Our wines tonight are the Snap Apple Sassy and the Strawberry Kisses from Old Rock Quarry Winery in South Carolina. These two sweet fruit wines are really good and refreshing. Old Rock Quarry Winery is located just off Interstate 26 in Upstate South Carolina. Siri knows the way! The winery is open until 8 Thursday,Continue reading “Snap Apple Sassy and Strawberry Kisses”
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Old Rock Quarry Winery- Reblog
In celebration of their one year anniversary at Old Rock Quarry Winery, we are reblogging this post from 2017. So kind of on a whim Dennis & I decided to go to Old Rock Quarry Winery. Best decision ever! We met Debbie & Lindy Glidden. Sadly for us, the other owner, Linda, wasn’t there. WeContinue reading “Old Rock Quarry Winery- Reblog”
Carménère Review – CityScape Winery
Carménère grape imported fresh from Chilè. Grape hand crushed and destemmed. Single barrel aged. Limited Release, only 300 bottles produced. Dark Crimson in color. Floral and spicy on the nose. Excellent aroma! Medium to Full bodied. Medium tannins. Bold notes of black pepper on the tongue, black cherry, over ripe dark plum, and a strongContinue reading “Carménère Review – CityScape Winery”
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”
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”
Judges – Palmetto Wine Competition: Bob and Jen Aycock
Allow us to continue introducing our judges for the Palmetto Wine Competition at The Belmont Inn upcoming May 1st, in historic Abbeville, South Carolina. Bob and Jennifer Aycock are fellow bloggers based in Matthews, North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte. Together, the brains and personality behind the blog WineCarolinas. We first met Bob and JenniferContinue reading “Judges – Palmetto Wine Competition: Bob and Jen Aycock”
Judges – Palmetto Wine Competition: David Murphy
May 1st, 2018, we are hosting the inaugural Palmetto Wine Competition at The Belmont Inn in historic Abbeville, South Carolina. We are thrilled for this opportunity to promote the small local wineries of South Carolina. We have assembled a diverse group of extremely qualified judges. Allow us to introduce one of our highly qualified judges,Continue reading “Judges – Palmetto Wine Competition: David Murphy”
Winery Escapade Weekend 9 2018
So we stayed local this weekend because my son was going to be in town briefly and I wanted to see him and his lovely girlfriend. We went to Mountain Brook Vineyards. It had warmed up nicely so we sat out on the porch that overlooks part of the vineyard and the mountains are inContinue reading “Winery Escapade Weekend 9 2018”
Wine Competitions and Marketing! 