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Fall 2021
On The
Vine
Carolina Wine Country News
Budbreak Wine & Beer Festival
Yadkin Valley Grape Festival
Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival
Glamping at Purple Alpaca
Grassy Creek trail mural
Great American International
Wine Competition
New wines from Surry Cellars
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fall fun FEATURES
abounds in 4 Budbreak Festival -
Mount Airy’s annual wine and
beer fest planned for Aug. 28
wine country 5 Yadkin Valley Grape Festival -
A small festival with a big soul and a
favorite for area residents and visitors
The summer has flown by
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and now it’s time for cooler
temperatures and fall festival New trails mural -
season. While many spring Artists feature Grassy Creek Forest
wine festivals didn’t happen Kitsey Bathing Trail in downtown Elkin mural
this year, several have moved Burns
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to the fall months which is Harrison Courtesy photo
sure to make for a beautiful Glamping - The 2019 Yadkin Valley
experience for wine lovers. Purple Alpaca offers Grape Festival
Mount Airy’s annual Budbreak trails in the area, particularly unique accommodations
Wine and Beer festival is the Forest Bathing Trail at
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scheduled for Aug. 28 and the Grassy Creek Vineyards. And,
Yadkin County Chamber of anyone looking to stay in the Great American International ON THE COVER: Photo by Chad Guebert
Wine Competition - Sunset at Golden Road Vineyards.
Commerce will hosts its Grape area or for locals in search of
Festival in October. a unique stay-cation option, NC wineries claim multiple awards
Wine festivals aren’t the Purple Alpaca in Boonville Prime Real Estate For Sale | Klondike Cabin Retreat | Yadkin Valley, NC
24th Annual
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only fun happening this time has recently launched its first
of year, the Yadkin Valley glamping site. Surry Cellars -
Pumpkin Festival, scheduled There is plenty to celebrate New wines from Surry
for Sept. 25, is sure to get folks
in the fall spirit with plenty
at area wineries this time
of year, including a slate of Yadkin Valley Community College winery Blue Ridge Mountains
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of everyone’s favorite orange new award winners from a
September 25 !
Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival - Klondike Lake
gourd, including some large recent International wine th Main Cabin
enough to keep the entire competition. Get in the fall spirit with a pumpkin
Game Room
region supplied with Pumpkin Find your fun this fall in weigh-off, craft vendors and more
Spice Lattes!
Visitors to downtown Elkin
Yadkin Valley Wine Country! 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hanes Cottage
Cheers!
can also check out the area’s Kitsey Burns Harrison Historic Downtown Elkin, N.C. EDITOR
newest mural, a tribute to the Editor Kitsey Burns Harrison Playhouse Cabin
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Crafts • Food · Farmer’s Market CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Lisa Michals
· Children’s Events & Activities and Kitsey Burns Harrison
Nationally Sanctioned
Own A Unique Piece of History | Klondike Cabin Resort on 49.7 +/- acres in Yadkin Valley Wine Country. This
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR prime peice of real estate was originally established in the 1940s surrounding a small stream called Grassy
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is aslo ideal for a private estate. The grounds include Klondike Lake and dam, Grassy Creek and a collection
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Tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains,
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Budbreak
Wine Festival planned for August
Staff Report A $20 general admission
ticket will give those
MOUNT AIRY — Planning attending access to festival
for events in 2021 has been a wine glasses and wristbands,
challenge and many events with proof of ID, to purchase
A group of friends make it a yearly tradition to come to the Yadkin Valley
still did not get off the ground wine tastings at the various Stony Knoll pours wine at the 2019 Yadkin Valley Grape Festival in Yadkinville. Grape Festival in Yadkinville.
due to safety concerns from vendors’ booths. Children
the pandemic. Mount Airy’s 12 and younger are admitted
Yadkin Grape Festival
annual Budbreak Wine and free with paying adult. Day of
Craft Beer Festival, did make event tickets are $25.
the 2021 calendar, just a little Food and non-alcoholic
planned for October 16
later in the season than its beverages will be available
usual date. May 2019 marked at select vendor locations as
the 10th year of the festival well.
which is a fundraiser for the “It seems to get better
By Kitsey Burns Harrison Mogo from 3 to 5 p.m. attendees. Chamber of Commerce at the 2019
Mount Airy Rotary Club and every year,” said Tim Gentry,
kburns@yadkinripple.com Shuttle service is expected to ”We don’t want to be the festival.
is held in cooperation with the owner of Slightly Askew
Photos by Tom Joyce | On The Vine be available provided by YVEDDI biggest, just the best,” said Bobby
the Mount Airy Downtown Winery of Elkin, one of the Yadkinville’s annual Grape
Slightly Askew Winery of Elkin was a popular stop at Budbreak 2019. transportation, pending federal Todd of the Yadkin County See Grape | 15
Business Association wineries participating in the Festival is planned for Oct. 16 of guidelines on transportation due
and Mount Airy Tourism 2019 festival. this year from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Like to safety issues with the pandemic.
Development Authority.
“We are excited for our
rescheduled festival,” said
“This year particularly
seems to have good
participation,” added Gentry,
Dream Rock Silo many events, it was cancelled last
year due to the pandemic and
Shuttle service will run from area
hotels and back. There is no cost Step Back in Time
organizers are keeping a watch on but reservations are required for
Event Director Bob Meinecke. whose winery has enjoyed a local guidelines to make sure the the shuttle.
