Guest blog post for Maryland Life Magazine
Sarah O’Herron and Ed Boyce grew Black Ankle Vineyards “out of their love and curiosity of wine.” In 2001 the couple purchased the vineyard property, located on Black Ankle Road, in Mount Airy, and used its location to fuel the passion they would soon devote to conducting their new business in a traditional way.
From neighbors and historians, the pair discovered Black Ankle Road to be the last of its surrounding roads to be left unpaved, an old dirt road – leaving the feet of its passerby’s marked and muddied. It is also rumored to have been the old Native American “Black Ankle Trail.”
Winemaker Sarah O’Herron’s success is attributed to her appreciation for the tradition and the learnt, rich history of winemaking that she acquired by studying winemaking across the country and around the world.
Winding down Black Ankle Road is an unmatched experience. Between over 42,00 hand-tended vines awaits Black Ankle Vineyards’ elegant yet eco-friendly tasting room – completed in 2007. The tasting room – built to reflect the owner’s belief in sustainability – was constructed from the farm’s wood, straw, soil, rain and sunshine as well as from as many locally green materials as possible.
The atmosphere of this desitnation radiates a personal dedication to “making wines of place – wines that express the unique flavors and atmosphere of the land on which they are grown.”
Black Ankle Vineyards, like it’s tasting room and wine varietals, reaps its land’s purity and tradition as well as the positive atmosphere in which it was established.
From neighbors and historians, the pair discovered Black Ankle Road to be the last of its surrounding roads to be left unpaved, an old dirt road – leaving the feet of its passerby’s marked and muddied. It is also rumored to have been the old Native American “Black Ankle Trail.”
Winemaker Sarah O’Herron’s success is attributed to her appreciation for the tradition and the learnt, rich history of winemaking that she acquired by studying winemaking across the country and around the world.
Winding down Black Ankle Road is an unmatched experience. Between over 42,00 hand-tended vines awaits Black Ankle Vineyards’ elegant yet eco-friendly tasting room – completed in 2007. The tasting room – built to reflect the owner’s belief in sustainability – was constructed from the farm’s wood, straw, soil, rain and sunshine as well as from as many locally green materials as possible.
The atmosphere of this desitnation radiates a personal dedication to “making wines of place – wines that express the unique flavors and atmosphere of the land on which they are grown.”
Black Ankle Vineyards, like it’s tasting room and wine varietals, reaps its land’s purity and tradition as well as the positive atmosphere in which it was established.
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