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.

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 68 known Winery’s as of 3/2009 and nine (9) planned to open in 2009, TRT has the experience to tailor the ideal Wine Tour for you and your group. We work with any size groups.

Transportation Options for Scheduled & Booked Tours: 
6 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.

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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