& Visit Our Many Vendors
“We have several new presence at Budbreak during event can safely be held this year. This year’s festival is sponsored
wineries and breweries that its decade-long duration. Jaime Johnston of the Yadkin by First National Bank, Jonesville
will be joining use this year.” While taking his own County Chamber of Commerce Tourism Development Authority,
Budbreak is typically “break” from busily serving
held in early May, timed to customers at the 2019 festival Perfect For
which hosts the event said there Skyline National Banks, Yadkin Mount Pilot
Honeymoon, are around 17 area wineries
correspond to the part of Slightly Askew Winery Birthdays & expected to be at the event.
County Tourism Development
Authority and the Yadkinville
Antique Mall
a grapevine’s growth cycle Owner Tim Gentry said the Anniversaries
The festival will feature food Downtown 107-109 E Main Street
Tourism Development Authority.
which signals the end of festival had become a highly and craft vendors as well as live Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Yadkinville’s Grape Festival is
dormancy after the winter, anticipated event for wine and music from 60 Watt Combo from one of the smaller wine festivals
336-368-1617
We are
but this year’s festivities are beer producers in this area. #1 on the noon to 2 p.m. and Big Daddy New Items Arriving Daily!
and that’s just with organizers and
planned for August 28. “It is good for the entire Airbnb’s Wish
The festival features top region.” List for VA!!!
North Carolina wineries In addition to Slightly www.dreamrocksilo.com
and craft beer producers, Askew Winery, Skull Camp
wonderful food and great Brewery and Winery has been D ream Rock Silo is a unique
place to come and stay to relax
of course, Dream Rock Silo!
Outside, you can expect beautiful
music. a part of Budbreak since its and unwind! It is an old 1950’s mountain scenery and a peaceful
origins. dairy Barn/Silo in the Appalachian atmosphere, with a calming creek
Festival packages are Mountains of Virginia that we have that surrounds the property. You
available which include: “We’re here absolutely completely renovated. have traveled, you have explored.
General admission, local every year,” Skull Camp co- We now live here and offer 3 You have stayed in many places! Now
accommodations and owner Kari Heerdt said in amazing locations for our guests its time to stay in one of the coolest
to stay. We have the Creekside locations you never knew existed.
transportation, as well as 2019. Bungalow, Rustic Rooster Room and, About 25 min. west of Galax.
a complementary bottle of Heerdt remembers when
wine. Budbreak was strictly a wine karen@dreamrocksilo.com
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advance and save,” Meinecke Furniture - Toys - Pottery & Glassware - Coca Cola
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advised. See Budbreak | 15 Local bands perform throughout the day at the 2019 Yadkin Valley Grape Auto Parts and Accessories - Coins - Memorabilia - Gas Signs
Festival.
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NEW MURAL
brings Grassy Creek’s Forest
Bathing Trail to downtown Elkin
By Kitsey Burns Harrison Andrew added. “Something Andrew and Sarah McWilson in front of their doodle grid background for
kburns@yadkinripple.com different than the normal.” In the beginning was a wall in need and then came a gray primer coat. their mural in downtown Elkin.
During their first year of
Their home may be tiny, marriage the couple created desire to be out in the world State Road and spending time human form,” Andrew “The whole idea wasn’t
but their art is larger than life. a body of work together connecting with people,” outdoors on the Blue Ridge explained. “I think when you about it being a specific
The McWilsons, Sarah and which featured paintings of said Sarah. “We’re drawn to Parkway. see a larger than life human person, this whole idea was
Andrew, got married in the Andrew’s and writings from smaller places, we were born “It really impacted me on form on a wall it not only allowing the viewer to connect
spring of 2016 and hatched Sarah. and raised here in the South a deep level as a child,” she gives the wall a bit of a life with the story that it was
a plan to embark on a life “It was really tapping into and see a great need for said. and a bit of a spirit, it just anyone finding that feeling in
together that moved them the themes of what it’s like to more reflection and dialogue During their visit last fall seems alive. That’s something nature,” Sarah said.
away from the norm and be married the first year, just and we want to bring that the couple attended the we’re definitely attracted to is To view more of Andrew
into the extraordinary. Their real life topics,” Andrew said. to places where it wasn’t dedication ceremony for the just telling that human story.” and Sarah’s art visit
most recent project, a mural By pairing Andrew’s necessarily abundant.” new Forest Bathing Trail at While the image is of handinhandcreative.org.
featuring an image of Sarah paintings and Sarah’s writings Andrew added that their Grassy Creek Vineyard. They Sarah, the couple said they
affection for small towns were the first to walk on the hope viewers will be able to Kitsey Burns Harrison may be reached at
on the Forest Bathing Trail the couple hoped to deepen 336-258-4035 or follow her on Twitter and
at Grassy Creek Vineyard, the art experience for the has grown since their first new trail on its opening day. see themselves in the art. Instagram @news_shewrote.
located across from The viewer. projects in small towns. The Forest Bathing trail is
Tribune office in downtown “It was an attempt to be a “There’s a richness there based on a Japanese concept
Photos by Kitsey Burns Harrison | On The Vine in rural communities that called shinrin-yoku, which
Elkin, is a love letter, of sorts, little bit more inclusive, to Andrew and Sarah McWilson of Hand in Hand will soon put the final touches
not only to one another but to have the viewer come up to a on their mural in downtown Elkin.
