Estate-grown dry Muscadine wine wins Best-in-Show in the 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition! The 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition was judged this June by a panel of highly qualified, experienced, and certified judges. Our judges have been certified by professional organizations such as American Wine Society, Wine Spirits & Education Trust, and Court of Master Sommeliers. OurContinue reading “2023 Palmetto Wine Competition”
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Fine Wine! Live Bait!
So this past weekend we were visiting the Raleigh area. Medals and Best-in-Show presentation at Starrlight Mead in Pittsboro. We also took some time to hangout with our friends Dathan and Jennifer of Triangle Around Town and Screw It Wine! Our friends invited us to a special wine tasting! At a convenience store! Well it’sContinue reading “Fine Wine! Live Bait!”
Wines We Recently Enjoyed
We do love visiting our favorite wine bars! We drink so much local wine, we cherish the opportunity to taste and learn of the many great wines around the world!
JenNis Beverage Marketing
Who is JenNis Beverage Marketing? We are a full pour creative team whose strength is providing solutions for generating organic and dynamic exposure for our partnering brands. Our unique, specialized, branded competitions are designed to generate a tool for our participating wineries to create an organic marketing campaign for their wines! We are Dennis andContinue reading “JenNis Beverage Marketing”
Weekend April 22-24
It was a full weekend for sure. Friday evening we dined at the CARO-Mi Dining Room in Tryon and afterwards enjoyed an amazing Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir at Bodega Noir in Landrum. Bodega Noir is quickly becoming one of favorite hangouts! Saturday we enjoyed the Pig Pickin celebration at Parker-Binns Vineyard and Winery and afterwardContinue reading “Weekend April 22-24”
Riesling – Mountain Brook Vineyards
Vintage 2020 Riesling Mountain Brook Vineyards Tryon Foothills, North Carolina Beautiful yellow gold in color. Excellent clarity. Vibrant tropical bouquet of pineapple, kiwi, mango, and lime, with hints of pear and a delicate floral note of jasmine. Hints of sweetness on the tongue…medium acidity with a medium-light body. Complex tropical notes on the tongue, pineapple,Continue reading “Riesling – Mountain Brook Vineyards”
Show Us Your Grapes #NCWine
Harvest coming in grand for North Carolina wineries! Show us that beautiful fruit! Parker-Binns Vineyard and Winery starts this show with Savannah harvesting the Petit Manseng. Her husband Lance, assist Justin with the winemaking. Linville Falls Winery makes a cameo with some beautiful Seyval Blanc! Locklear Vineyard and Winery mechanically harvested a bountiful yield ofContinue reading “Show Us Your Grapes #NCWine”
Els Iced Chocolate Wine
Ernie Els Iced Chocolate Wine Sometimes, you just gotta try it! 🤣 The color is ..,well think YooHoo Chocolate drink! The nose is …..well think YooHoo with alcohol. The flavor..,well it’s chocolate! Again, think YooHoo with an alcohol kick! It isn’t bad, probably excellent to blend with. I’m think a really strong Chocolate Martini, Mudslide,Continue reading “Els Iced Chocolate Wine”
Green Tea Wine – Native Vines
What in the world of oenology is tea wine? Green Tea Wine. Native Vines Winery in Lexington, North Carolina. It’s most likely not what you think! No grape juice, no fruit juice! Just water, yeast, sugar, and tea leaves! 12.5% ABV! That’s not a typo. This is not some light bodied delicate table wine! PaleContinue reading “Green Tea Wine – Native Vines”
Where We’ve Wined Local Lately – April-July 2021
Got’a stop and check progress of the major expansion at Cityscape Winery in Pelzer. Picked up Wine Club selections at Marked Tree Vineyard in Flat Rock! You know you’ll find us at Parker-Binns Vineyard and Winery. Love our friends at Wandering Bard Meadery in Greenville. Always fun to visit Fat Ass Heifer Cidery in Campobello.Continue reading “Where We’ve Wined Local Lately – April-July 2021”
Wine Competitions and Marketing! 