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By the first 100 years A.D., wine was being exported from Italy to Spain, Germany, and France. It wasen't long before these countries ended up developing their own vineyards. Over the next few centries France had become the dominant producer of wines on the world market. Monastaries are known to have been reponsible for establishing several of the most sought after wines in the vineyards of France. Exploration and settlement brought wine to Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa in the 1500's and 1600's. Considered to be the father of the California Wine Industry, Jean-Louis Vignes planted the first European wine vines in northern California. He founded the Buena Vista Winery in 1857, which boasts 1,000 acres of vineyards in both Sonoma and Napa counties, and produces over half a million bottles of wine per year!
Made from fermented grape juice, wine is classified into 3 basic types: Natural, Sparkling, & Fortified. Natural wines may be Red, White, & Rose, and be classified in taste as Dry, Medium, or Sweet. Sparkling wines are given a 2nd fermatation in which added yeast eats up the sugar in the wine and produces carbon dioxide to give the wine a carbonated nature, much like soda pop. Tiny bubbles noticed in sparkling wines are from this natural process, while larger bubbles indicate carbon dioxide was added by machine. Fortified wines, such as Port, Sherry, Marsala, Vermouth, Maderia, Muscat, and Sangria, were made to have a longer shelf life. While there are spirits that are made from wine, the fortification process is created by when alcohol is added to the wine, thus killing the yeast before the fermintation process is completed, which leaves residual sugar. The higher levels of alcohol and sweetness help to preserve the wine longer. Wine is usually aged for several years in wood barrels, allowing the wood to influence the characteristics of the wine from taste, color, depth, complexity, and so on.
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Uwharrie Vineyards & Winery
28030 Austin Road, Albemarle, NC 28001 Map
704 982-9463
Banner Elk Winery & Villa
135 Deer Run Lane, Banner Elk, NC 28604 Map
828 898-9090
Rag Apple Lassie Winery
3724 Rockford Road, Boonville, NC 27011 Map
336 367-6000
Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery
2300 Sanders Ridge Lane, Boonville, NC 27011 Map
336 677-1700
Pennyard Bistro & Winery
8006 Cambridge Commons Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215 Map
980 939-1257
Prestige Wines
7010 Reames Road, Charlotte, NC 28216 Map
704 597-8680
Prestige Wines Distributors
7010 Reames Road # I, Charlotte, NC 28216 Map
704 969-9463
Prstige Wines Inc
720 Imperial Court, Charlotte, NC 28273 Map
704 996-9453
Green Creek Winery
413 Gilbert Road, Columbus, NC 28722 Map
828 863-2182
Black Wolf Winery
206 Vineyard Lane, Dobson, NC 27017 Map
336 374-7018
Flint Hill Vineyards
2153 Flint Hill Road, East Bend, NC 27018 Map
336 699-4455
Brushy Mountain Winery
125 W Main St, Elkin, NC 28621 Map
336 835-1313
Elkin Creek Vineyard
318 Elkin Creek Mill Road, Elkin, NC 28621 Map
336 526-5119
Buck Shoals Winery
6117 Vitner Way, Hamptonville, NC 27020 Map
336 468-9274
Raffaldini Winery
6121 Vitner Way, Hamptonville, NC 27020 Map
336 468-9273
Amber Crest Winery
9623 E Independence Blvd # L, Matthews, NC 28105 Map
704 708-9463
Raylen Vineyards Inc
3577 Us Highway 158, Mocksville, NC 27028 Map
336 998-3100
Round Peak Vineyards
765 Round Peak Church Road, Mount Airy, NC 27030 Map
336 352-5595
South Creek Vineyards & Winery
2240 S Creek Road, Nebo, NC 28761 Map
828 652-5729
Old Stone Vineyard & Winery
6245 Us Highway 52, Salisbury, NC 28146 Map
704 279-0930
Owl's Eye Vineyard & Winery
1414 Metcalf Road, Shelby, NC 28150 Map
704 471-9196
Grassy Creek Vineyard & Winery
235 Chatham Cottage Circle, State Road, NC 28676 Map
336 835-2458
Stonefield Cellars Winery
8220 Nc Highway 68 North, Stokesdale, NC 27357 Map
336 644-9908
McRitchie Winery & Ciderworks
315 Thurmond Post Office Road, Thurmond, NC 28683 Map
866 915-9148
Rockhouse Vineyards
1525 Turner Road, Tryon, NC 28782 Map
828 863-2784
Woodmill Winery
1350 Woodmill Winery Lane, Vale, NC 28168 Map
704 276-9911
Hanover Park Vineyard
1927 Courtney Huntsville, Yadkinville, NC 27055 Map
336 463-2875
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