allows for more opportunities means therapy in nature. The
the Elkin area. work of art and either connect to connect with people. When couple was blown away by
Sarah and Andrew worked with the image or connect do work that is public that is created murals in Florida, you’re always rushing off to the fact that the Elkin Valley
regular jobs prior to their with the words but use both not something that has to be South Carolina and Texas so something you don’t have the Trails Association had taken
marriage. Sarah was a writer to get the meaning,” said bought or hung up on a wall far, most in very small rural quality time to connect with this step to create a special
and editor at a community Andrew. or something you have to go towns. people. It’s really kind of been trail which encourages hikers
magazine and Andrew was A connection with the to art school to understand. Creating public art in rural the cornerstone of all that we to take a step away from
teaching. viewer was the big revelation We want to create something communities has become an want to do is that connection technology and truly immerse
“We were living pretty and what got them started that is free and open and important part of their work. to people. All these things themselves in nature.
typical lives when we crossed on their journey to creating
public art in the form of
public — so that started our
journey of murals,” Andrew
“[In a] rural community
everyone had time to talk,
in life are distractions from
connecting with other people,
“The fact that it was made
with that intention spoke CELEBRATING
16 YEARS!
paths again,” Andrew said.
But typical wasn’t what they murals. said. it was a really slow tempo our self and our planet.” volumes about the kind of
wanted. The couple’s first The McWilsons have and we really felt just that As part of their process people here and how people
“I was really spending collaborative show together to truly connect with the are appreciating this nature,”
all of my time telling other was moving them in the communities in which said Andrew.
people’s stories and Andrew direction they wanted to go they create their art, the When the couple
was teaching 8th grade art but they realized they were McWilsons found a way to connected with the town of
full time but also trying to still only connecting with a take their life on the road. Elkin and Explore Elkin to
do more of his own painting specific audience. They now call a former create a mural downtown they
AuthENtiC MExiCAN CuiSiNE U-Haul box truck home, knew that the forest trail was
because that was something “We were still only
he had gone to school for but connecting with the types
of people who would go to a
in Yadkinville, N.C. an unusually shaped white
vehicle known affectionately
to be the inspiration for the
art work.
hadn’t had the time to really We pride ourselves in treating First USDA-Certified Organic
invest in when he was pouring warehouse popup art show our customers like family and as the “Marshmellow.” “We wanted to bring that
his full self into teaching,” — that is not everybody,” said we will always use quality ingredients Last fall the McWilsons intentionality of the Forest Vineyard & Winery in the Southeast!
Andrew. “That got us thinking We offer ion to prepare your food. Come dine visited the Elkin area with Bathing Trail to the downtown
Sarah explained. occas in with us any day of the week from And our wines are Vegan-Friendly & Gluton-Free!
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“When we got together about public art work.” caterin d 11:00 am to 9:00pm. 70044726A
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139 Benge Drive, Elkin, NC 28621 3 29 22 16
www.adagiovineyards.com 4 18
Owners: Drs. Tim and Jan Wahl
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Winemaker: Tim Wahl (Yadkin Valley Region) 4 17 34 32 2
Location: Surry County, I-77 to exit 83 US 21 bypass North, left first 10 12 13 5
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traffic light, left on N Bridge Street then right on Carter Mill Road, first 7 12 16 14 26 20
left on Benge Drive.
Tasting Room Hours: Thursday & Friday 12-5, Saturday 11-6, Sunday 1-5 15 8
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2 Brandon Hills Vineyard Elkin Creek Vineyard
336-463-WINE 8 33 10 13 6
336-526-5119 17 Lazy Elm 7
1927 Brandon Hills Road, Yadkinville, NC 27055 318 Elkin Creek Mill Road, Elkin, NC 336-909-4914
Website: www.brandonhillsvineyard.com 14
28621 523 Danner Road, 21 4
Owners: Larry & Elizabeth Muller Tasting Room Hrs: Thursday – Sunday 11am – 5pm. Wine Tast- Mocksville, NC 27028 26 Round Peak Vineyards 30
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Hours: Friday 1pm – 5pm, ing & Light Foods Daily, Brick-Oven Pizzas Every Sunday. Available www.lazyelm.com
Saturday 12pm – 6pm, Sunday 1pm – 5pm for Weddings & Special Events – Private Luxury Rental Cabins Open Friday-Sunday 12pm-6pmish 27 Sanders Ridge Vineyard 16 Call for temporary hours,
(Closed January, Open Sat & Sun 1pm – 5pm in February) Website: www.elkincreekvineyard.com curbside pickup and online
18 McRitchie Winery & Ciderworks 28 Shelton Vineyards ordering information.
3 Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery 336-366-4724
336-366-3301 9 Flint Hill Vineyards & Century Kitchen 19 Medaloni Cellars 286 Cabernet Lane,
170 Heritage Vines Way, Elkin, NC 28621 Grassy Creek Vineyard Dobson, NC 27017
Owners and Winemakers: Clyde & Pat Colwell
10 20 MenaRick Vineyard & Winery Owners: Charles M. Shelton and 10
336-835-2458
Website: carolinaheritagevineyards.com 235 Cottage Circle, R. Edwin Shelton 41 Hidden Vineyard
State Road, NC 28676 21 Misty Creek Vineyards Winemaker: Ethan Brown 336-614-4219
Location: From I-77: Take I-77 Exit 85 East (Right) Hwy-268 125 Hidden Vines Lane Dobson, NC 27017
Bypass/CC Camp Road to Highway 268. Turn Left (East)- Highway Owners: Derrill and Lori Rice, Jim and Website: www.sheltonvineyards.com 12
Cynthia Douthit 22 Native Vines Winery Location: Surry County — I-77 to Exit 93 Dobson. Turn right, then 5 Owners: Claudia & Josh Longenette and Lisa & Tim Sherman
268 for .8 mile. Vineyard is visible on the north side of 268 next to Wines: High quality estate grown Bordeaux-style wines.
