We offer over 30 wines made right here at the Urban Winery in Silver Spring and carry a rotating assortment of other Maryland-made wine, craft brews, and local distillery products. Our international wine selections are sourced from small producers like ourselves from around the world. Our wine ambassadors are here to help you explore unexpected wines and find new favorites.
Expand your wine horizons by exploring the wine tasting flights on our menu or get a more in depth look
in one of our wine classes. Private classes can be arranged and make a fun team building event or group
experience.
For those looking to learn more about the production side of wine, we offer our personalized Wine Making
Experience. In this two session class you will get to make a small batch of your very own wine and learn about the winemaking process directly from our winemaker.
Our Story
The Urban Winery in Silver Spring, MD is the closest winery to our nation’s capital and the first winery in our region in an urban environment.
The Urban Winery was created with the understanding that wine is a social occasion. Our wines are best enjoyed in the company of friends and family, a concept deeply instilled in us by owner, Georgia Callis’s, father Anthony “Bole”.
Georgia began making wine at an early age, learning the trade from her father, a Greek immigrant carpentry who started making wine in the 1970’s in America. As Georgia advanced from crushing grapes with her feet as a child, to creating her own wines as a young adult, she meet Damon, a Marine, who was determined to marry her. Bole encouraged her to invite Damon over to make wine. It was not only a rite of passage for dating his daughter, but a tradition that has passed from generation to generation, a true test of loyalty and family. Eager to impress Bole and win the hand of his daughter, Damon took them
Year Established: 2013
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