What impresses me most about Carolina Heritage is that they are an organic winery and their unique…read morerecyclable paper bottles. On our recent visit we enjoyed a glass (I had rosé) in their rustic, cozy tasting room where live music was being performed. The wine steward and the owner are friendly folk. Looking at flyers I noted that they offer a variety of events such as candle making, book club, and sip and paint.

Carolina Heritage is under new ownership and they are great people. My wife had each had a glass of…read morewine and enjoyed the live music. They also serve local beers if someone in the group doesn't like wine. I had the Daredevil white which was aged in Four Roses Bourbon barrels. It was very nice.

Our first visit to Midnight Magdalena. I will admit, it did not knock our socks off, but they are…read morein a lovely location and we did not taste any bad wines. We shared a white flight and a red flight. Our consensus is the 2022 Silver Moon is the best of the whites and the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is the best of the reds and the best overall. In good weather I'm sure it's is lovely to sit out on the porch. Would visit again. Cheers!

Enjoying our visit to wineries in the Elkin area. We got a white and a red wine flight so that we…read morecan try the different wines from Midnight Magdalena Vineyards. We enjoyed the wines and the atmosphere. In warmer weather, the deck will be a wonderful place to take in the mountain views. Their wines are nice and I look forward to their wines maturing.

Always a pleasure to visit this winery! Great wine and friendly folks! Lovely tasting room with…read morefood truck on the weekend and often live music.

A family friendly, small town winery. Cynthia and Wayne are icons in the local wine industry. Wayne…read moreeven has a wine named after him, which I highly recommend: Wayne's Cuvée. Try it! It's casual with great wines and great people. Come sit by the fire in the winter, or sit out in the sun in warm weather. The Red barn Blend and the Barbera are popular classics. A bonus: it sits right on the Vineyard Trail to Carter Falls- a section of the Mountain to Sea Trail. It's a beautiful place to spend an afternoon. Open on Mondays!

It has been years since I have been to Slightly Askew Winery, but we decided to stop by for a…read morecouple of flights to give them a try again. Our flights: *Elkahol - I remember this one from years ago. It is still very good, great apple flavor, nice and sweet. *The Grateful Red - this was just okay, almost has a chocolate after taste, not for me. *BlackJack BJ - this had nice blackberry flavor, but we have had better blackberry wines, still good. *Slut Dog Sin - really good! Definitely got raspberry, but it was not overpowering. *Summer Daze - this was okay, it was definitely like a watermelon Jolly Rancher. *Spiker Dude - I am not a huge fan of coconut, so this one had way too much coconut for me. I got sunscreen at the beach vibes, definitely not for me. *Peachy Keen - this was very good, definitely peachy. *Bubba Lou's Choice - this was okay, definitely fruity. *Reel Good - I did not like this one. *Tattoo on the beach - this was okay, heavy on the citrus flavors. Favorites of the day were Elkahol, Slut Dog Sin, Peachy Keen, and Blackjack BJ. While Slightly Askew is not up there with my favorite NC wineries, they were still very enjoyable. They were super friendly, and are dog friendly on their patio areas. I would definitely recommend visiting if you are in the area.

Fantastic winery. Visited while we were camping in the area…read more Having visited 30+ wineries/vineyards in the past, Slightly Askew is easily in the top three. Both my wife and I like very dry reds. Most wineries that we have visited have had mostly sweet wines. Slightly Askew has a six wine tasting if just drys; two white and four red. We will definitely return the next time we are in the area. Very dog friendly with a water bowl on the deck and the owner brought out some treats (after asking if that was okay).

Mandy was the best wine-ista!! She was incredibly attentive, friendly and provided us so much…read moreknowledge about their wines. The best part was that the winery was dog friendly for both inside & outside - our two puppies were able to wander around as they please! We were blown away by the tasting which allowed us to sample 9 different wines. We loved the wines so much that we ended up buying 5 bottles to take home. Mandy also provided snack pairings with some of the wines - we had some locally made dark chocolate as well as siracha pimento cheese. The wine tasting room was also beautiful and quite spacious. There were adorable merchandise for sale including antiques, purses, jewelry, personalized towels. There's also a lovely outdoor area and seats on their porch for warmer days.

Very friendly and courteous! Inside seating is very nice! Owner is so wonderful! We had a great…read moretime tasting wines!

Let me start with the service from Alexa, who was friendly and attentive the entire visit…read more Secondly I want to speak to the pizza we had there which was absolutely delicious, a bacon and brie pizza. Made in a wood fire oven the crust and overall pizza was absolutely the top that I have had recently. The creek if you want to walk down to it was very nice as well. I guess Elkin Creek is on the muddy side, but still quaint and nice to look at as well. Now the wine, I was not blown away unfortunately and each, had a way of making me think I was tasting some type of Kombucha due to the spices used in them an a lingering flavor. I couldn't put my finger on it, but it was that way through all of the six wines we tasted.

