Color of burnt orange.
Serve chilled.
Still not sparkling. Semi-Dry.
Nose of ginger and sliced crabapple.
Flavor profile up front of blueberry, finishing more of tart apple and ginger. Lighter citrus notes and hints of minerality linger.
5% ABV
Fat Ass Heifer Cidery is a small craft Cidery in the small community of Campobello nestled in the Northwest corner of South Carolina.
Open only on Saturday’s. Call ahead.
White grape variety originating from the foothills of the Pyrenees in Southwest France.
Scientific name: Vitus Vinifera. Petit Manseng.
A white variation of the black Manseng grape.
A centuries old and until recently little known varietal in France.
Sometimes referred to as Small Manseng or Little Manseng or Manseng Blanc.
An early budding varietal and susceptible to late frost.
Thick skinned small fruit with loose clusters.
The loose clusters and small fruit result in lower yields with concentrated body and flavors.
Naturally high in acidity therefore needs to fully ripen to develop balanced sugars.
Experiencing a renascence not only in Europe but also in the Southeastern United States.
Popular in Virginia and gaining favor in Western North Carolina.
Why?
The loose clusters allow air flow over the fruit allowing sustainability through the hot summers, and with its thick skin is more resistant to the effects of greater rainfall. The fruit thereby can ripen longer on the vine.
Produces dry to sweet wines. Though the dry styles are gaining favor in North Carolina.
Petit Manseng wines normally present a highly aromatic nose and flavors of honey, green fruits, and tropical notes.
The wines generally have more body than traditional white wines while still presenting the crispness of a lighter white wine.
Expect these wines to cellar up to five years.
Very good examples in Western North Carolina are being produced by Overmountain Vineyards and Parker-Binns Vineyard in the Tryon Foothills, plus at Addison Farms Vineyard in Leicester.
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The inaugural North Carolina Mead-Cider-Fruit Wine Competition was held May 24 at The Lodge at Flat Rock! Judging is completed! Final results have been posted by Triangle Around Town!
Click here to view awards announcement. ➡️ https://www.trianglearoundtown.com/trianglearoundtown/mead-cider-fruit-wine-mcf
We have pick-up available in the following, Western North Carolina, Charlotte/Lake Norman area, Raleigh/Triangle area.
Contact Dennis via phone or text to 864-357-1435 to arrange pick-up or discuss shipping.
Entry fee is $75 and two 750 ml bottles or four of any smaller volume bottles/cans.
Entry fees may be settled by check to North Carolina MCF Wine Competition and mailed to NCMCF, 102 Scenic Cir., Boiling Springs, SC 29316.
Additional options for settling fees are as follows.
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Entries from other regions in North Carolina may be shipped direct to the judging venue. The NC Mead-Cider-Fruit Wine Competition C/O The Lodge at Flat Rock 42 McMurray Rd. Flat Rock, NC 28731
Please text a note to Dennis at 864-357-1435 so as we can inform our contact at The Lodge to expect your shipment.
We are feeling excited with how the competition is coming together. We will announce more very soon about our judging panel.
Contact us with any questions, suggestions, or issues.
After the judging, we will work diligently to create a lot of press and awareness of the industry and mostly of all of our participants and award-winning entrants,
We appreciate your participation and support of the inaugural North Carolina MCF!
Markham Napa Valley Vineyards.
Vintage 2017.
Blend of 87% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petite Sirah, 1% Malbec.
Fermented in stainless steel with 13 days of skin contact.
Aged 15.5 months in American Oak.
Pronounced nose of red cherry, red plum, mocha, mint, clove, and vanilla.
Medium bodied and dry with medium tannins and medium acidity.
Medium-Pronounced flavors of red cherry, ripe red plum, strawberry, boysenberry, cherry cola, chocolate, clove, and pepper.
Medium finish of caramel, toast, and spice.
14.6% ABV
This is a very good drinking Merlot from NAPA.
From the Markham Vineyard website.
Harvest Notes.
Vineyard Notes.
