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Award-winning wines will be paired with award-winning jazz as Linganore Winecellars - Berrywine Plantation hosts its 25th annual Vintage Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday at the winery, 13601 Glissans Mill Road, Mount Airy. Gates open at 11 a.m.
Each day, attendees will have the opportunity to sample 19 of the winery's 30 grape and fruit wines. The tasting will include seven coveted estate bottled wines, many of which have been honored with national and international awards. In celebration of the season, the sampling will also include spiced apple and spicy regatta wines, dessert wines produced with locally harvested fruit.
In addition to wine, the festival showcases two of the region's most celebrated jazz acts. The David Bach Consort will entertain attendees with a playlist that includes both original and classic tunes performed in both contemporary and world jazz styles. Baltimore/Washington D.C.-based keyboardist/composer Bach heads up the six member ensemble that has performed at Jazzmatazz with B.B. King, at the Smithsonian Institution, "Jazzy Summer Nights" at Baltimore City Hall, the annual White House Correspondent Association Dinner and for USA Today.
For nearly two decades, Project Natale has excited audiences with timeless renditions of classic jazz standards as well as original compositions. Pittsburgh-born brothers, bassist, Joe, and drummer, Lou Natale, have shared the stage with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Richard Elliott, Buster Williams, Nathan Page and Joe Williams. Highly-known among D.C. and Baltimore audiences, Project Natale has performed at Blues Alley in D.C. and recently released a second recording, "Live From Silver Plaza." The Natale brothers will perform at the festival with Carl Cornwell on saxophone and Bob Butta on keyboard.
The festival will also pay homage to artisan heritage with the presence of more than a dozen craftsmen who will sell, and in some instances, demonstrate, trades dating back several centuries. Artisan crafts represented at the event include ceramics and glass, jewelry, leather goods, ironworks, candles and more.
Admission is $15 for adults 21 years and older, $10 for ages 18-20, and free for those under 18 accompanied by an adult. Proper age identification is required.
For more information, call 410-795-6432 or 301-831-5889. Visit www.linganorewine.com.
