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According to marketing director Susan Rayner, when the Wagners decided to sell out in 1980, they called Rob DeFord, then studying oenology at the [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ University of California, Davis], saying "if you want to buy, you had better get back here." The next year saw Rob's first season in charge of the whole operation, from planting to harvest and bottling.  

According to marketing director Susan Rayner, when the Wagners decided to sell out in 1980, they called Rob DeFord, then studying oenology at the [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ University of California, Davis], saying "if you want to buy, you had better get back here." The next year saw Rob's first season in charge of the whole operation, from planting to harvest and bottling.  

The operation is located on the Defords' historic 240-acre farm in the Long Green Valley of northeastern Baltimore County. It features rows of carefully tended vines, a cluster of 19th century farm buildings and shaded picnic grounds.

The operation is located on the Defords' historic 240-acre farm in the Long Green Valley of northeastern [http://www.co.ba.md.us/ Baltimore County]. It features rows of carefully tended vines, a cluster of 19th century farm buildings and shaded picnic grounds.

Forty acres of grapes are also cultivated in the Long Green Valley (Central Piedmont region) and in the Catoctin Mountains of western Maryland. Varieties grown include chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, petit verdot, seyval blanc, and vidal blanc.  

Forty acres of grapes are also cultivated in the Long Green Valley (Central Piedmont region) and in the Catoctin Mountains of western Maryland. Varieties grown include chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, petit verdot, seyval blanc, and vidal blanc.