Loew Vineyards

One of my favorite places to go. They are very dog friendly, so I brought my pup with me, had a tasting, and bought a glass and cheese plate. We then went outside to where they have chairs and tables set up on the grounds and had a mini picnic. The staff are wonderful, grounds beautiful and wines delicious! I can’t say enough about it! Very few places are so welcoming of large dogs! :)

I was planning a bachelorette party at different local wineries and we decided on Loew Vineyards as our first stop. From their website and Facebook page, I could tell that Loew was a smaller winery, so I am glad I made a reservation well in advance. The tasting room itself is very small, but because I had been in touch with Lois (one of the owners) she was able to set up a big table outside for our group of 18. We tasted about 8 wines, my favorites being Two Consenting Grapes and Marechal Foch. After the tasting, we bought some glasses/​bottles of wine and took photos by the grapes and on the picturesque grassy hills. We were lucky to come on literally the perfect day. If we had to have our tasting inside, it definitely would have felt cramped, but because we were able to be outside, we had such a great time. Thanks to Lois for actually doing our tasting herself and for being so accommodating!

The Loewest of Loews.
Quotes from my group that went to the tasting:
«Yuck!»
“Smells like farts, tastes like feet”
«Why’d we ever leave Black Ankle?»
«You could really pour me less. Really. It is okay»
«Minute Maid tasting happy hour!»
In all honesty, maybe some people like the sweet fruity & light wine but it went 0 for 8 with our group. That being said, the sweetest lady was working there and I am glad we tried it. But we came based on good Unilocal reviews expecting good wine and environment and it was in the nice old lady’s garage so felt I needed to balance out the reviews.
Stick to Black Ankle if you have the chance.

My wife, visiting friends, and I decided to try a new vineyard in the Maryland area for a change. I am really glad we stumbled on this one! I think all of us left there commenting on how we didn’t taste anything we would consider bad. The tasting price was very reasonable for the amount you get to taste. The staff there were all very friendly and knowledgeable about the wines they were producing. They had a nice variety of dry to sweet wines to try, and some very interesting fruit wines. My wife and I left there with four bottles because we couldn’t decide which ones to get!
The vinyard itself is super cute and a great place to come bring a picnic lunch and just sit on the grass. It was a perfect experience for all, and we will definitely be coming back with other friends.

Being one of the older vineyards in the area, Loew offers a significantly larger selection of wines than some of the other wineries close by. The tasting room is quite small but what it lacks in size, it makes up for with its friendly vibe and country feel. They have quite a few fruit wines of which the blueberry and strawberry jubilee were my favorite. Of the grape wines, I think the cab franc was the stand out for me although none of them really knocked my socks off.
For me, going to Loew (and some of the older wineries in Maryland that often focus more on fruit wine) is more about the experience and supporting local small business than it is about expecting to find the world’s best wine. Well worth a stop.

Surprisingly delicious wines! Very small winery with a friendly atmosphere. Provided our tasting out at our lunch table. Great time! Thanks Mrs. Lowe for the wonderful hospitality.

If you are into sweet or fruit wines this is a must stop for you! Loew offers a great value taste about 7 or so wines for $ 3 or $ 5 with a souvenir glass. Either way a great deal! The fruit wines are sweet but all tasted great. I left with a bottle of white and the strawberry wine. Which would have been great to have on a summer day, if it wasn’t for the fact that I drank it two hours later at home… The tasting room is more simple and bare-​bones but the wine is great. I think in some cases you end up paying for the atmosphere with tasting/​bottles but not getting the delivery on product. This certainly wasn’t the case. The location was beautiful, tasting room just slightly simple. Right down the road from Black Ankle if you just so happen to decide it’s the perfect day for an impromptu Frederick/​Carroll County wine tour (isn’t always the right time?). Anyways a great stop which I am ashamed to say despite making the trip to Black Ankle several times I had not gone to before.

Alright so the living social deal was totally a bust… honestly we may have been more pleased if we hadn’t bought the living social deal. We picked up the $ 14 deal for 4 ppl and ventured out on Saturday. It is definitely one of the smaller wineries in the area and if you LOVE sweet wines this is the place for you.
My husband loves sweet sugary wines, I love robust aged reds… so this was definitely not my place. Worth a visit for $ 3 per tasting, especially if you’re exploring the wine trail and the staff is super friendly and nice.

The second I saw «Strawberry Jubilee» on the tasting list I knew I wanted it. All the wines leading up to it were excellent, including their latest, «Twilight». The owners were so attentive, knowledgeable and happy to let us stay outside enjoying our wine for as long as we liked. Don’t let it’s small size fool you, the wines have great taste and the owners have even greater passion!

The Loew folks are super friendly and it’s worth stopping here while on a Maryland wine tour. For $ 3 we tasted close to 8 wines, which is a great value. The grape based wines were just okay, but if you’re a fruit wine fan their fruit wines are very good.

Not much to look at, but the wine was very good. Their berry wines are amazing! Wish I lived closer!

Our visit to Loew Vineyards was just fine. We were the only people in the tasting room and were given a lot of attention. The gentlemen assisting us was not one of the owners, but definitely a hobbyist interested in wine and freely shared his opinions with us. I liked many of the wines, especially their berry wines. They would taste great on a summer evening! The tasting room looks a bit garage-​like from the outside and a little sparse on the inside, but it got the job done. There wasn’t much parking, but they did have spaces for buses (they must get a lot of wine tasting tour groups). We had a good visit, but if you only have time for one winery and crowds don’t bother you, I would suggest Linganore down the street. Otherwise go to Loew for personalized attention and equally good wines.

Nice little winery. Pretty good wines but no real picnic area.