Winemaker: Jim Douthit take first right onto Twin Oaks Rd. Go 2.5 miles to the Shelton
road sign: “Heritage Vines Way.” (10202 E Hwy 268-Elkin) From Website: www.grassycreekvineyard.com 23 Old North State Winery & Brewery Vineyards entrance on the right. Website: www.hidden-vineyard.com
Hwy 52/Hwy 601: Take Hwy 268 West for 3 miles from Hwy 601. Location: Surry/Wilkes Counties — West off I-77 at Exit 85 to US IG: #hidden_vineyard FB: Hidden Vineyard
Vineyard is visible on the north side of Hwy 268 next to road sign: 21-Bypass North. left after first traffic light onto Klondike Road. 24 RagApple Lassie Vineyards 29 Slightly Askew Winery Hours: Thurs-Sat 11AM-6PM; Sun 12PM-5PM
“Heritage Vines Way.” (10202 E Hwy 268-Elkin) Left into vineyard after about 1/2 miles. 336-835-2700 37 Haze Gray Vineyards
913 N. Bridge Street, 336-374-1072
11 Hanover Park Vineyard
25 RayLen Vineyards
Elkin, NC 28621 761 Stony Knoll Road, Dobson, NC 27017 42 Stardust Cellars
4 Cellar 4201 336-998-3100 “Ancestral Wine Made
336-699-6030 3577 US Highway 158 Owners: Tim Gentry and Karen Defreitas Owners: Becky & Deane Muhlenberg on the First Biodynamic
12 Herrera Vineyards Website: www.slightlyaskewwines.com Website: www.hazegrayvineyards.com
4201 Apperson Road, East Bend, NC 336-374-6337 Mocksville, NC 27028 Vineyard in North Carolina"
27018 Hours: Monday-Saturday: 11am - 6pm, Sunday: 12pm - 6pm Location: Surry County — Take Exit 85 from I-77. West on 268 Hours: Thur - Sat 10am - 6pm; Sun 12pm - 336-466-4454
231 Vineyard Lane bypass (CC Camp Rd) .9 miles turn left on S-21 (N Bridge St.) go 6pm; or by appointment Mon - Wed
Owner: Greg Hutchins, Donna Carlyle Hutchins Dobson, NC 27017 Email: micah@raylenvineyards.com Owner: Nick von Cosmos
.8 miles, winery on right (yellow house). Lodging, Private Meeting/Conference Room, Weddings & Address: 1202 Curtis Bridge Rd, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Winemaker: Charlie Kidd www.herreravineyards.com
hv@herreravineyards.com Wine List: Large selection of wines. 20+ wines from semi-dry to Private Events. Website: www.stardustcellars.com
Website: www.Cellar4201.com Dry Whites and Reds, and large selection of Fruit/Sweet wines.
Location: Yadkin County From I-77 Exit 82 Travel East on Hwy 67 Tasting Room & Restaurant Hours: Thursday 4pm-10pm, Friday &
to East Bend. Turn left onto Apperson Road. From Winston-Salem,
take Hwy 67 West, 1 mile past Yadkin River Bridge, turn right onto
Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 11am-5pm
Help Tourists Find You! 30 Stony Knoll Vineyards 38 Pilot Mountain Vineyards & Winery
828-400-9533 SWAN CREEK AVA
Apperson Road, travel 2.6 miles on left. 13 JOLO Winery & Vineyards 31 Surry Community College Winery 1162 Bradley Rd, Pinnacle, NC 27043
336-614-0030, 1-855-JOLOWINE
Website: www.pilotmtnvineyards.com 1 Dobbins Creek Vineyards
5 Chestnut Trail Vineyards 32 Sweet Home Carolina Vineyard & Winery Hours: Fri – Sun 1pm-5pm
6 Childress Vineyards
219 JOLO Winery Lane
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 Contact Holly Lamm to 33 Weathervane Winery 39 Serre Vineyards
Mon-Thurs by appointment. 2 Laurel Gray Vineyards
Website: www.jolovineyards.com 3 Midnight Magdalena Vineyards
7 Divine Llama Vineyards, LLC
Owners: JW & Kristen Ray add your logo, tasting 34 Westbend Winery & Brewery
336-525-9463
364 Beast Trail, Mount Airy, NC 27030 4 Piccione Vineyards
Location: Take exit 134 (NC 268) toward Pilot Mountain/Elkin. After Owners: Melissa Hayes & Christian Krobisch
336-699-2525
4126 Divine Llama Lane,
exiting 134, head west on Highway 268 and go around the round-
abouts, Continuing heading west on Hwy 268. Travel approximately
room hours, phone 35 Roaring River Vineyards
336-957-2332
Website: www.serrevineyards.com
Hours: Mon 1pm-5pm, Thur-Sun, Or by appointment 12pm-5pm, 5 Raffaldini Vineyards
East Bend, NC 27018 336-835-9463
Owners: Michael and Patricia West,
Paul Baumbach and Leslie Messick
two miles and veer to the left onto Pilot Power Dam Road, a slight
fork in the road. JOLO Winery & Vineyards will be your first left. number, website, etc. 493 Brewer Mill Road, Traphill, NC 28685
Owners: Josephine & Tom Silvey
Sat 12pm-6pm
Email: Hello@SerreVineyards.com Website: www.raffaldini.com
450 Groce Road, Ronda, NC 28670
Winemaker: Dana Aker Wine Tasting Room & Restaurant Luxury Email: info@raffaldini.com
Tasting Room Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12-6 year round 14 Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery Lodgings, Business Meetings, Weddings, 40 Golden Road Vineyards Hours: Sunday 12pm–5pm
Rehearsal Dinners, and Private Events. 336-827-0124 Monday 11pm–5pm
Website: www.divinellamavineyards.com
Location: From NC Hwy 67, turn onto Macedonia Road in East Bend.
