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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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 Sanders Ridge winery is located on property that has been in Neil Shore’s family for over 163 years. Designated a Century Farm, the vast property consist of vineyards, marshland, creeks, open fields and a forest that the locals still refer to as the “Big Woods”.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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 Originally, winemaking started as a hobby for Sid Proctor, friends would give him grapes and he would turn them into wine. His friends and family raved about his small micro batches of wine and they began encouraging him to make larger batches and offer them for sale.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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 Planted in the early 70s, Westbend Vineyards holds the distinction of being the oldest vineyard in the Yadkin Valley. When owner Jack Kroustalis decided to plant vines in 1972, many agriculture authorities expressed doubt about the viability of grapes in the Yadkin Valley.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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 Lenna & Frank Hobson Jr. became winemakers to preserve Frank’s family farm. For over 100 years, the Hobson family raised tobacco and did a little dairy farming on the land. As a third, generation farmer Frank couldn’t bear the thought of the farm becoming a housing development.
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Written by Scott Koegler
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 This weekend I caught up with John Byrd, owner of Yadkin Valley Wine Tours while he stopped at Buck Shoals Vineyards. John was taking a group of enthusiastic wine tasters on a tour or 3 vineyards (Shadow Springs, Buck Shoals, and Laurel Grey), but what made this tour different was that rather than driving his usual tour bus, John was pulling a hay wagon. See the video interview with John, below. |
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Written by Scott Koegler
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 Being a winemaker is no cheap venture. Just ask any of the 30 or so wineries in the Yadkin Valley alone. And the chances of actually making great wine... and making money... and becoming world reouned? Yea, right. But here's a new game from BigFishGames that looks like a wine(r). |
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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 While Mark Greene comes from a long line of winemakers, both his father and grandfather made wine, he wasn‘t in the wine business when he found a beautiful piece of property in 1997. In fact, Mark had no plans in mind at all for the property; all he knew was that he had to have it.
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Written by Scott Koegler
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 We recently visited Buck Shoals Winery and discovered that they are producing two fortified wines, in addition to their already diverse collection of beverages. Of course, they are already one of the few wineries in North Carolina that produces meads - honey-based wines. But now they have their own still, and are distilling wine into alcohol, and creating both a 'ratafia' and a type of 'port'. View the video to understand more about these unusual offerings... and watch for a shot of their still. |
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