The following blog is from NC Wine. Find more information about North Carolina’s vibrant wine industry at www.ncwine.org. Across our state, from the mountains to the coast, women are working in every facet of wine, cider, and mead production. They are vineyard managers, winemakers, cidermakers, mead makers, marketers, tasting room host, logistics coordinators, compliance experts, … Read more
Looking for the perfect hostess gift or presents for friends or family? Consider a bottle of North Carolina wine. The NC Wine and Grape Council has created a holiday gift guide and wine decoder that will help take the mystery out of shopping locally made wine products. Does your husband enjoy bourbon or gin and … Read more
With bold graphics and fruity flavors, Drink A Bull is not your typical wine product. In fact, this Durham-based winery produces wine products that are not even grape-based. Andrew and Allison Zimmerman opened Drink A Bull in 2021. The winery offers four base flavors of wine – apple, peach, raspberry and blackberry. Their Durham facility … Read more
Mother’s Day is a special time of year to celebrate all the moms and influential women in our lives. There’s nothing better than spending time with those that we love and what better gift to give mom this holiday than quality time together on the farm. We’ve narrowed down a few farms across the state … Read more
Located in Cleveland County, Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard and Winery operates on farmland that has been in the Baker family for quite some time. Ann Edwards, an owner of the vineyard, said her grandfather first used the family’s farmland, growing corn for his federally licensed liquor. As a “gentleman farmer,” Ann’s grandfather farmed mostly for … Read more
John Wright is delivering wine to doorsteps these days – a service his Sanctuary Vineyards has never offered in the past. It’s a direct result of the changes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic response. “We’re typically busy with customers in our tasting room and don’t have the staff to send on deliveries,” Wright said. “We have … Read more
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. “NORTH CAROLINA THE “HEMP EPICENTER”; JIM DUNPHY HONORED,” Southern Farm Network: (Audio) Spring Hope-based Hemp, Inc. says the company is set to grow up to 25,000 acres of industrial hemp this … Read more
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. “Documentary: Land of Opportunity,” WRAL: (N.C. Board of Agriculture member Jose Calerdon is featured) Immigration is a polarizing issue and the subject of an ongoing national debate. The issue isn’t … Read more
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. “A Sweet Potato Tale,” UNC-TV: (Video) Find out how North Carolina became a sweet potato-producing powerhouse. Producer Frank Graff follows sweet potatoes from farms in North Carolina to restaurants in … Read more
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. “Road to recovery: WNC addresses food waste with a regional summit,” Mountain Xpress: That bundle of lettuce from the tailgate market was bright green and tempting when you lovingly transferred … Read more