15 Junius Lindsay Vineyard
hlamm@elkintribune.com Website: www.roaringrivervineyards.com 542 Golden Rd, State Road, NC 28676
Owners: Chad and Crista Guebert
Wednesday – Saturday 11am–5pm
Vineyard is .6 mi on left.
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36 Skull Camp Wines 6 Shadow Springs Vineyard
336-835-1513 Website: grvwines.com
Hours: Fri 2pm-7pm; Sat & Sun 12pm-6pm;
7 Windsor Run Winery & Distillery
Mon 11pm-5pm
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Purple
Alpaca
PIEDMONT REGION PIEDMONT REGION HAW RIVER AVA
1 Adams Vineyards and Winery 32 Stony Mountain Vineyards 2 Iron Gate Vineyards & Winery
704-982-0922
26370 Mountain Ridge Road, 3 Silk Hope Winery
2 Autumn Creek Vineyard
Albemarle, NC 28001 4 Starrlight Mead
3 Website: www.stonymountainvineyards.com
A Secret Garden Winery
Owners: Ken, Marie and Devron Furr 5 Wolfe Wines
launches new glamping
Location: Stanly County — Take Hwy 24-27 East from Albe-
4 Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard & Winery marle. Turn left at Stone Mountain sign. Turn right on Mountain MOUNTAIN REGION
Ridge Rd.
5 Black Rock Vineyards 33 Treehouse Vineyards 1 Addison Farms Vineyard
6 Cauble Creek Vineyard
Chatham Hill Winery
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Uwharrie Vineyards
Woodmill Winery
Zimmerman Vineyards
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Belle Nicho Winery
Biltmore Estate Winery accommodations Courtesy Purple Alpaca
Tent glamping sites include a queen bed, wood stove with hot plate and
7 4 Burntshirt Vineyards optional twin mattresses for children.
Cloer Family Vineyards 5 Calaboose Cellars
8 COASTAL REGION By Lisa Michals experience more like a hotel or
Bannerman Vineyard And Winery
6 Cerminaro Vineyard
9 Cougar Run Winery 1 lisa.michals@yadkinripple.com resort experience, such as beds
7 Cherokee Cellars Winery
2 Bennett Vineyards
10 Cypress Bend Vineyards 8 Eagle Fork Vineyards with hotel-caliber mattresses.
3 Botticelli Vineyards
9 Elk Mountain Winery BOONVILLE — Boonville Purple Alpaca owner Gloria
4 Duplin Winery
11 Daveste’ Vineyards
5 10 FernCrest Winery is getting a little dose of Folaron admits she is not a
704-528-3882 info@daveste.com Grapefull Sisters Vineyard
11 Ginger Creek Vineyards Asheville-esque tourist camper, “so we’re making
155 Lytton Farm Rd., Troutman, NC 28166 6 Huffman Vineyards Winery & Mirey Creek Gifts
Website: www.davestevineyards.com
12 Green Creek Winery lodgings, with the launch of camping for me,” she laughs,
7 Lake Road Winery
Tasting Room & Art Gallery 13 Lake James Cellars glamping at Purple Alpaca describing her guiding
8
Vineyard, Winery, Brewery and Event Venue. Offering dry to
Lu Mil Vineyard
910-866-5819
14 Mountain Brook Vineyards Farms. Chauffeured wine tour principle in setting up the
semi-sweet wines in both red and white varieties of grape. 438 Suggs-Taylor Road, 15 Nottely River Valley Vineyards packages are also available for sites. She said the sites are
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Website: www.lumilvineyard.com
16 Overmountain Vineyards glamping guests. “still on the cusp of primitive,”
12 Fiddler’s Vineyard
Owner: Ron Taylor 17 Parker-Binns Vineyard Glamping (glamorous as they do not have electricity
Tasting Room Hours: Monday - Saturday (10am - 6pm) &
13 Dennis Vineyards
Sunday (1pm - 6pm)
18 Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards camping) offers the outdoor or running water inside the Lisa Michals | On The Vine
14 Garden Gate Vineyards Wine List: Old Cumberland, Taylor Divine, Bladen Blush, 19 Shadow Line Vineyard experience of camping with tents. The operators of Purple Alpaca in Boonville have also opened their farm
Harmony Hall, Cape Owen Red, Merry Christmas, Sir Walter store and cafe, serving tea and espresso and selling alpaca fiber products
