Ajax wrote:Maryland has many vineyards now and they seem to attract a lot of attention but as OM says, I've met plenty of people who feel that the grapes just aren't up to the task.
I guess it's our soil.
Too wet and too hot plus the alluvial soil. Virginia once you get away from the alluvial plain is a bit better but the grape varieties that will grow well here are not known for great wines. You end up with too much residual sugar among other things. Nasty. I compare it to some of the South African "Pinotage" wines. Dutch settlers worked hard to develop a hybrid grape that would grow well in the South African soil and climate. They succeeded but, to me, the wine isn't nice at all but when at a Military Dinner at the Castle of Good Hope, you raise a glass for the toasts and drink it.