Exploring North Carolina with KathieyV

In North Carolina, September is Wine Month.  In honor of this celebration, I thought it would be fun to go back into my blog history and reshare some of my posts on NC vineyards and wineries.   I will be sharing a post every week in September.    Let's start with Shelton Vineyards in Dobson NC. Shelton Vineyards   I have been to Shelton Vineyards twice.  The first time was in Oct 2012. Check out my post, click the link below. My Visit to Shelton Vineyards in Shelton NC Here is a quote from their website, "Located in the Yadkin Valley American Viticultural Area, the vineyard shares a similar climate and growing season to that of some of the best wine growing regions in Europe.  The vineyard is one of the largest on the East Coast."   " On the estate, several varieties of vitas vinifera grapes are grown:  Cabernet Franc,Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Malbec, Tannat,  Petit Verdot, Rieslin...

It's fall, my favorite time of year.  Now is the perfect time to travel up to the Blue Ridge Mountains to experience the crisp mountain air and hopefully see the colorful fall leaves.  Erica and I decided to stop at a few of the many wineries in NC on our mini vacation.  On the way to Blowing Rock we took a slight diversion to  Shelton Vineyards in Dobson NC . Here is what they say on their website... "Located in the Yadkin Valley American Viticultural Area, the vineyard shares a similar climate and growing season to that of some of the best wine growing regions in Europe. The vineyard is one of the largest on the East Coast." One thing I like about Shelton Vineyards is the fact that they have a restaurant. We decided to eat lunch and enjoy some of their delicious wines.  First stop was the  Harvest Grill.  We decide to try their wine flight.  It came out in a tiered display.  You may choose five wines.  As they...