Since our inception in 2011, we have worked with growers from coast to coast to bring our patrons a wide selection of wines. If you’re ever visited in the fall you’re sure to have seen our winemaking team crushing, destemming and pressing out grapes! Fun Fact: Last year we processed roughly 80 tons of fruit. Currently, we source roughly 55% of our grapes from North Carolina and our bordering states (TN, GA, & VA) and roughly 45% come from out west (specifically CA & OR). We’ve found over the years that not all grapes can survive our climate so the best way to offer everything from big in your face reds, to racy and crisp whites is to source grapes from around the country. If the grapes are traveling from the west coast they come on a refrigerated truck and we immediately crush/destem and/or press the fruit upon arrival. For grapes grown around our neck of the woods we gather our totes and rent a box truck and make a trip up or down the east coast whenever it’s time to pick up our grapes. (This can happen multiple times a week since harvest is the same for everyone and is condensed into such a short period of time). For grapes harvested right on our property, we make an employee day (or two or three) out of it and all go out in the vineyard with our cutting shears and picking buckets and delicately pluck the grapes from the vines. While we don’t offer official winery tours yet ( it’s on the horizon in coming years), you’d be hard pressed not to see all the activity surrounding harvest if you plan a visit from late August to mid October.