Bethesda Central Farm Market

Councilmember Trachtenberg was represented by Naomi Bloch at the Bethesda Central Farm Market (BCFM) to help celebrate, with BCFM co-founder, Mitch Berliner, Jim McKenna, co-owner of the Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard and other state officials and local dignitaries, a new law that went into effect on June 1st, which makes it easier for Maryland wineries to sell their wines at area farmers’ markets.

The measure’s local sponsor, Delegate Brian Feldman, Chair of the Montgomery County delegation to the State legislature, was there to present Mr. Mitch Berliner, a long-time champion of allowing wineries to participate in farmers markets, with the pen used by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to sign the Maryland Wine and Farm Market bill into law.

The Sugarloaf Mountain Winery (SMV) is the first to apply for this permit under the new law and was invited by Mr. Berliner to pour and sell its prize-wining wines at BCFM. Councilmember’s Roger Berliner and Marc Elrich also joined in the celebration along with Ginanne Italiano of the Bethesda Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce.

For more information:
Bethesda Central Farm Market: http://www.bethesdacentralfarmmarket.com/.
Sugarloaf Mountain Winery: http://www.smvwinery.com/index.htm.
Bethesda Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce: http://www.bccchamber.org/.