20 Silver Fork Vineyard & Winery
Raleigh, Red Sangria and White Sangria amenities that make the
15 Germanton Vineyard & Winery
21 Six Waterpots Vineyard & Winery See glamping | 13 such as stuffed animals, soap-making kits and yarn.
9 Martin Vineyards
16 Gregory Vineyards 22 South Creek Vineyards
10 Noni Bacca Winery
23 Twisted Vine Winery
17 Grietje’s Garden Vineyard & Small Event Venue 11 Sanctuary Vineyards
24 Valley River Vineyards
18 Hinnant Family Vineyard 12 Silver Coast Winery 25 Waldensian Heritage Wines
910-287-2800
19 Honeygirl Meadery
20 Little River Wines
6680 Barbeque Rd.,
Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
Southport Tasting Room
910-777-5151
105 S. Howe St., Southport NC 28461
1
2
APPALACHIAN HIGH COUNTRY AVA
Banner Elk Winery and Villa
Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
Eat, Drink, Shop, Play & Stay in the Yadkin Valley
21 Locklear Vineyards & Winery Owners: John and Maryann Azzato
Linville Falls Winery
1 Yadkin Cultural Arts Center 14
Website: www.silvercoastwinery.com 3 226 East Main Street VIRGINIA
22 Morgan Ridge Vineyards & Brewhouse Location: Brunswick County — From Hwy. 17 (7 mi. north of 4 Plumtree Valley Vineyards Yadkinville, NC 27055
S.C. border) take Hwy. 904 west. After 1.5 miles, take right on
23 Native Son Vineyard and Farm Russtown Rd. After 1.5 miles, take 4th right on Barbeque Rd. 5 Raven Rock Vineyards Website: YadkinArts.org
6 Spencer Mountain Vineyards Phone: 336-679-2941
24 Old Homeplace Vineyard 13 The Country Squire Restaurant,
Inn & Winery Located in Downtown Yadkinville
7 Thistle Meadow Winery
25 Old Stone Winery (910) 296-1727
748 NC Hwy 24 & 50 8 Watauga Lake Winery and Vineyards 2 El Jarrito’s Mexican Cuisine 12
26 Owl’s Eye Vineyard & Winery LLC Warsaw, NC 28398 423-768-0345 or 423-768-3633
6952 Big Dry Run Road, Butler, TN 37640
27 Rock of Ages Winery
Website: www.countrysquirewinery.com
Website: www.WataugaLakeWinery.com
3 Jonesville Tourism Development 11
Winery Hours: Tues - Sat 12:00pm -
7:00pm
28 Rocky River Vineyards Restaurant: Home of the 72-ounce steak “The Kilt Buster”. 4 Underdown Ball Real Estate 4 6
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REGION
Lunch: Sun - Fri 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Dinner: 7 days a week 8 Elkin
5:30pm - until. 1 Blacksnake Meadery 6 The Wisdom Table
29 Southern Charm Winery Jonesville
Wine List: Chardonnay, Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah,
2 Chateau Morrisette 101 East Main Street 3
Riesling, Pinot Grigio, White Zinfandel,
30 Stephens Vineyard & Winery Pomegranate, Blackberry, Blueberry, Peach 3 Foggy Ridge Cider Elkin, NC 28621 1
Winery, Restaurant, Inn, Bed & Breakfast,
Mt. Vale Vineyards Phone: 336-258-8077 2
and Vineyards all at same location. 44 Yadkinville
31 Stonefield Cellars Website: wisdomtable.com
All ABC PERMITS 5 Villa Appalacia
Email: info@wisdomtable.com
14 The Tipsy Bee If you wish to have an extended listing helping your Hours: Mon 2-7, Tues & Wed Closed, Thur 4-10, Fri 2-10, Sat Clemmons
15 Vineyards on the Scuppernong, LLC customers to locate and contact you, 2-10, Sun 2-7
16 Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery please call Holly Lamm with On The Vine Magazine.
Call for temporary Winery Address: 195 Vineyard Drive We will be happy to invoice you annually for your 8 Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Elizabethtown, NC 28337 listing in our quarterly publication.
hours, curbside pickup Phone (844) VINE-FUN
11 Mount Pilot Antique Mall
Monday - Sunday Lunch 11:30 am - 4 pm hlamm@elkintribune.com
and online ordering Wednesday - Saturday Dinner 5:00 pm- 9 pm
336-835-1513
Website: www.CapeFearWinery.com 12 Econo Lodge Inn & Suites
information
HAW RIVER AVA Annual Listing with phone number, location, directions, 14 Dream Rock Silo
70044563A
website, owner and/or winemaker names and logo is
1 Grove Winery $150 annually.
70044564B
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What: Glamping
Glamping “I’m really excited for
Halloween,” she admitted.
-hot showers
-restrooms
Purple Alpaca has partnered -in-tent wood stove with hot Where: Purple Alpaca
From page 11 with N.C. Wine Gals out of plate Farms, 6626 N.C. 67 in
NC wineries
Charlotte, offering a package -daily access to the farm Boonville
Folaron’s research reveals for glampers to take a 5-hour store and cafe for snacks, tea
that Purple Alpaca may be the
first to bring glamping to the
van-chauffeured wine tour and coffee Cost: $90+ per night plus
of the Yadkin Valley. A family -1 mile hiking loop and yard cleaning fee
area. s’mores package, as well as games
“In our area, the closest a romantic couple’s s’mores Folaron said there are plans
More info: www.
claim awards
places we can find that are package, are also available as to add more farm experiences
like this are an hour and a half purplealpacafarms.com
glamping add-ons. Guests can, for glampers such as collecting
away from here,” she said. of course, get a discount on the chicken eggs and learning
Nestled in a canopied guided tour of the alpaca farm. about feeding and chores. How to book:
woodland meadow along a Included perks and Airbnb, Hipcamp or directly
creek, the glamping sites are Lisa Michals may be reached at 336-448- through the farm
amenities for glampers include: 4968 or follow her on Twitter @lisamichals3.
peaceful and secluded, and
Courtesy photo easily five to 10 degrees cooler
Judges prepare to sample a selection of red wines during the summer than
during the Great American International Wine sunnier spots on the farm.
