You don’t have to fly five hours and spend thousands of dollars to experience fine wines and scenic vineyards…
The Yadkin Valley lies in the Piedmont and foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Experts in the disciplines of Viticulture and Enology have compared this area to France’s Burgundy and Italy’s Piedmont.

Yadkin Valley Wine Trail:

The Yadkin Valley wine region, formally known as the Yadkin Valley American Viticultural Area, is a relatively new wine-growing region in northwestern North Carolina. The area is about 1.4 million acres in the Yadkin River valley and includes all of Wilkes, Surry, and Yadkin counties, and parts of Davie, Davidson, Forsyth and Stokes counties.

In 2003, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms approved a new appellation for the region — the Yadkin Valley appellation — allowing winemakers to bottle wines with a label indicating that the wine came from the Yadkin Valley. Adding to the importance of the Yadkin Valley with respect to wineries, the federal government approved the Swan Creek AVA as North Carolina’s second area, effective May 27, 2008.

For decades, the area was a key tobacco-growing region. However, as tobacco farming and cigarette manufacturing in the area decline, some entrepreneurs, including tobacco farmers, are turning to winemaking.

The native grapes of this region of the southeastern United States are the muscadine and the scuppernong. Early attempts to grow the European wine grape, Vitis vinifera, in the southeastern United States, including 18th century efforts by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, had mixed success. But in the past two to three decades, viticultural research has helped adapt these grapes to the climate, soil, and pests of the region. The Yadkin Valley area is in the piedmont and foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and some have compared the grape-growing conditions of the area to France’s Burgundy.

A number of varieties of wines are made in the region, including, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Viognier, Chambourcin, Merlot, Seyval Blanc, Saugiovese, Pinot Grigio, Vermentino, Semillon, Niagra, Syrah/Shiraz, Petit Vedot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, and other lesser known varieties.

With over 59 known Winery’s as of 2/5/2011, TRT has the experience to tailor the ideal Wine Tour for you and your group. We work with any size groups.

Our goal is to provide a complete touring experience of the Wineries & Vineyards in the Yadkin Valley and beyond, which is both fun and educational. Our public tours are offered on Saturdays, usually April through November, (subject to changes when circumstances arise).

Our all day tours include:
* Fun and informative wine tastings at 3-4 wineries (depending on route scheduled). Let us teach you the “technique” of wine tasting. We will discuss the history of our state’s fast growing wine industry, and the attraction of North Carolina’s wines.
* A delicious lunch in North Carolina’s wine country (inform us of special dietary needs).
* A chauffeured ride through our wine country, along North Carolina’s scenic highways and back roads.
* Tours depart at 10:00 AM from and return by 5:00 PM.  Your groups pick up arrangements are made based on a common point around the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill) and beyond.
* Cost includes all wine tastings, winery and/or vineyard tours, lunch, and transportation.

Tobacco Road Tours wants you to have a pleasurable, meaningful, educational, fun filled day. Sit back, relax and enjoy the experience.

Our Motto: the purpose of FUN, is to have some, come join US!

Transportation Options for Scheduled & Booked Tours: 

8 to 12 people  — 15 passenger Club Van

13 to 22 people — Half Bus

23 to 44 people — Bus

45 to 57 people — Large Bus

Transportation Options for Custom Tours:
We will use any transportation you desire inclusive of all the options above plus limousines and party buses.

Every Mom needs a little wine to overcome the whine in her daily life

Full day (8 hours) tours are available to Yadkin Valley Wine Region. Minimum 8 guests.

Call us to book a Yadkin Valley Wine Region Tour:
(919) 371-2653 or 2652

Email at TRTservice@tobaccoroadtours.com

Our Policies, Terms, and Conditions:
Cancellation Policy:
Public Tour tickets may be cancelled up to 2 weeks prior to any tour for any reason.
Any ticket cancellations within two weeks of any tour may result in a non-refundable ticket. (Transportation, Food, Tasting fees are calculated in advance for each tour)

Private Group Tours may be cancelled up to 4 weeks prior to the tour for any reason. Cancellations within 4 weeks of the tour date will result in a $250 non-refundable fee to recover charges incurred, administrative expenses, and lost opportunity costs.

We reserve the right to adjust this policy at any time for any reason.
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