The Great Jen-Nis Weekend Winery Escapades
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Our wine tonight is the Harmony Hall from Lu Mil Vineyard in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Produced from estate grown Magnolia Muscadine grape. The Magnolia varietal produces a medium sized bronze colored fruit. Cold fermented. Nose is distinctly muscadine, though not as pungent as most Carlos muscadine wine. The nose further exhibits notes of citrus and... Continue Reading →
Our wine tonight is the Cork & Pork wine from Rock of Ages Winery. Red blend of dry vanifera and sweet muscadine grapes. Dark plum in color with a bright purple rim. Muscadine on the nose, hints of cheap cigar, red currants, and cherry cola. This red blend is sweet! Served chilled. Bold on the... Continue Reading →
Our wine tonight is the Naughty and Nice from Duplin Winery. Holiday white wine blend of Scuppernong, Muscadine, and what I think to be Niagara. The scuppernong is distinct. Nose of ripe bananas, lemonade, green apples, honeydew melons, and a stuffy mildewed room. Sweet, syrupy. On the palate notes of overripe bananas, honeysuckle, rubber cement,... Continue Reading →
Our wine tonight is the Milk House White, a scuppernong wine from Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard just outside of Shelby, North Carolina. Non-vintage. Fermented of 100% scuppernong grapes. The state fruit of North Carolina. Color of 24 karat gold....... just polished! Intense musky nose, hints of honeysuckle, lemon, citrus, and butterscotch. Distinctive sweet flavor notes... Continue Reading →
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,... Continue Reading →
Cartersville Country Winery is off the beaten path well in the country, by all appearances. Though seriously, it's really just about five miles off Interstate 20 and just about five miles off Interstate 95 in the small town of Timmonsville, Western Florence County, South Carolina. To say we enjoyed our visit with owner Tom and... Continue Reading →
Evolving South Carolina winery reference & notes.
