The Times travel section’s most recent destination? Maryland wineries — 39 of them, to be exact.  The Times’ recent piece explores how Boordy Vineyards, Maryland’s first winery (It opened in Hydes in 1945 after spending 200 years as a dairy and cattle farm) became the first of what has grown to become an eclectic mix of 39 different establishments – with fifteen more slated to open in the upcoming several years.

“Maryland has six official wine trails covering five microclimates,” writes Times reporter Shivani Vora, who visited six of the wineries closest to Baltimore and DC for her piece, including Elk Run, Black Ankle and Mount Felix.

“The wineries range from new buildings erected in former tobacco fields to sprawling waterfront estates.”  Some are old; many are new; some grow grapes on site; others play live music and offer food tastings to compliment their selection of vino. (Boordy’s visitors can picnic on the lawn of the 240-acre estate.)

The article includes a neat interactive map of all the wineries so you can easily hop from one to another.