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”
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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!”
Celebration Of Chambourcin 2022
The inaugural Celebration of Chambourcin- A Wine Competition was judged November 12th in Asheville, North Carolina. The Celebration of Chambourcin seeks to gain greater exposure for our favorite French-American hybrid. The inaugural competition received entries from North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia. The competition benefited from an amazing group of judges with varied wineContinue reading “Celebration Of Chambourcin 2022”
Weekend Winery Escapades -1st in November 2022
How about a Winery Escapades blog! Just a recap of our weekend adventures! 🍷Our new tradition is to start our weekend early! Like Thursday evening kind of early! Mountain Brook Vineyards in Tryon, North Carolina is just 30 minutes from us – and they stay open late! Open until 7pm on Thursday evening! It’s normallyContinue reading “Weekend Winery Escapades -1st in November 2022”
Random Vineyard Pic Drop
Why not!!
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!
Quick Trip to the Yadkin Valley
Impromptu Labor Day trip to the Yadkin Valley AVA in North Carolina. Knew of a couple of wineries in the AVA which we hadn’t yet enjoyed a visit. So with intent we traveled! First stop at Golden Road Vineyards. We rated our experience at Golden Road Vineyards very favorably and highly recommended. Give it anContinue reading “Quick Trip to the Yadkin Valley”
Wine Competition Process
I decided back in July to try and gain a better understanding of what drives our views on our blog. 🍷🍷 This September we will try the formula of consistent content. I hope we can……lol!! Tonight’s content could be construed as a bitch session….but maybe it’ll be insightful to some! August 29th we held theContinue reading “Wine Competition Process”
Mead Day 2022
Celebrating Mead Day on Saturday August 6th, 2022! To celebrate, we opened up the Amarena from Keeper’s Cut Meadery in Marion, North Carolina. With the North Carolina Mead-Cider-Fruit Wine Competition being judged on August 29th in Flat Rock, North Carolina, we’d thought it be fun to look back to our 2021 medal presentations! We deliveredContinue reading “Mead Day 2022”
Prestigious 2022 Palmetto Signature Half-Case
Introducing the 2022 Palmetto Signature Half-Case! 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅 Each year, the Palmetto Wine Competition celebrates wines produced in South Carolina. The Palmetto Signature Half-Case awards the top six highest scoring wines produced solely from fruit harvested in South Carolina! Grown on South Carolina farms! In South Carolina soil! By South Carolina vineyards and farms! Produced andContinue reading “Prestigious 2022 Palmetto Signature Half-Case”
Wine Competitions and Marketing! 