Eastern Shore

The First Annual Watermelon Festival: Saturday, August 15

Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach, and Chef James Barrett, Executive Chef at The Westin Annapolis, are again celebrating the fruits of the local waterways. This time, Chef Barrett is preparing OYSTERS in several fabulous ways, accompanied by local meats and greens. To complement each dish, Laurie Forster will pair the perfect, affordable Fall wines. Finding delicious wines for the pairings won't be difficult, but narrowing the choices to 6 will be a challenge. See the full menu and register at www.thewinecoach.com/annapolis.

Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach, will be on hand to kick-off the first Women & Wine of the season with her "Crash Course in Wine". Sommelier, speaker and author of The Sipping Point, Laurie is famous for her expertise in all aspects of the world of wine and has made it her mission to demystify wine, one glass at a time! Learn, laugh and ask anything you ever wanted to know about wine! Admission is $25 per person and the first fifty guests to register will receive a signed copy of Laurie's book, The Sipping Point. Call Bordeleau at 443-523-5619 to reserve your space.

This is a first-of-its-kind wine tasting adventure! Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach®, is hosting an a-MAZE-ing Wine Tasting at River Plantations 5-acre corn maze. Thats right, while navigating the maze which thankfully is only 1 mile, you'll enjoy 5 wine tasting pit stops! Each tasting station will feature a wine from a different country, along with a descriptive word to let you know what to expect from the wine's style: like CRISP, FRUITY, BOLD.

The event will feature wines from Maryland wineries, as well as local cuisine, juried arts & fine crafts and live entertainment.

The event will feature wines from Maryland wineries, as well as local cuisine, juried arts & fine crafts and live entertainment.