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Originally Posted by Evergrey
North Carolina is known as a culinary and wine destination? I know they're famous for their BBQ... but I find it suprising.
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The state of North Carolina only recently began to promote and market the industry, although the Biltmore Estate Wine Company in Asheville was already the most visited winery in the United States with one million visitors annually. The Yadkin Valley, North Carolina’s first federally designated American Viticultural Area (AVA), is bordered to the west by the Blue Ridge Mountains. Yadkin Valley Wine Country contains 18 wineries, the highest concentration of wineries in the state.
http://www.yadkinvalleywineries.com/
Winston-Salem, on the eastern border of the Yadkin Valley, hosts the North Carolina Wine Festival each year in June.
http://www.ncwinefestival.com/
North Carolina ranks 10th in the U.S. for wine production and for grape production. There are 61 wineries in 34 counties, with ten new wineries expected to open by December 2007. There are more than 350 individually owned grape vineyards across the state covering 1,350 acres. Some N.C. winery photos from flickr:
Raffaldini Winery
Shelton Vineyards
Childress Winery
Biltmore Estate Winery
