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EATER D.C. | “15 Worthy Wineries Just a Short Drive From D.C.” MAY 2024
“Maryland’s first winery and outdoor restaurant is a best weekend bet for summer”
Cosmopolitan US | Issue 01, 2023 / February - March 2023 “Top Winery in America”
“Pop a Farm Fizz while touring this juniper farm turned winery, then crack open a can of Carbonic Cabernet Franc back in the lofted tasting room the second your wood-fired pizza arrives. While you're at it, order extra cans and a charcuterie board too…”
Credit: Timony Siobahn Ramos
USA Today | Reviewed at USA Today / June 2023 “Top 11 Party Wines”
“This sparkling white wine is made in Westminster, Maryland, using 100% Maryland-grown grapes. Specifically, this sparkler uses 75% chardonnay, 25% chardonel, and 5% vidal blanc, which translates into a preserved lemon aroma and peachy palate for the resulting natural wine. Enjoy it with a festive crab boil (because, Maryland), newspaper-covered table and all…”
Photography by Justin Tsucalas
Baltimore Magazine | September 2023
“Diagnosed with leukemia in April 2022, Baker hopes to find a bone marrow donor while amplifying the mission of Be The Match…”
OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD / MID ATLANTIC TOUR
“Burnt Hill Farm is just outside of Washington, DC, but it feels like a different country. Flaxen hillsides, roaming woodland hogs and endless rows of native American wine grapes create a landscape of otherworldly beauty. Our hosts Andrew Baker, Lisa Hinton, and Ashli Johnson make some famously beautiful wines with biodynamic farming techniques and a mix of old world and American grapes….”
WINE ENTHUSIAST | “The Best Wineries (and More) to Visit in Maryland Right Now” MAY 2024
“Far and away, Old Westminster Winery has set a new standard for the possibilities of what can be produced in Maryland,” he says. “Winemaker Lisa Hinton produces beautiful whites and red ‘vin de garde,’ as well as carved out a national reputation in the natural wine community.”
Baltimore Magazine | Best of Baltimore | August 2023 “Best Foodie Field Trip”
“The wine alone is well worth the 45-minute drive to this family-operated farm in Carroll County, but these days, a visit to the gorgeous grounds of Old Westminster Winery goes well beyond just tastings and tours. Throughout its 10 years, Old Westminster has evolved into an all-out celebration of Maryland agriculture—complete with its own coffee, cocktail, pastry, and woodfired pizza programs. Before you go, reserve a patio table or spring for a private greenhouse to eat your way through the locally sourced snacks (the prosciutto and arugula pie, for example, features Migrash flour, Caputo Brothers mozzarella, and Chesapeake Farm to Table arugula) while cracking a canned wine or popping a pét-nat…”
COACHELLA SERVES UP OLD WESTMINSTER WINES / April 2023
“In the midst of all the bass-thumping music, crowd shoving and surprise guests that took place during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, I found myself in the middle of a "Midsommar"-esque scene…”