Slack Winery

Address:	16040 Woodland Dr, Ridge, MD 20680, USA
Phone:	+1 301-872-5175
Site:	slackwine.com
Rating:	4.3
Working:	Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed 12–6PM

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Thomas Kusch

We tasted some decent wines last Summer in a relaxed atmosphere. Only one red wine, which was accidentally mixed with grape juice by the bottling company, was not to our taste. We bought a few bottles of white and even went back the next day to try out a different red wine, which we liked. We purchased two of these, too - so we thought... The bottles turned out to contain this weird grape juice blend, but were labeled differently... We saved our purchased bottles for some family gatherings under proper storage conditions for about 6-7 months. To our shock, all bottles were maderized. They still had a slight fizz, indicating that they still were not completely fermented. This indicates that all bottles were heat-damaged, and not oxidized due to a failing cork. All bottles have lots of wine stone and other precipitate, meaning that the wine was not stabilized properly before bottling. The whites are turbid, indicating a poor filtration and remaining yeast... We suspect that Slack stores their bottles without any temperature control in their small tasting shed/store, which heats up a lot during the Summer. We arrived earlier than the owner for our tasting appointment, and we didnt notice that any AC was running. One image in a different review shows all those bottles on shelves. We are deeply disappointed to have wasted close to $150 on their wines. We can only advise against buying bottles at their store. We are also still baffled how this grape juice blend got into these mislabeled bottles...

Allyson Gretton

My husband and I went down this past Sunday. We had tasted their wines before at the Sotterley Wine Fest the fall prior. We liked them then. Going to the winery itself was even better. We met almost the entire family. They were all well informed on all their wines, as they should be. We dont go for Blushes usually as they are too sweet, but their Slacker wine was just awesome. Definitely a pleasant surprise. We think their Cab Franc is our favorite. The Lady of the house told us that soon they willl also be doing beer!! Yay!! The venue itself is absolutely gorgeous, with water that wraps around the entire property. Very peaceful. We hope to stay for a night or two next time. Very relaxing environment to sit and open up a bottle/ bottles of wine and enjoy the scenery. I would recommend this to people who just want to get away for a spell and enjoy wine and life with a great view.

Matt Titus

Is this place even ever open anymore? The last three times we tried to go there they were closed and not listed as such on their website, the last time they were they werent even doing wine tasting because they had another vendor doing whiskey tasting so we rolled. Ive only tried their wine once and it isnt bad but our 10 minute tasting took 45 because the lady doing it kept picking up new people and let them all "catch up" every time a new couple entered. Its out of the way and there are much better wineries in the local areas so if youre planning a day trip Id plan to end here this way your not disappointed or misinformed.

Lindsay Lakars

Great winery with beautiful views. Rocking chairs outside which makes for a great place to bring some snacks and enjoy their wonderful selection of wines.

Jennifer G

Wonderful anniversary with my husband and dog. We loved the laid back atmosphere and the scenery is to die for. We cant wait to go again!

Stephanie Lowry

My favorite winery in southern Maryland...good wine....beautiful atmosphere and fantastic people!

Dan Brock

Very nice awesome wine