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43551
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"When farmers discovered regions in North Carolina provided the right climate, elevation and soil to grow European grape varieties, vineyards sprouted across the state. Now nearly 200 NC wineries produce award-winning wines and feature weekend events, food trucks, restaurants and accommodations. Most locations host wine tastings and provide outdoor seating with impressive views of grapevines and mountains--here are just five examples from around the state."
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43086
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"At these seven wineries, time and a little bit of sugar transform our state grape, the scuppernong, into a beverage that's a bit like us: sweetly Southern.." Scuppernong was the first cultivar of muscadine and was named for the area of Tyrrell County where it was first documented in the 1700s.Information on the wineries is given.
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Combining their love of wine, their dog (Lord Sandwich), and his love of socks, Eric Story and Alison Smith started their own winery. With each bottle of Lord Sandwich wine sold, a new pair of socks is donated to someone in need. Socksforsandwich.org
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34954
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Pender County, North Carolina hosts a small vineyard called Bannerman Vineyard and Winery. A small operation of 18-acres, the winery creates only muscadine wines and juices, but still have created a loyal following of fans, some as far away as Maryland and Ohio.
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In 2005, Treehouse Vineyards settled in Monroe, North Carolina. Not only do they make award-winning wine, but they also offer a unique way to view the vineyard: from a treehouse. Since opening to the public in 2010, owners Phil and Dianne Nordan have created three different treehouses that can be rented for events and parties.
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41180
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While Thanksgiving may primarily revolve around food and the spirit of giving, the wines should also fit into the theme. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, purchase wines that give back to the community in the forms of wineries that give a portion of their proceeds to various charity or nonprofit groups.
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27410
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There are now 34 wineries in Western North Carolina located across 6 districts, which include Buncombe County, Henderson, & Polk Counties, and other more mountainous areas of western North Carolina. There are tours and tastings available for the various wineries.
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22487
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Chris Choinski's B&C Winery, a Waynesville wine-crafting business, began as a hobby and now not only sells handcrafted wines, but offers help to others interested in home brewing.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 1, January 2015,
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23152
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Bay Sire Winery, Bistro & Ale is an upscale restaurant and winery in Jackson, North Carolina. Owner and developer, Jemma Cox, does not harvest her own grapes, but rather purchases them from all over the world, and then ferments and bottles wine under the Bay Sire label. The Bay Sire also serves delicious food and ale.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 6 Issue 3, Spring 2015,
p114-116, il, por
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22041
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Spencer discusses the beer and wine industry in the state, as well as new emerging distilleries. The state has strict laws that liquor cannot flow as freely as beer and wine. The state also has a reputation for making illegal moonshine, but anyone with the right permits can distil liquor. Although Prohibition repeal was decades ago, the state's first legal distillery did not open till ten years ago. Now there are 14 distilleries in North Carolina, compared to 146 wineries and 82 breweries.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 34 Issue 2, Feb 2014,
p22, 24-25, il, map
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16563
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Ensrud recommends a series of excellent North Carolina-made wines as well as road trip-worthy wineries in the State.
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10231
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North Carolina's wine industry pumps a billion dollars into the state's economy. Williams discusses challenges facing the industry.
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10495
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One of North Carolina's newest niche economies is its growing wine industry. From Moonrise Bay Vineyard at the northern tip of the Outer Banks to Asheville's Biltmore Estate, North Carolina has 400 vineyards and around 72 wineries in 30 counties. The industry employs a workforce of over 5,700 with a payroll of about $159 million.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 32, Aug 2008,
p17-19, il
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29657
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North Carolina is now one of the best places in the country to enjoy wine. As the wine industry has grown since 2000 with double the acres of grape vines and triple the wineries, wine tourism has also grown. An estimated 800,000 tourists come to North Carolina for the wine each year, with an economic impact of $813 million.
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9412
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Williams explores the wine country of the northern crescent of the Yadkin River Valley, which stretches through the counties of Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin. He describes a number of wineries and accommodations.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 4, Sept 2007,
p200-202, 204, 206-207, il
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