Since its 1945 licensing, Boordy Vineyards has grown and made wine on a Maryland family farm, using estate grapes from vineyards in Baltimore County and the Blue Ridge. The R. B. Deford family has owned Boordy since 1980, and four generations now live and work on the farm, where a 2013 winery turns carefully tended fruit into wines with a distinctly Maryland character. Its historic grounds, including a restored 19th-century barn listed with the winery buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, also welcome visitors for tastings and tours.
Elk Run VineyardsSince 1983, Elk Run Vineyards has made wine from its 25-acre vineyard in the rolling hills of Frederick County, Maryland. Fred and Carol Wilson, Neill Bassford, and their family and associates run the estate with sustainable farming and a blend of modern winemaking research and old-world practice. Elk Run grows every variety it produces, including Maryland-grown Gewürztraminer and Pinot Noir, and welcomes visitors to its historic circa-1756 property for tastings and events.MOUNT AIRY, MD
Layton’s Chance Vineyard & Winery, LLCOn a Dorchester County farm the Layton family has owned since 1948, Layton’s Chance Vineyard & Winery grows grapes and makes Maryland Eastern Shore wines. Founded in 2010 after William and Jennifer Layton returned to the family farm, the winery now tends more than 14 acres of vines and welcomes visitors to a relaxed tasting room with tours, trails and a porch. It is also the Mid-Atlantic’s first and only Certified Craft Winery.VIENNA, MD
Linganore WinecellarsFounded by Jack and Lucille Aellen in 1971, Linganore Winecellars is a family-operated Maryland vineyard and winery producing award-winning wines on 230 acres of rolling countryside. The winery remains a three-generation family affair, with its roots in a former dairy barn and a long-running specialty in fruit and lighter-style wines alongside its grape wines. Linganore also operates as a destination tasting room, with tours and events in its historic barn setting.MOUNT AIRY, MD
Black Ankle VineyardsFounded by former management consultants Ed Boyce and Sarah O’Herron, Black Ankle Vineyards grows, makes, and bottles wines entirely from grapes cultivated on its Maryland farms. The operation began with its first plantings in 2003 and 2004 and now farms 108 acres of vines across 577 acres, with sustainability built into everything from vineyard work to a tasting room made largely from materials grown or gathered on the property. Visitors can taste the wines and enjoy local fare among the vines in Mount Airy.MOUNT AIRY, MD