“It’s hard to imagine anything with which this wine wouldn’t pair well…but slow-braised short ribs on a bed of buttery mash must be top of the ‘most decadent’ list.” – Kimberlee Nicholls, Winemaker
Bottled May 2019
Released Spring 2020
Mead with Wild Blueberry
Bee-Town Mead and Cider in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Best in Show award winner in the 2020 Palmetto Wine Competition.
Beautiful color of violet.
Nose pronounced of wild blueberry.
Sweet with a full body and perfectly balanced acidity.
Prominent blueberry notes on the tongue with a sweet wildflower honey finish.
The is an excellent smooth drinking mead.
11.5% ABV.
Bee-Town Mead and Cider was the first production meadery opened in South Carolina.
Mead maker Mike Tripka and his staff have honed their skills for many years.
If you can’t visit the tasting room, Order directly from their website following this link ➡️ Bee-Town Mead and Cider.
$27.00 per bottle.
Hibiscus Cucumber.
Beautiful Rosé color.
Extremely pleasant nose of green fruit and cucumber .
Petillant, Crisp, and effervescent.
Fmedium-pronounced notes of cucumber as advertised with hibiscus and other spring floral notes.
Easy drinking at 4% ABV.
The reviews in our household were really good. Somewhat of surprise, nevertheless very impressed!
Can’t wait to try different flavors!
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Organic
Gluten free.
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Pea Ridge Red.
Parker-Binns Vineyard, Tryon Foothills, North Carolina.
Non-vintage blend of 2016, 2017, 2018 harvest.
Estate grown Blend prominent of Merlot, also with Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Decanted 30 minutes.
Utilizing the Saignée method of bleeding off the top free flowing of the blend to create a rosè, leaves a more concentrated volume to ferment on the skins and stems.
This process leads to pronounced red fruit aromas and flavors with layered secondary notes.
Color is medium ruby.
Pronounced red fruit nose of red cherry, strawberry purée, raspberry jam, cranberry, and red plum.
Aged in neutral oak.
Pronounced flavors pop of strawberry short cake, raspberry jam, red cherry, cranberry, and red plum.
Layered to a lengthy finish with secondary and tertiary notes of dried apricot, wet stones, and forest floor.
A very good Bordeaux style blend out of North Carolina.
Expect it to cellar for only another year or two best. Buy to drink now.
13% ABV
Vintage 2016
Roth Estate, Healdsburg, California.
Sonoma County Alexander Valley.
Proprietary Red.
Decant for 60 minutes.
Medium-Deep ruby in color.
Still appears youthful in the glass.
Pronounced nose of blueberry jam, black cherry, blackcurrant, mocha, nutmeg, hot cocoa, and vanilla.
Red Blend: 25% Syrah, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Malbec, 8% Zinfandel, 8% Petit Verdot, 15% Merlot, and 10% Petite Sirah.
Medium-full body, medium tannins, medium-light acidity, and medium-high alcohol.
Solid intensity with youthful fruitiness showing beautiful cascading legs.
Pronounced layered flavors of blackberry, blueberry, black cherry, blackcurrant, boysenberry, chocolate, and mocha…
…with a long lingering luscious finish of black licorice, spice, and pipe tobacco.
This bottle is a great example of exactly why we enjoy wine!
An excellent red blend from Sonoma.
Jen-Nis Wine Marketing score of 94 points.
14% ABV
Has developed nicely in the bottle.
Expect to cellar well for many years to come.
Our wine tonight is the 2017 Muscat Canelli from the Biltmore Estate Winery.
Pale lemon in color.
Enticing floral aromas of violets, lavender, and honeysuckle.
Semi-sweet, light, with high acidity.
Flavor notes of grapefruit, peach, pear, and lime, while finishing softly with hints of nutmeg.
12.5 % ABV.
$17 a bottle.
Winery Escapade scoring on the American Wine Society twenty point scale.
Appearance: 3 Aroma: 4.5 Taste: 4.5
Aftertaste: 2.5. Impression: 1.5
Total: 16 Silver Medal worthy!
As we’ve documented in the past, Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina is the most visited winery in the world.
A free tasting is included with paid admission to the Biltmore Estate.
Wine Competitions and Marketing! 