Rockville Uncorked.

Some thoughts on the on MD wines after the Rockville Wine Festival. First off, GREAT event, very well attended and lots of energy. Now the MD wines....Well they have come along way but in general they are not on par with our neighbor to the south. But the gap is rapidly closing. Alot of different wines with interesting grapes are being grown from Western MD to the shore counties. My beef remains the same with the alot of the VA wines. Yes they are tasty but not at the price points selected. Running Hare in Calvert county makes some good wines. A malbec and a Sangiovese were quite good. But not for $25!! Frederick winery made some nice whites for 15-17 and that was more what I was after. Too much sweet wines out there also for my taste. I still feel that you can get some good but not great MD wines and they are alot of fun BUT they are about $10 over priced compared to Napa and even VA. The best wine I tried was Shooting Star from Jed Steele. Tasted great and was only $15 per. Anyone can make good wine at 25 plus but can you do it for 15 on occasion? Not yes in MD in my opinion but they are coming on strong.