Why We Promote Local Wine?

It's not just a tag line when we say our hobby has turned into an obsession. We so enjoy visiting local and regional vineyards with each other and with our great friends, that we feel inspired to promote the local wine industry as a way to ensure their success and longevity! Bluntly stated, it's personal....

Our Wine Tonight: Peach Grape Wine – Menarick Vineyard

Our wine tonight, in celebration of Chardonnay day, is the Peach Grape Wine from Menarick Vineyard and Winery in North Carolina's Yadkin Valley AVA. Pale yellow in color. Chardonnay infused with real peaches. Nose very expressive of fresh sliced peaches. Semi-sweet. Flavor notes of buttery Chardonnay on the tongue, mid-palate classic butteriness, butterscotch, and fresh...

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Press Release: Announcing the Awards for 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOILING SPRINGS, S.C., May 10, 2019 Re: 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition Awards Announcement Dennis and Jenni Turner, of WineryEscapades.Com, on May 7th hosted the 2nd annual Palmetto Wine Competition at The Belmont Inn in historic Abbeville, South Carolina. The competition featured forty-nine wines produced and bottled by eight different commercially...

The Historic Belmont Inn: Venue for the 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition!

The Palmetto Wine Competition at The Belmont Inn. It just sounds good. That precisely is what we initially thought upon the idea of the historic Belmont Inn serving as the venue of the Palmetto Wine Competition. We knew the Belmont Inn was a perfect fit. We have been visiting the Belmont Inn for some time....

The VinoWine App – Sponsor 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition

The VinoWine App was a sponsor for our inaugural competition in 2018, and once again we are proud to announce as a sponsor for the 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition at The Belmont Inn in historic Abbeville, South Carolina. The VinoWine App is our go to Winery Finder for our weekend Winery Escapades. No matter where...

Anniversary Vacation / Wine Tour

So... a month after our awesome 9 day vacation. I am finally able to write a post about it. We went all over 3 states, but I am just going to focus on the NC part of our trip. Dennis will do a blog about the VA part.We left Myrtle Beach and headed towards Wilmington,...

How Wines Are Judged! 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition

Wine Competitions generally seek to award the art and science of winemaking. The Palmetto Wine Competition is no different in that regard. The goal is not to find the best wine, but to find the wine best to its style and varietal standard. In other words, wines aren't judged against others in the competition, they...

Rag Apple Lassie Vineyards – Yadkin Valley AVA

Agriculture long supported the Hobson family, on their hundred year old family farm. As with many Carolina Farms, tobacco was the cash crop. The demise of tobacco led Frank W Hobson, Jr. nineteen years ago to plant a vineyard. RagApple Lassie opened it's doors for wine tasting soon after in 2002. The unique name certainly...

Announcing the Judges: 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition

It is with extreme pride, we present the panel of judges for the 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition. This year's group is exceptionally strong in industry qualifications each with a developed appreciation of regional wine knowledge. Related Post - Press Release: 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition In 2019 we are seating eight judges. Our Two Head Judges...

Müller Two-Goats – CityScape Winery

Müller Two-Goats - CityScape Winery http://ourwinetonight.com/2019/01/15/muller-two-goats-cityscape-winery-6/ — Read on ourwinetonight.com/2019/01/15/muller-two-goats-cityscape-winery-6/