Hammocks hang from the trees
Competition held in Rochester, NY in July.
and chairs encircle a group
fire ring. While there is privacy
between each tent site, the idea
that is run by the Rotary Blend Gold 2019 Traminette Bronze is to also foster the opportunity
By Kitsey Burns Harrison to connect, particularly after
kburns@yadkinripple.com groups in NY, and a charity 2017 Meritage Silver 2020 Mtn. Park Dry Rose
called InterVol, that collects Windsor Run Vineyards Bronze the isolating experiences of the
sterile, unused medical 2012 Midnight Run Grand Haze Gray Vineyards pandemic.
Multiple Yadkin Valley
supplies from hospitals, as Reserve Port Gold 2018 Two Bells Gold “We know people go
wineries claimed awards
well as usable equipment that Laurel Gray Vineyards 2019 Traminette Bronze camping for solitude,” Folaron
this year at the Great
is being replaced, and delivers 2019 Pinot Gris Silver Hidden Vineyards said. “But we also want to be
American International Wine
these things by container 2019 Viognier Bronze 2020 Chill semi-dry Rose able to help develop a sense of
Competition (GAIWC) held
load to disaster sites all over NV Scarlet Mountain Bronze Bronze community.”
July 10 and 11 in Rochester, NY.
the world. Tom and I are very Roaring River Childress Vineyards She said the Purple Alpaca
There were a total of 31 entries
pleased to donate our time to 2019 LePetit Rose Dry 2017 Cab. Franc Gold team have been struck by how
from North Carolina facing
this group.” Bronze 2017 Sangiovese Silver quickly their farm tour guests
offing against stiff competition
Local wineries who won Piccione Vineyards 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Silver connect, taking group photos
with wines from Australia,
awards at the competition 2019 Vino DiLusso Gold Grassy Creek Vineyards together and exchanging
New Zealand, Argentina,
include RayLen, Brandon 2015 Montepulciano Reserva 2017 To The Max Silver contact information.
Spain, Slovenia, the Czech
Hills, Shadow Springs, Silver 2017 Barbera Bronze Indeed, the farm has
Republic, Canada, Serbia,
Windsor Run, Laurel Gray, NV Montepulciano Surry Cellars taken on a life of its own
Columbia, and Slovakia,
Roaring River, Piccione, Superiore Silver 2019 Barrel Fermented in the short months since
as well as from all over the
Golden Road, Haze Gray, Golden Road Vineyards Chardonnay Silver it opened earlier this year
United States.
Hidden Vineyards, Childress, 2020 Mtn. Park Sunrise NV Blue Ridge White with the singular offering of
Twenty-nine NC wines came
Surry Cellars and Grassy white blend Silver Traminette Silver farm tours. Glamping is the
away with medals including
Creek. latest feature, following the
five gold, 15 silver and 9
2021 Great American addition of birthday parties,
bronze.
International Wine Enjoy a wealth of amenities at yoga, educational classes and
N.C. Wine Maker and
Competition NC Award
an affordable price at the Econo the opening of the farm store.
Consultant Linda King called Lodge Inn & Suites® hotel in Pilot
Winners Mountain, NC. Our pet-friendly Future plans include corporate
the results “truly amazing.”
RayLen Vineyards hotel is ideally located three miles team building events, summer
“This is truly giving serious from Pilot Mountain State Park
2019 Petit Verdot Gold camp and weddings. Cider-
recognition to our NC wines to
2019 Reserve Barrel making is also on the agenda,
have competed against other
70051609
Chardonnay Silver from estate-grown apples.
world class wines,” King said.
2019 Sweet Riesling Silver Their Easter egg hunts
King and her husband are
Brandon Hills Vineyards earlier this year sold out,
volunteers with the GAIWC.
2020 Viognier Silver and Folaron still sounds in
“The GAIWC is one of the
2017 Raptor Red Silver mild disbelief that the farm
few charitable competitions
welcomed 600 guests in a
around,” King explained. “The 2019 Rose semi-dry Silver 711 S. Key St. | Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 single day for a series of egg
proceeds go to a summer Shadow Springs Vineyards
camp for disabled children Tangled Oak Select Red Phone: 336-368-2237 | Fax: 336-368-1212 hunts.
70050871
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Surry
capacity winery has produced program, continuing education classes incorporating vineyard Jones at 336-386-3391 or jonesjr@
wine that has earned 74 medals classes, performing applied field work with grape science and surry.edu, or visit surry.edu/wine.
since 2009, exhibiting the quality research, conducting grant work, earn classes toward completing For help with college application,
of the student vintages. SCC and hosting an annual wine a viticulture certificate at Surry class registration or financial
is the only college on the East symposium each November. Community College as a part aid, contact Student Services at
Cellars
Coast to teach the production The Ninth Annual Southeastern of the tuition-free, Career & 336-386-3264 or studentservices@
of sparkling wine. The college United Grape & Wine Symposium College Promise dual enrollment surry.edu. SCC is registering
produces about 1,500 cases of will be held Nov. 3. program. ‘ for fall classes. The deadline to
wine per year along with offering High school juniors and Anyone with questions about register is Aug. 2. Classes start
instruction for the degree seniors can take viticulture the program should contact Jeff Aug. 16.
adds new wine Surry Community College Viticulture and Enology students are producing
Submitted photo
Budbreak addition of beer,” she said of like it,” Heerdt observed. She and drink while enjoying the
to offerings a new wine called Chambourcin or ‘Chambo’ under a new label called
Surry Labs. Wines made under Surry Labs are experimental and unique.. From page 4
its evolution over the years.
