The best wines of Maryland
Discover the best wines of Maryland as well as the best winemakers of Maryland and estates of Maryland to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Maryland and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Maryland by region
Looking for a good wine of Maryland among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Maryland. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Maryland with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Maryland
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Maryland
Red wines from the region of Maryland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of barbecue burger, osso bucco of lamb or sauté of pork with cider.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Maryland
On the nose the red wine of the region of Maryland. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, microbio or black fruit.
The best vintages in red wine of Maryland
- 2010With an average score of 4.28/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.15/5
- 2008With an average score of 4.09/5
- 2011With an average score of 4.07/5
- 2012With an average score of 4.05/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Maryland
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
- Petit Verdot
- Chambourcin
- Shiraz/Syrah
The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Maryland
A wine route planned in the region of Maryland? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Maryland.
- Bodegas Gonzalez Ruggiero Cumberland Valley Maryland with Dorne Waters as winemaker
- Winery Stone Lower Catoctin
Discovering the wine region of Maryland
Maryland is an American state on the eastern seaboard, located between Virginia to the South and Pennsylvania to the North. It covers 32,000 km², from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the coastal plains of the eastern Part of the state. The Chesapeake Bay, a large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, dominates Maryland's coastline, almost splitting the state in two.
The range of grapes grown in Maryland is remarkably diverse - the result not only of the diverse Climate, but also of 350 years of experimentation by the state's winemakers.
Well-known vinifera grapes perform well here, with Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as prime examples.
Barbera has also made it from Piedmont in northwestern Italy to Piedmont in Maryland; it thrives in the Warmer regions alongside its warm climate partners, Sangiovese and Viognier. Seyval Blanc and Chambourcin hybrids are also grown.
Maryland now has over 250 acres of vineyards and over 75 small wineries.
Great white wines of Maryland
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Maryland
White wines from the region of Maryland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of zucchini lasagna, sardines moroccan style or mi sao.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Maryland
On the nose the white wine of the region of Maryland. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or floral.
The best vintages in white wine of Maryland
- 2008With an average score of 4.35/5
- 2019With an average score of 4.12/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
- 0With an average score of 4.02/5
- 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Maryland
- Vidal Blanc
- Albariño
- Riesling
- Chardonnay
- Grüner Veltliner
- Cayuga White
Discover the grape variety: Chambourcin
Chambourcin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chambourcin noir can be found in several vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica.
Great sparkling wines of Maryland
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Maryland
Sparkling wines from the region of Maryland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, leg of lamb bravado in the oven or suckling pig leg in the oven.
Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Maryland
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Maryland. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or earth.
The best vintages in sparkling wine of Maryland
- 2019With an average score of 4.05/5
- 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
- 0With an average score of 3.97/5
- 2017With an average score of 3.91/5
- 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Maryland
- Chardonnay
- Grüner Veltliner
- Cabernet Franc
- Albariño
- Barbera
- Merlot
The word of the wine: Fade in
Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.
Great pink wines of Maryland
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Maryland
Pink wines from the region of Maryland go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), spicy food or beef such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, provencal bourride or beef tongue with vegetables.
Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Maryland
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Maryland. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio.
The best vintages in pink wine of Maryland
- 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.83/5
- 0With an average score of 3.82/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Maryland
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Chambourcin
- Malbec
- Seyval Blanc
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Great sweet wines of Maryland
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Maryland
Sweet wines from the region of Maryland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, rabbit legs with fresh cream or leg of lamb in braillouse.
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Maryland
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Maryland. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, non oak or spices.
The best vintages in sweet wine of Maryland
- 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
- 0With an average score of 4.00/5
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Maryland
- Niagara
- Concord
- Merlot
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Riesling
- Zinfandel
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
Great natural sweet wines of Maryland
See the top 100 best natural sweet wines of MarylandWant to buy a natural-sweet wine of Maryland cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Maryland at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Maryland
Natural sweet wines from the region of Maryland go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Maryland
On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Maryland. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.
The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Maryland
- 0With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
Discover the grape variety: Cayuga
Complex interspecific cross between white seyval (5-276 Seyve-Villard) and schuyler obtained in 1945 by Robinson Willard B. and Einset John at Cornell University in Geneva (USA). It can also be found in Canada, almost unknown in France.
Discover other regions and appellation of Maryland
A wine route in the region of Maryland ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages
- Annapolis
- Brandywine
- Chesapeake city
- Churchville
- Clear spring
- Cumberland
- Davidsonville
- Dickerson
- Easton
- Eden
- Forest hill
- Frederick
- Lusby
- Mt. airy
- New market
- Prince frederick
- Pylesville
- Rising sun
- Saint michaels
- Sparks
- Thurmont
- Timonium
- Westminster