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[[Directory:Don Tilman |Don Tilmon]] of [http://www.tilmonswine.com Tilmon's Island Winery], outside Sudlersville on the Eastern Shore calls his winery "a hobby that has gotten out of hand. It's the smallest winery in Maryland. We just make about 1,000 gallons a year, using whatever grapes we can buy on the Eastern shore."  The winery’s location was a simple choice, says owner Dan Tilmon,  since "we live here."

[[Directory:Don Tilman |Don Tilmon]] of [http://www.tilmonswine.com Tilmon's Island Winery], outside Sudlersville on the Eastern Shore calls his winery "a hobby that has gotten out of hand. It's the smallest winery in Maryland. We just make about 1,000 gallons a year, using whatever grapes we can buy on the Eastern shore."  The winery’s location was a simple choice, says owner Dan Tilmon,  since "we live here."

   

   

Of course it helps to have good  climate too. Kevin Attucks, executive director of the MWA, says, "all parts of Maryland are suited for growing grapes, albeit very different varieties. In Garrett County, for example, some growers are using grapes developed for cold-climates (like for Minnesota, etc). In southern Maryland, we're using heat-loving varieties originating in Southern Italy."

Of course it helps to have good  climate too. Kevin Attucks, executive director of the MWA, says, "all parts of Maryland are suited for growing grapes, albeit very different varieties. In [http://www.co.garrett.md.us Garrett County], for example, some growers are using grapes developed for cold-climates (like for Minnesota, etc). In southern Maryland, we're using heat-loving varieties originating in Southern Italy."

Wine has been cultivated in Maryland since before the Revolution, but things really got started in a commercial way when Philip Wagner, a Baltimore Sun Editor, opened Maryland's first bonded winery, Boordy Vineyards in 1945 at his home in Ryderwood.

Wine has been cultivated in Maryland since before the Revolution, but things really got started in a commercial way when Philip Wagner, a Baltimore Sun Editor, opened Maryland's first bonded winery, Boordy Vineyards in 1945 at his home in Ryderwood.