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New Winery, Wine Education Center, and Event Space Planned for Poolesville

New Winery, Wine Education Center, and Event Space Planned for Poolesville

Crossvines, a new development project in Poolesville, will be a combination of a winery, events center, and wine education center. 

As part of a partnership with The University of Maryland Extension, students will be able to study grape cultivation, vineyard management, and winemaking at the new facility. Additionally, there will be a partnership with the Universities at Shady Grove to provide hands-on experiences for students in their agri-tourism, marketing, culinary arts, and other related programs. 

The facility will share land with the Poolesville Golf Course– it’ll be built on an empty spot not currently used for golfing.  At the moment, there is a very small vineyard on the premises, which has been used for research. In addition to the vineyard, the plan is to construct a 16,500 square foot clubhouse with a banquet and dining hall, a grape crushing facility, a malting and distilling facility, educational pavilion, picnic area, and outdoor class space. 

This winery is a collaboration between the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, The Universities at Shady Grove, and The University of Maryland Extension. It’s expected to bring in approximately $22 million in activity to MoCo. 

You can learn more about the proposed development here and about the University of Maryland Extension program here. 

By: Michelle Katz @pike.and.rozay

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Beyond MoCo: UMD Implementing Urgent Covid Interventions, Effective Immediately

UMD Implementing Urgent Covid Interventions, Effective Immediately
Effective today, the University of Maryland is implementing urgent interventions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on our campus:
  • All students living in residence halls and on-campus fraternity and sorority houses must sequester-in-place, effective at 12:00 noon today.
  • All students living off-campus in the greater College Park area are strongly encouraged to stay home as much as possible and limit your activities.
  • All in-person instruction for undergraduate and graduate courses will transition to online instruction beginning on Monday, February 22.
  • Approved laboratory research activities, already operating at 50% capacity and with strict masking and distancing precautions, may continue as scheduled.

 

These measures will be in effect for at least one week, through Saturday, February 27.

Earlier this week, we notified you of a rise in COVID-19 cases in our community and took measures to mitigate viral spread. Since then, we have experienced a further increase in such cases. Following this increase, these actions were recommended by university health officials and the Campus Infectious Disease Management Executive Committee.
Under the sequester-in-place directive, all students living in residence halls are instructed to remain in your residence halls and in your rooms as much as possible.  The requirement for all campus citizens to test twice-monthly remains in effect; Stamp Student Union will remain open only for COVID testing and grab-and-go food.  RecWell facilities will be closed. Students may go outside to get fresh air only in the area immediately surrounding their residence hall and to pick-up food from dining halls.
Only those student employees working in Resident Life, Residential Facilities, Dining Services and Testing in Stamp are permitted to report to work – as these are essential operations to keep campus open, all while wearing a properly-fitted mask and maintaining at least 6 feet of physical distance from others.
Wicomico Hall has been opened to add isolation capacity for positive cases, and additional space will open as needed.
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