Lovely winery next to a large Creek. Alexa who assisted us was absolutely amazing and very sweet…read more Thank you Alexa for making our experience wonderful. Pizza that we ordered was delicious, with brie and bacon and the perfect thinness. It was quite large as well for $21 and we're still thinking about that pizza. But the wines, oh no, I never went to a winery where the wines tasted like they had a vinegar aftertaste. The only one we could stomach was the "soft white". We ordered a bottle of it to have with the Pizza and then walked around the premises to enjoy the creek. We're sad in our hearts that the wine just wasn't our taste, but if you want great wood fire pizza and a beautiful location, definitely come here.

This was another stop on a bachelorette wine tour I went on in August. This place was cute and…read moresmaller, but still a great spot to stop. There was a smaller gravel parking lot and solid seating options both inside and outside. The staff behind the counter were sweet and happy to welcome our group in. The wine was good - more dry wines than sweet but us sweet wine lover were not disappointed.

Enjoying a fine Fall afternoon with my wife. We pooped over to Golden Toad Vineyards to try their…read morelatest wines. We enjoyed their latest wine tasting, and they had some interesting wines, to include a Chardonnay aged in Scotch barrels. It was very complex!

Our group of three had an excellent time on the Elkin Vine Line. Our driver was Jeff and he…read morecouldn't have been better. So helpful and professional. The greeting staff at the station were also wonderful. The wine tour itself was good (we chose the Green line). The best wineries in our opinion were Raffaldini and Piccione. The wines and setting were far superior to the others we visited. We will most definitely return for another wine tour!

I had an absolutely terrible experience with Vine Line today. Earlier in the week I had signed up…read morefor the final spot in one of their tours today as I made plans to spend a long weekend of wineries, waterfall hikes and breweries. And the wine hop bus tour was a major component of what I wanted/planned to do this weekend. In claiming the final spot on this particular tour I thought I would be joining other singles, perhaps, and some couples for a day of wine tasting and winery touring. But no. This was a a group of 8 30-something women out on a girls day out for a birthday celebration. Vine Line knew that when they allowed me - a single man (while social and gregarious I am in my early 60s) - to book the reservation and board the bus. In spite of this incongruity everything seemed fine until we got to the first winery when one of the women "without wanting to be rude" very rudely said they did not want me at the winery - a concept I understood because it seemed odd to me as well. She then told me I wasn't even welcome on their bus - a service I had paid Vine Line for, and not them - and that she had called Vine Line about this. A few minutes later I got a call from Vine Line confirming this. What was supposed to be a gorgeous fun day winery hopping turned into something awkward, uncomfortable, and embarrassing for me - and unnecessarily so given that Vine Line owners - either Shannon or Dennis - could have (should have) interceded so that I did not end up totally out on of place what effectively was a private tour. I don't blame the ladies - except for the tone/words of one of them. This was all on Vine Line. Vine Line's first solution was to offer a private driver to take me to the different wineries. No go - signed up to go to the wineries with other people and not to be privately chauffeured by someone I didn't know. I had to ask for a refund before I was offered one - that should have been the first thing they did. This would be a one-star event. But the owner did take ownership of the situation and apologized for it (although the further he went into his explanation the less logical sense it made but I decided not to challenge it - it was a negative enough day as it was) . Over two hours later they made a mitigating offer of two gift certificates for future use. Because the owner took ownership of this mess and apologized, and because of the mitigating offer my one star is now two stars. When I once again have someone in my life with whom I travel I will go out and give them another chance - this is something that really should have been a lot of fun.

I had an amazing weekend! I hosted a wine tour in Yadkin Valley and our first location was Dynamis…read moreEstate Wines. Dynamis Estate Wines is one of the most beautiful locations! The scenery is everything and more. Nothing like sipping wine in the mountains. The wine ambassador, Hope, was the perfect person to give us informative information on the vineyard and wines. She was super sweet, knowledgeable and so much fun! The group enjoyed her so much. We had a tasting of 5 wines, and the wines were luscious and complex. One of my favorites was the 2025 Rose. It's a blend of Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. If you would like to indulge in a nice afternoon or evening by sipping on some lovely wines with beautiful views, check out this place. I promise you will love it! I look forward to returning in the fall:)

Nice place his vineyard with bees very cool. Wine was pretty good liked the cab the best was very…read moresurprised to see pricing at our above Napa! Service was very good came quickly and was knowledgeable of the wines and the history of the vineyard.

Ugh.... The thought…read moreof driving the nightmare traffic of Charlotte NC is terrible ... somehow the various local governments have created a monster. Our experience is to drive from Dayton Ohio to a Fairfield just south of Charlotte - but NEVER again on a Friday afternoon. I had stayed at Fairfield years ago in Elkin.... Thus reserved 5th floor and Everything is fine. Pleasant checkin, neat area restaurant, really great and clean room, pleasant breakfast area with large hot container of oatmeal - NOT oatmeal packets.... A road oasis as good as it gets....

We used to stay here all the time. It is went downhill. Was told that I only have a suite…read moreavailable. Change $225 for a regular room. The past 2 times I've been there. It has been close to $250 a night. I won't be staying anymore. Lying and taking advantage of people, it's not cool.