NC Swan Creek AVA - Windsor Run Cellars

North Carolina Swan Creek AVA - Windsor Run Cellars

August 23, 2015

Windsor Run Cellars

Windsor Run Cellars

Windsor Run Cellars = Vines

We are continuing our flights around the Swan Creek AVA in North Carolina. In our last blog, we featured Dobbins Creek Vineyards, the highest location in the Swan Creek AVA.  This week we will give you a quick peek at Windsor Run Cellars.  With over 16 wines to choose from, you're going to find something to take home. 

Windsor Run Cellars - Wine and Shots

Windsor Run Cellars is located in Hamptonville, North Carolina, and is only a short drive from downtown Winston-Salem.  This vineyard was started back in 2001 and was purchased by the current owners in 2011.  They also acquired the 2nd (legal) still in North Carolina. Tours of the facilities, the first winery and distillery in North Carolina in the same building, can be scheduled ahead of time.

Windsor Run Cellars Tasting Room

If you visit on the weekends, be ready to join in on the lively conversations. There is a long bar with lots of room, and high top tables that look out onto the vineyards. The tasting room has a huge bar area and lots of room for groups to enjoy.

Windsor Run Cellars - Relax on their Porch

Our recent visit was during the week, when the owners and staff have more time to talk and share their time.  We met with Ray Ann, the Tasting Room Manager, who walked us through the history of Windsor Run Cellars.  This unpretentious winery/vineyard/distillery plays with the history of alcohol in the Carolinas. Prohibition made liquor illegal, but it also made it a prosperous, if illegal, product.  Now years later, you'll get to do your tasting out in the open.    Make your wine run here today!

Windsor Run Cellars - Soup's On!