Changes

Since then, some 23 wineries have come into being. They offer 450,000 bottles of wine annually, in 140 varieties ranging from award-winning Chardonnays to Cabernets, as well as French Hybrids and a variety of fruit wines.

Since then, some 23 wineries have come into being. They offer 450,000 bottles of wine annually, in 140 varieties ranging from award-winning Chardonnays to Cabernets, as well as French Hybrids and a variety of fruit wines.

   

   

One of the newest wineries is the Friday's Creek Winery of Owings, Maryland, in Calvert County, They opened in the summer of 2006 in the midst of a heat wave.

One of the newest wineries is the [http://www.fridayscreek.com Friday's Creek Winery] of Owings, Maryland, in Calvert County, They opened in the summer of 2006 in the midst of a heat wave.

Builder turned vinter Fred Cleary Jr. said the summer's heat wave was  something of a mixed blessing. Their  "New York hybrids were ready to pick, these are the white wines. Our reds like cooler weather so their sugars can concentrate."  

Builder turned vinter Fred Cleary Jr. said the summer's heat wave was  something of a mixed blessing. Their  "New York hybrids were ready to pick, these are the white wines. Our reds like cooler weather so their sugars can concentrate."