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Yadkin Valley Fall 2019

The Yadkin Valley AVA in North Carolina is 150 miles from our home and it contains approximately 45 wineries and vineyards.  We usually go for a two day visit, once or twice a year and this time, I was on a mission.  I am presenting a talk and tasting in February 2020 for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman University on "Wines of the Eastern United States" and I want to include one wine from the Yadkin Valley.

We visited six wineries and these were the wines we liked at each:

Shadow Springs Vineyard  2014 Meritage $28

Piccione Vineyards  Sangiovese 2015

Hanover Park Vineyard  Cabernet Franc 2013  $28

Elkin Creek Vineyard  Classico 2016

Adagio Vineyards  Cabernet Franc Reserve 2016  $24

Shelton Vineyards  Two-Five-Nine Petit Verdot Reserve $25


Spoiler Alert for Furman OLLI members!  The wine we purchased for our tasting is the Shelton Vineyards Reserve Petit Verdot.


We had a great time with beautiful Fall weather.  We enjoyed meals at Herrera Vineyards and The Harvest Grill at Shelton Vineyards.  We also had a great sandwich from the Shiloh General Store (Amish Market) located near Shadow Springs Vineyard in the Swan Creek AVA.




View from Piccione Vineyards

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