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Last month we took a few days between Christmas and New Year's to visit the Yadkin Valley area.  We are closing in on having visited...

The dream of what has become Christian Paul Vineyards began with the owners, Christian Ercolani and Andrew Weyl, traveling the world. ...

You can’t discuss the origins of the North Carolina wine industry without understanding the impact of Ed and Charles Shelton. The...

Not having a lot of musical intelligence, I had to look up the word Adagio. The word means to slowly with passion. This can also be...

We recently visited Dynamis Estate Wines on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon. There really isn't a more relaxing way to spend an afternoon...

Carolina Heritage Vineyard and Winery is family owned and operated. It is a small batch facility that produces the first and only...

Located on 30 acres of land in the Yadkin Valley, McRitchie Winery and Ciderworks produces small batches of exceptional wine and ciders. ...

We made a quick stop to visit Junius Lindsay Vineyard in January while enjoying the day with UNCORKED Touring Company. We knew...

Weathervane started off as a straightforward boutique-style winery, but has grown and now includes a wedding venue, tastings, tours, and...

Childress Vineyard and Winery is one of the most established wineries in the state of North Carolina. Richard Childress, owner and...

Jones von Drehle Vineyard and Winery is a family-owned and operated vineyard and winery located in Thurmond. Diana and Chuck Jones and...

My husband Charles and I started our journey to visit every winery in North Carolina shortly after becoming empty nesters. We had heard a...

We always reach out to winery owners before we visit for the first time. We like to introduce ourselves and explain what we do. ...

Golden Road Vineyard and Winery is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It is part of the Yadkin...

Michael and Amy Helton fell in love with old world wines on their month-long honeymoon in the south of France in 1996. That year they...

Charles and I recently spent a long weekend in the Yadkin Valley AVA. We spent days mapping out the wineries we wanted to visit. We...

Raylen is one of those wineries we go back to again and again. Our first trip to Raylen was pre-Covid and we sat inside due to the...

Welcome, 2022! We are experimenting with a different format for our January blogs. We want to offer our readers a more in-depth look at...