Bud Break Festival in Mt. Airy May 4th

Mt. Airy is known as the town of which fictional Mayberry is based. However, the town also sits in one the fastest growing American Viticulture Area’s along the East Coast of the U.S.A. The 2024 Budbreak Festival returns this Saturday , May 4th. The festival, which coincides with North Carolina Wine Month, celebrates the earlyContinue reading “Bud Break Festival in Mt. Airy May 4th”

Pinot Noir Riesling from Michigan’s Brys Estate

A gift from our friends Dathan and Jennifer, aka Triangle Around Town or the Jathan! We are enjoying a bottle of 2021 Pinot Noir Riesling from Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery in Traverse City, Michigan. A rosé blend of 73% Pinot Noir and 27% Riesling! Wow….Just look at that color!! 🍇 The nose is tartContinue reading “Pinot Noir Riesling from Michigan’s Brys Estate”

2023 in Review – Part 2

Let’s take a look at several wine competition award and medal presentations in 2023! Organizing wine competitions takes so much work, time, and energy. However, the reward is traveling the Southeast for medal presentations! This is the fun!! 🥇 Seriously, look how photogenic Josh and Deb are from City Scape? Larry and Mandy from SouthContinue reading “2023 in Review – Part 2”

Partners and Grapes

More Than Just a Wine Brand! A wine brand just launched in early 2022. Partners and Grapes based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the idea born of two friends vacationing in Spain. The two perhaps enjoyed the native Spanish wine just a bit too much. The next morning, both had a headache and generally justContinue reading “Partners and Grapes”

2022 Palmetto Wine Comp Medal Presentations

The 2022 Palmetto Wine Competition was judged May 7th at The Belmont Inn in historic Abbeville, South Carolina. The Palmetto Wine Competition serves to increase exposure for commercially licensed wineries in South Carolina. The event is made possible by our generous and supportive sponsors, Van in Black, Bristow Beverage Law, JenNis Beverage Marketing, and theContinue reading “2022 Palmetto Wine Comp Medal Presentations”

Moving to Enofile Online

Why you ask? JenNis Beverage Marketing is moving registration for all of our wine competitions to http://www.enofileonline.com Enofile Online provides for a streamlined online platform for managing wine competitions. Many of the most prestigious wine competitions are listed on the platform. Now, so are competitions by JenNis Beverage Marketing! Wineries register for free and uploadContinue reading “Moving to Enofile Online”

Taste of Asheville 2022 – NC Winegrowers Association

This event was a part of the Taste of North Carolina series sponsorship by the North Carolina Winegrowers Association. A Taste of Asheville featured a sampling of the wines of Western North Carolina wineries paired with small bites from local restaurants, caterers, and food trucks. Participating wineries were Parker-Binns Vineyards, Mountain Brook Vineyards, Overmountain Vineyards,Continue reading “Taste of Asheville 2022 – NC Winegrowers Association”

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!”