Founded 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.
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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
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
Dove Valley WineryOn a 100-acre family farm outside Rising Sun, Dove Valley Winery makes wines from its own vineyard, which Harry and Janet Hepbron planted in 1998 as Cecil County’s first vineyard and winery. The multi-generation operation was built as a family legacy, and its wines have earned Best in Class and medal recognition at the Maryland Governor’s Cup and Finger Lakes International competitions.RISING SUN, MD
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