This boutique Maryland winery, the creation of Bill and Lois Loew, was founded in the 1980s, but the family's journey in wine started in the mid 1800s in the Austro-Hungarian empire. There, the Löw (now Loew) family produced mead (wine made from honey). The family owned more than five prosperous meaderies and distributed their meads throughout Europe until the start of World War II.

The family and their meaderies were lost during the Holocaust and William was one of the few surviving members of his large extended family. After the war, William emigrated to America, and became an electrical engineer. William and Lois (neé Hendrickson) met in Indianapolis and they married and had three daughters.

Over the years, William always kept a connection to his roots through making small batches of wine. In 1982, William and Lois acquired a 37-acre parcel in Maryland and planted vines. Two years later they began the process of becoming a commercial winery. Meads continue to be an important part of their production, along with traditional wines. Now, winemaking has reached the 5th generation with oldest granddaughter, Rachel Lipman. After studying organic viticulture and winemaking at the University of Maryland and the University of Washington, Lipman began making wine alongside her grandfather. She now manages most aspects of the business and will protect and further the family legacy.

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