More than 5,000 people attended last year's event. This is the 40th Anniversary of the Maryland Wine Festival, so we're hoping for a strong winery showing on both the Main Field and in the Explorer Village!
Fine wine, great music, fabulous food and unique crafts – The 40th Maryland Wine Festival offers all of this and so much more. More than 30 Maryland wineries gather so that guests may savor their favorite vintages, expand their palates and add new Maryland wines to their home collections.
Saturday, September 15 • 11 a.m.– 5 p.m. (Gates open at 10:00am, pouring begins at 11am).
The Maryland Wine Festival
Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster
500 S. Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157 [map]
Sponsors and Partners
Community
Certificate of Insurance
CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH. No Exceptions.
The certificate must indicate that you have general and liquor liability (General = $1mil per occurrence).
Certificate Holder:
Maryland Wineries Association
1783 Forest Drive, #343
Annapolis, MD 21401
List the following as additional insured:
- Maryland Wineries Association (1783 Forest Drive #343, Annapolis, MD 21401)
- Carroll County, Maryland (225 North Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157)
- Carroll County Farm Museum (500 South Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157)
Please email your COI to Janna@CultivateAndCraft.com
Set- Up/ Breakdown Info
Rentals: MWA rents tables and linens for wineries upon request and bills them post-festival.
Set-Up Schedule: Thursday: 3-6pm
Friday: 10-6pm
Saturday: 7:30-9:30am
**All vehicles must be OFF THE GROUNDS no later than 9:00am SAT**
Electricity: Electricity is available in each tent.
Ice: Ice is available on-site for a fee. Ice will no longer be delivered; there will be ice available near the winery areas.
Breakdown: Cars must be off the grounds by 9:00pm on Saturday night.
Members must be loaded out by Saturday evening.
Volunteers/ Staff
Each winery is afforded up to 40 volunteer passes each day for use by legitimate volunteers only.
Wineries must supply MWA with list of volunteers electronically by the Thursday before the wine festival (September 12th). A Google Form will be emailed to winery contacts a few weeks before the event; all volunteer and staff names must be submitted via the Google Form.
Volunteer names may be added/updated the day of the festival.
There is a volunteer check-in table at the main gate.