Opened in June 2004 as Southern Maryland’s first winery—and Maryland’s 13th—Cove Point Winery produces more than two dozen wines and dessert wines in Lusby. Its tasting room invites visitors to sample the selection outdoors and choose wines for pickup, keeping the experience close to the vineyard-to-table spirit expressed in its name.
Perigeaux Vineyards & WineryBorn from a four-year search for the right site, Perigeaux Vineyards & Winery took root in Southern Maryland in 2002 when owners Mark Flemming and John Behun planted their first vines. Today, their family-supported winery spans eight acres along the Patuxent River and welcomes visitors to experience its estate wines in a former tobacco-farm setting.SAINT LEONARD, 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
Mount Felix Vineyard & WineryMount Felix Vineyard & Winery makes wine in beautiful, historic Havre de Grace, Maryland, and welcomes visitors for relaxed afternoons on the hill. Its tasting-room experience is closely tied to the town’s local character, with live acoustic music and wine-centered gatherings featured alongside its cellar offerings.HAVRE DE GRACE, MD
Boordy VineyardsSince 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.HYDES, MD