As I discussed in my previous post, we will be focusing on wine for a while.  I had the pleasure of visiting Layton’s Chance, a winery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.  Maryland has quite a few wineries but most are located north of Baltimore or out toward Western Maryland. Therefore, it was quite a treat to find one on the Eastern Shore. We found the winery quite by accident, thanks to a large white sign with black lettering posted on the side of the road.  Although an afternoon midweek, the winery was open for business.

I would highly suggest a stop when traveling through the Eastern Shore or to the beaches along the Maryland shore.  The great wine here was their chambourcin which was dry, hearty, and quite good.  Apparently, this winery also makes a watermelon wine, which was sold out by the time we visited.  We spoke with the owner/winemaker while visiting who told us the story of the how the watermelon wine came to be (it was the result of a large amount of unpurchased watermelons that were given to him).  He also said that from his research, he might be making the only watermelon wine. So if you know of someone else making it, contact him and let him know.  Apparently, the watermelon wine is white not pink, as would be expected.  In addition, the flavor is not like that of a watermelon and, it must be good, because it sells out every year.

So if you are traveling out to the beach, stop and have a sample and buy a bottle of a good Maryland wine!