobalt blue bottle, this is the original 60/40 Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio blend.It offers a light and refreshingly crisp finish with the taste of fresh melons and berries. Soft yellow in color with well-balanced tones of apples and peaches.
Recommended with fish, shelfish, soups and light meals or as an aperitif.
Recommended Wines
Events
Boordy Vineyards - Soups in the Cellar
Every Sunday in the month of November
Linganore Winecellars
Nouveau “Summer in a Glass”
Sat 10am-6pm Sun 12-6pm the entire month of November
Wine Poll
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