My birthday weekend so my gorgeous wife planned a weekend of craft brewhouse tours and tastings up in the area of Cornelius/Davidson/Lake Norman, North Carolina. Our close friends Will and Pam live in the area and are local brewery knowledgeable so big thanks to those two for guiding us on our local craft brewhouse tour!Continue reading “The Craft Beer Blog – Lake Norman Area”
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Winery Escapade – Independence Day 2018
July 4th, 2018 was opening day for Wellborn Winery in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. We had waited in anticipation and it was great to see Tony and Debbie enjoy their grand opening celebration. A good crowd showed up and all in all the entire opening day was a huge success! Tony and Debbie have doneContinue reading “Winery Escapade – Independence Day 2018”
Winery Escapade – The Gatlinburg Weekend
Once again afforded the opportunity to visit Dollywood free of charge by Jenni’s employer, of course we’re making a winery escapade weekend out of it. Friday afternoon drove a little out of our way to visit Goodwater Vineyards in Mosheim, Tennessee. Goodwater is a family owned and operated vineyard, with 25 acres under vine. GrowingContinue reading “Winery Escapade – The Gatlinburg Weekend”
Mountain Brook Vineyards Dinner With Wine Pairing
The below article is a combination of writings with the main parts written by Jenni and Dennis’ musing in italics. We thought it’s be fun to present this way. Wine dinner pairings are at their core are an intrinsically social event. Perhaps a simpler way to state would be just to say they are really,Continue reading “Mountain Brook Vineyards Dinner With Wine Pairing”
Our Favorite Local Winery Animals
We thought it’d be fun to share pictures of our favorite local winery animals. Most small local wineries have an animal or two, a mascot if you will. These animals are most certainly part of the charm of these craft boutique vineyards and wineries. Without further ado, we present……… Pinot the Pig – CityScape WineryContinue reading “Our Favorite Local Winery Animals”
New Owners Share Grand Vision for Mountain Brook Vineyards!
Mountain Brook Vineyards sits beautifully nestled in the foothills of Tryon, just minutes from the Tryon International Equestrian Center. The current tasting room sits high atop the vineyard property and offers dramatic mountain views looking over the four vineyards. New Owners, Vickie and Jonathan Redgrave recently shared with us thier grand vision for Mountain Brook.Continue reading “New Owners Share Grand Vision for Mountain Brook Vineyards!”
The Outer Banks Anniversary Escapade
Last couple of weeks we ended up just staying super local because of everything we had going on. Weekend 12 was anniversary weekend for us! I’m amazed that it has already been a year. So we started our vacation out by just getting a few errands done on Thursday. After all that was complete weContinue reading “The Outer Banks Anniversary Escapade”
Final Thoughts and Press for the inaugural Palmetto Wine Competition
We are thrilled with the following press of the inaugural Palmetto Wine Competition from the Index-Journal in Greenwood, South Carolina. Staff writer St. Clair Donaghy attended the day’s events and we are thrilled to see included comments from several participating winery owners and our judges. Please take a moment to read the article. We appreciateContinue reading “Final Thoughts and Press for the inaugural Palmetto Wine Competition”
Official Results: 2018 Palmetto Wine Competition
PRESS RELEASE May 03, 2018 Re: Palmetto Wine Competition at The Belmont Inn Dennis and Jenni Turner, bloggers of WineryEscapades.Com, hosted the inaugural Palmetto Wine Competition at The Belmont Inn in historic Abbeville, South Carolina on May 1st. The competition featured forty-four wines produced and bottled by nine different South Carolina Wineries. A panel ofContinue reading “Official Results: 2018 Palmetto Wine Competition”
Introducing the Judges Panel: Palmetto Wine Competition 2018
One of our more daunting task for the 2018 Palmetto Wine Competition was assembling a panel of judges who were both highly qualified and also with a developed appreciation for local crafted wine. We’re beyond thrilled with this years team. David Murphy David serves as one of our Head Judges. He is a member ofContinue reading “Introducing the Judges Panel: Palmetto Wine Competition 2018”
Wine Competitions and Marketing! 