Maryland Wine Festival Volunteer Information

Thank you for agreeing to volunteer for Linganore Winecellars/Berrywine Plantations at The Maryland Wine Festival in Westminster.

Festival Information The 25th Anniversary Maryland Wine Festival Saturday, September 20 • 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, September 21 • 12 - 6 p.m.

Carroll County Farm Museum 500 S. Center Street Westminster, MD 21157 410-386-3880

Volunteer Entry Procedure:

We recommend you visit the following links for a printable map of the festival, information about serving wine responsibly, and additional information about Maryland Wines. http://www.marylandwine.com/mwamembers/events/images/layouts/layoutMWF08.jpg http://www.marylandwine.com/mwa/volunteer/mwf.shtml

Volunteers will check in at the MWA-staffed volunteer check-in tent at Gate 1, located to the right of the Carroll County Farm Museum's administration building in the main parking lot located on Center Street in Westminster.

Volunteers should arrive at Gate 1 (see below for parking suggestions), show their ID and sign in next to their name on the winery's check-in sheet. If your name is not on the list, you will not be admitted. Please call Lucia Simmons if you have any difficulties at check-in (410) 984-1246.

Volunteers will be given a wrist-band (once ID'd) and will then proceed to Tent #7, Linganore Winecellars/Berrywine Plantations, for check-in and to be provided a tasting glass.

Parking Information Volunteers enter through Gate 1, located to the right of the Carroll County Farm Museum's administration building in the main parking lot located on Center Street in Westminster.

The two best parking options are to: 1) Park at the Carroll County Office Complex satellite parking on Center Street and ride the shuttle to Gate 1& 2.

2) Try to park on the main Center Street lot of the Carroll County Farm Museum, the lot fills early in the day. Directions to The Maryland Wine Festival® at the Carroll County Farm Museum

Carroll County Farm Museum 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD 21157

Free handicapped-accessible shuttle bus service is available at Carroll Community College, located on Route 32, and from the Carroll County Office Complex, both in Westminster.

Shuttle Locations (Recommended) Carroll Community College 601 Washington Road Westminster, MD 21157

Carroll County Office Building 225 North Center Street Westminster, MD. 21157

Watch for signs that designate the exact shuttle pick-up point.

Shuttle service runs continuously, beginning one hour before and ending one hour after the festival. The bus brings you directly to the festival entrance.

DIRECTIONS TO THE MARYLAND WINE FESTIVAL from various points

Heading North on Route 27: To Shuttle (recommended): Turn right onto Kate Wagner Rd.; continue on to Route 32; make a right onto Route 32. Follow shuttle signs to parking at Carroll Community College on the left. Shuttle drop off sites are Gate 2 (Farm Museum lots) and Gate 5 (Ag Center parking). Handicapped visitors should take Gate 2 shuttle to Farm Museum lot. Buses are marked.

To Farm Museum: Turn right onto Kate Wagner Rd. Make left onto Gist Rd. Make left at Ag Center Road and you will be parked to enter Gate 5 or Gate 6