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• Adult kayaking lessons
• Pizza nights at Calleva Farm
• Spring break adventures
61 Vineyard is a new on-farm winery in Montgomery County’ s Agricultural Reserve. Our first vintage was 2020, and our tasting room doors opened in October 2021. We offer dry wines grown and produced on our farm, including Carbernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Savignon, Chardonnay, Albarino and Chardonel. Enjoy our wine tastings and flights, by the glass or bottle. Some snack items are available, including charcuterie.
Hours: Thursday 2-8, Friday 2-9, Saturday 12-9, Sunday 12-6
Visit us on facebook and Instagram @ 61Vineyard
www. 61vineyard. com • 28712 Kemptown Road • Damascus, MD 20872
at a 45-degree angle. Laying in a tin roof that high up without sliding off must also have been nerve wracking. I’ m just so mindful of all these things, imaging the original builders of this place. And I think it’ s good for people know and appreciate all the hard work that went into constructing it originally.”
Was all the effort worth it in the long run? For Tom and Marie:“ Absolutely! It gets really quiet here. And certain days there’ s zero air traffic. Sometimes we can go a week without the sound of a single airplane. We just hear owls and coyotes howling. It’ s a great feeling. I pretty much think about it every day. Marie and I will never forget how much of ourselves we have invested in this place. And we are well aware that we’ re just another two of the owners. Someone’ s going to own it after us. But at least it’ ll be around for them with all its history intact. Whereas, on the previous trajectory, it was just going to fall apart.
“ And it’ s still a work in progress, assures Tom.“ We’ ve got more to do on the stone cottage, the most historically significant part of the house with all its artifacts and where the slave quarters were all those decades ago.”
Tom Rojas runs a construction and home management company, although his true passion is historic restoration. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and kayaking, but mostly he can be found helping his wife Marie with all of her garden projects, chicken care, and honey bee management. She also provides integrated pest management services for homeowners and nursery growers.
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