Old Westminster | VER JUICY, Verjus Spritzer (500 mL)

It’s a cocktail thing – so go with cocktail stuff like salty apps and finger food. Olives, roasted nuts, pigs in a blanket.

Started by three siblings in Westminster, Maryland, this operation is legit and enviably fun! The brother is the farmer, one sister is the winemaker (female winemaker!), and the other sister is the general manager of the business - they obviously have a great time together. Actually, their mom and dad planted the vineyard and started this winery in 2008, as a reason to bring the kids home and keep the family tight-knit through a business they could run together. Their plan worked. Together they have created a wildly inventive portfolio of wines, using centuries-old techniques, and bringing back styles that have long been forgotten. They are putting Maryland wine country on the map. And it looks like they're having loads of fun doing it!