Sparkling Wine Sundays

Just in case you needed another excuse to drink wine (but really, who needs an excuse?).. we have recently decided to open the tasting room on Sunday afternoons for what we like to call Sparkling Wine Sundays!

Not only will we be serving mimosas and sparkling wine by the glass (or bottle), but we will also be featuring some of signature cocktails by the glass, as well!

Mimosa

Peach Sparkling + OJ

Apple Julep

Apple Starboard Port + muddled mint + Apple Sparkling + ice

Fiery Apple

Bay Fire + Apple Sparkling

Spiced Bubbly

Bosc & Bartlett Hard Pear + Spiced Apple

Give us a call or shoot us an email if you're interested in coming one week - we'd love to see you!

info@greatshoals.com             301.706.7568

It's a Winner - 2012 Blanc de Blancs

Have you heard the good news?

Our 2012 Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine got high marks at the 2014 Winemasters Choice Competition - we earned Gold, Best in Class for Sparkling Wines, and were runner-up for Best in Show!

Our Blanc de Blancs is a dry sparkling wine made from Chardonnay grapes grown by Noble Farm Vineyards on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and offers a full palate of varietal flavor with a smooth finish. Akin to our other sparklings, it is made in the traditional Champagne method (Méthode Champenoise), and retails at $38*.

Be sure to stop by our tasting room for a taste, glass, or bottle - open Thursday-Saturday!


*Special discount for our Wine and Cider Club members - ask us how to join! info@greatshoals.com

A Greener Approach to Festivals

Spring and summer are undoubtedly the wine festival seasons here in Maryland - we already have several under our belt this year so far, with countless more planned. In fact, I think we will be at one festival or another almost every weekend in June!

May 4th - Sykesville Art & Wine Festival

We at Great Shoals decided to take a slightly different approach to these festivals this year. Rather than bring several cases of different ciders and wines (which can be labor intensive, space consuming, and a bit wasteful), we have decided to stick to tasting our relatively new kegged ciders and premier a few signature cocktails using some of our other still and sparkling wines. Not only does this cut down on what we have to transport, but it is also a much greener initiative. We waste less bottles, less beverages, and less boxes while still being able to provide a delicious, quality product.

You'll see in the picture above that we still bring a decent amount of product - both to be sold and to be made into one of our yummy cocktails for $6 a glass. Not much can beat the taste of our incredibly fresh apple, peach, and pear ciders (all available by the glass or bottle) - except maybe a glass of our signature Apple Julep!

Apple Starboard Port + muddled mint + Apple Sparkling + ice

We hope you'll stop by some of our upcoming events and see our newer and greener set-up!

May 17 & 18: Wine in the Woods - Columbia, MD
May 30 & June 1: Great Grapes Wine & Food Festival - Hunt Valley, MD
May 30: CASA Uncorked! Wine Festival - Cumberland, MD
June 7 & 8: Annapolis Arts, Crafts, & Wine Festival - Annapolis, MD
June 14 - Eat, Drink, Go Local - North Beach, MD
June 21 - Taste of the Valley Food & Wine Festival - Hagerstown, MD
June 22 - Grape Blossom Wine Festival - Vienna, MD
July 19: Cecil County Food & Wine Festival - North East, MD
August 23: Easterns Bayside Blues & Wine Festival - Essex, MD