“So that’s probably one of
the biggest changes — that’s
also praised the laid-back
atmosphere of Budbreak in
which someone can buy a
music.
For more information or to
purchase advance tickets visit
“And now we’ve got the one of the reasons why we bottle of wine and sit down budbreakfestival.com.
DOBSON — Surry Community “Understanding regional terroir chilling the wine. Finally, for a of winemaking. Both areas of
College embarked on the design is a logical next step in building wine as funky and charismatic study are a part of the Viticulture
of a new label called Surry Labs
in 2019. Wines made under
quality wines from the Yadkin
Valley region; this wine is a true
as this, we recommend pairing it
with a gamey meat such as veal or
and Enology program at SCC,
which offers the option of a two- Grape faces. They really enjoy coming
here,” said Jim Drum, speaking on
besties have been coming to the
festival for five or six years now.
were pals Leann Harris, Marya
Thompson, Teresa Carawan and
Surry Labs are experimental and expression of the fruit,” Bower venison,” Bower said. year degree and four certificate behalf of Yadkinville Mayor Eddie Each year they wear matching Bridgette Ford from Clemmons.
From page 5
unique. said. The wine will be available options in Viticulture, Enology, Norman. “They come for the t-shirts. In 2016 the friends This was their very first time at
“Our Chambourcin or To prove the yeast was truly in the Wisdom Table in Elkin Wine Marketing, and Tasting The sweet sixteen for the entertainment and the wine.” sported shirts that said “Vote the festival and they each said
‘Chambo’ wine was the perfect wild or native, Students in the and Wine Merchants Gourmet Room Operations. festival, held in 2019, was certainly Karyn Nivens and a group of Vino.” At the 2019 festival their they were excited to try the wines
candidate for our new label. We VEN 283 Wine Production and in Winston-Salem. Look for SCC has the only licensed, a success with many guests her friends hailing from Charlotte, ensembles proclaimed each of the of the Yadkin Valley.
set out to produce this wine as Analysis course conducted a “Chambo” at a stores soon. bonded winery in the Southeast returning to enjoy the day in Raleigh, Savannah, Georgia and women to be a “Day Drinker.” If all goes to plan, the 2021
a natural wine, which has many genetic analysis with the help of Viticulture is the study of grape as part of a college educational Yadkinville. Ohio have made the festival an Also wearing similiar shirts in festival is sure to one for the
definitions,” said David Bower, ETS Laboratories, a company that growing, and enology is the study program. The 2,500-gallon “Every year we see the same annual tradition. The group of 2019, all with a Halloween theme, books.
enology instructor at Surry specializes in analytical services
Community College. “To Surry for the wine industry. When
Cellars, this means there was analyzing the data, the dominant
On The
Vine
minimal chemical intervention, strain in the mixed fermentation
and that the wine was un-fined was not able to be identified in
and un-filtered. This wine also any known yeast database. This
underwent stem inclusion and lends credence to the wine being
had minor carbonic maceration, a true North Carolina product.
a style of winemaking that yields After fermentation, the wine
fruit-forward results. The heart spent nine months in neutral
of the wine comes from the French oak barrels. Carolina Wine Country News
wonderful fruit straight from the SCC students Eric Younts and
Surry Cellars vineyard.” Andre Lamb worked closely on
“A pied du cuvée method was
used, more commonly known as
the project. “2019 was a year of
a lot of experiments. The whole
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natural yeast culture from wild
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present on the grape skins, and
and in tune with our local yeast.
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even stones from the vineyard,” students said.
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vineyard, and the bucket cultures
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Celebrate fall
at the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival
By Kitsey Burns Harrison will be pumpkins and watermelon from
kburns@yadkinripple.com growers located all over the East Coast.
Some will weigh-in at an excess of 1,000
The annual Yadkin Valley Pumpkin lbs with hopes of placing in the Great
Festival will return this year with a slate Pumpkin Commonwealth top ten.
of activities for all ages. Wine drinkers Matthews said “as long as the weather
visiting the area may want to plan a stop at holds out we may have a new State
the festival in downtown Elkin on Sept. 25 Record Pumpkin” this year.
to enjoy craft and food vendors and more. Festival goers will also enjoy shopping
Misty Matthews of the Yadkin Valley from local vendors.
Chamber of Commerce said wine lovers “We have many crafters. People love
would enjoy the event and can also take hand made items unique to our area,” said File photos
advantage of wine selections at downtown Matthews. Pumpkin weigh-in at the 23rd Annual Yadkin
restaurants and bars including The There will be food trucks on site for the Valley Pumpkin Festival requires two forklifts.
Wisdom Table, Angry Troll, Southern on festival as well.
Main and more. Matthews said this year’s festival will Pumpkin Festival will include a dunking
The festivities begin Saturday morning include a large Kid Zone, new this year, booth and axe throwing booth.
with the Annual Great Pumpkin Weigh- with pony rides, bounce houses and For more information visit the Yadkin
Off at The Heritage Center on the corner petting zoo at the Heritage Center. Valley Pumpkin Festival Facebook page or
of Bridge and Standard Street. There Other new additions to this year’s yadkinvalley.org.
discover
Jonesville
• Golfing • Local Parks • Trails • Festivals
• State Parks • Rivers & Lakes • Antiques • Local Vineyards
Learn More at visitjonesvillenc.com
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