North Carolina
 

Appellation Description

North Carolina
With a grape-growing history of several hundred years, North Carolina developed America’s first cultivated wine grape, the aromatic Scuppernong, which produces sweet juice. The state’s wine industry now emphasizes the Vitis vinifera, French-American hybrid and labrusca varieties. North Carolina has three very distinct physical regions. ...  [>] Read More

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Barbara Ensrud
is the Regional Correspondent for North Carolina.

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Q: What are the most recognized grapes grown here?
Q: What wines are produced here?

The AppellationAmerica database identifies 202 wines labeled with the North Carolina designation.

[>] see the complete North Carolina Wine List.
Q: What wineries are based here ?
Q: What other wineries source fruit here ?
There are no other wineries that source fruit from this appellation
Q: What are the overlapping appellations ?

Featured Wines

RayLen Vineyards 2005 Chardonnay Reminiscent of a French Chablis, this wine is crisp and light with a bit of Viognier that suggests apple and pear flavors.
buy wine $12.00


RayLen Vineyards 2004 Viognier Viognier is an exceptional harvest within the Yadkin Valley - elegant tones of peach and apricot with fresh lavender in the finish.
buy wine $13.00

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