Surry County, North Carolina
The Yadkin Valley Winter Wine & Beer Passport serves up a season of tastings in North Carolina wine country.
Whether buying for yourself or giving as a gift, each passport is a money-saving pass to tasting experiences at 18 wineries and breweries. The tastings can be redeemed all winter long through March 26, 2023.
Wineries participating this winter are Adagio Vineyards, Carolina Heritage, Elkin Creek, Golden Road, Grassy Creek, Haze Gray, Pilot Mountain, Roaring River, Round Peak, Serre Vineyards, Shelton Vineyards, Slightly Askew and Stony Knoll.
Meanwhile, four craft breweries – Angry Troll, Skull Camp, Thirsty Souls and White Elephant – add variety to the tasting options, along with Mayberry Spirits Distillery.
The vineyards and breweries are located in and around the popular Yadkin Valley towns of Elkin, Mount Airy, Pilot Mountain and Dobson. An online map of the tasting rooms is available at: www.YadkinValleyNC.com/map/
“People love the passports. Many come back year after year or give them as gifts to family and friends,” says Becky Muhlenberg of Haze Gray Vineyards. “It’s really just the idea of having something fun to do for a weekend in winter, or spreading it across several winter weekends.”
Passport holders also receive special discounts on dining, shopping and lodging, including cabins in the vineyards.
Rates are $95 for an individual passport and $145 for a two-person passport (which provides 36 tastings). Those are bargain rates for a passport with an estimated value of $340.
For info about the Winter Wine & Beer Passport, go to www.YadkinValleyNC.com or call 336-526-1111.