
Me with the star of the Salisbury Wine Festival
Below is an excerpt about the wine festival in the Salisbury University newspaper, the flyer!
By:Diana Dwyer and Justin Odenhal
"Do you know where the wine is,” slurred one already-overindulged participant at the Autumn Wine Festival wobbling in front of a sampling station last weekend.
Salisbury University senior Sam Kempf started the day knowing little about wines, but was given the chance to learn while working at the Boordy Vineyards stand.
“I learned about the different types of wine categories and the nuances that encompass each,” he said.
Kempf said Boordy harnesses the uniqueness of Maryland by using apples grown and harvested in Harford County in its Chilled Apple wine. The winery advertises its 100 percent apple wine to be “as close as a wine can get to an apple without hanging from a tree!”
From dry to sweet, white to red, the options seemed nearly endless. The samples satisfied any palate.
“The younger, hip crowd goes for the sweet, fruity stuff,” observed sophomore Sean Keating, who also worked at Boordy.

Inside the Boordy tent, Sam (blue shirt) and Sean (green shirt) are pictured at the end of the tasting line
I was given the wonderful opportunity to work with Sam and Sean at the Boordy tent. Due to my internship at Boordy I was able to give Sam, Sean, and other festival goers a detailed descriptive and informative wine tasting, or simply pour them the wine they requested.
This wine festival didn’t target the younger college crowd, but it did provide an opportunity to unwind on the weekend and learn about wine.
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