North Carolina Wine TV Review:
The Old North State Winery Autumn Leaf Rose smells like a semi-dry rose with notes of watermelon peel, strawberry jam and grapefruit. The wine starts like a good rose with watermelon, strawberry and grapefruit. The second half of the wine is bitter and unbalanced. This wine did not finish well.

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars according to the North Carolina Wine Ratings Scale

Price: $10

Availability: From the winery and in stores across NC

About Autumn Leaf Rose (from the winery)
Made from Chambourcin grapes in a white wine style, its fresh fruit and floral aromas burst vividly before proceeding to rest beautifully on the palate. Perfect in hue and taste to fit between the heavy reds and lighter whites.

About Old North State Winery:
Old North State Winery started as a cooperative in 2002 and has since evolved into a winery owned by two families with one vision. Our vineyards were established on farms that have been in our families for generations. We hope you enjoy the culmination of our dreams, our devotion to our farmland, and our passion for our wines produced at Old North State Winery.

Most of our wines start out as luscious wine grapes grown on Yadkin Valley North Carolina family farms. We are the Old North State Winery, Inc. located in Mount Airy, in the headwaters of the Yadkin Valley AVA. Wine, beer and fine foods are our passion and our legacy.

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Today we mixed some leftover Chardonnay and Zinfandel Blush with simple syrup and fruit to make a North Carolina sangria. It was a great mix of flavors and a perfect suggestion for unfinished bottles of wine.

Today we pair this pink wine, Biltmore Zinfandel Blanc de Noir, with some sub sandwiches. Kipp had chicken and Jeff had turkey. Watch the episode to see how this picnic friendly wine goes with the sandwiches.

North Carolina Wine TV Review
The Biltmore Zinfandel Blanc de Noir has some honey, cranberry and raisin on the nose. The cranberry flavor brings some tartness to the wine. This wine for the people is not too sweet, a great value and would be great for a deck party.

Price: $10
Availability: Directly from the Winery and select wine shops

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars according to the North Carolina Wine Ratings Scale

About Biltmore Zinfandel Blanc de Noir (from the winery):
Semi-sweet raspberry and citrus flavors with hints of melon round out this wine’s laid-back approach. The perfect partner for Asian and Italian dishes, as well as fresh fruit and desserts.

About Biltmore Estate (from the winery):
The most visited winery in the United States isn’t located in Napa Valley. It’s at Biltmore in the mountains of North Carolina, where approximately 1 million visitors stop by to sample award-winning estate wines each year. The first vineyards at Biltmore were established in 1971 in an area below Biltmore House. French-American hybrids were planted initially, with vinifera plantings following in a few years. Inspired after several years of experimenting, William A.V. Cecil, then president and owner of Biltmore, decided that a winery was the natural outcome of ongoing research and a logical extension of his grandfather’s intention that the estate be self-supporting.

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North Carolina Wine TV Review:
This red muscadine wine has sawdust and grape juice smell on the nose with a touch of alcohol. This is extremely dry for a muscadine wine even though it is slightly sweet at very first. This is a well balanced wine that is a good example of dry muscadine wine. In the mouth tart cranberry comes through heavily.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

according to the North Carolina Wine Ratings Scale

Price: $10

Availability: Directly From the winery and select wine shops in North Carolina.

About Vineyards on the Scuppernong Tyrrell:
This dry red wine is from Tyrrell County’s finest Noble variety of Muscadine grapes. It pairs perfectly with any beef or lamb dishes and is enjoyed by those who love a full-bodied wine.

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North Carolina Wine TV Review:
This unique approach sweet wine combines white wine and pomegranate fruit juice. At first look the wine appears like a very dark rose style wine. The nose is limited with a little berry and red fruit, but not much aromatically from the wine. In the mouth this wine is like syrup along with a high level of alcohol, with very little flavor from the white wine coming through. This wine will appeal to some, but better sweet wine values exist in North Carolina.

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

according to the North Carolina Wine Ratings Scale

Price: $11

Availability: Directly from the winery and select wine shops and grocery stores.

About Chatham Hill Winery Sweet Carolina Pomegranate (from the winery)
Just as all our Sweet Carolina wines, our Pomegranate infused wine is a delicious grape wine blend infused with the natural tangy fruit juice of pomegranate. Slightly sweet with a cranberry cherry aroma the flavors start with a peppery, zesty tartness and finish with a unique, slightly sweet end. Outstanding as a holiday wine with your turkey dinner or glazed ham. Serve chilled or heat with mulling spices.

About Chatham Hill Winery (from the winery):
Chatham Hill Winery was established in 1999 as the first winery in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area and the first Urban Winery in North Carolina. Its mission is to produce distinctive, handcrafted wines of high quality and purity from grapes grown in North Carolina. Majority of Chatham Hill wines including Chardonnay, Viognier, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc are handcrafted from the best quality Yadkin Valley AVA grapes produced by our grower partners.

At Chatham Hill we believe in a minimalist approach to winemaking. Our wines are produced using traditional methods. Although we only try to help Mother Nature in turning grapes into wine, we use the highest quality materials and meticulously sterilized equipment. We emphasize the scientific approach in controlling the conditions under which the grapes are fermented and wines are aged, blended, and bottled. We believe the combination of our winemaking skills and philosophy will yield a premium wine, a goal to which we are passionately committed.

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North Carolina Wine TV Review:
Rose’s are interesting wines and the Skull Camp Wines Confusion is not any different. It is an example of how great North Carolina Rose can be. On the nose this rose shows melon rind, strawberry, lavender, raspberry and cranberry. In the mouth it shows great weight without showing any heat from the alcohol. Watermelon and strawberry are met with a tart cranberry flavor that comes from the Cabernet Franc grapes that the wine is made from. The Skull Camp Wines Confusion is a perfect balance of flavors, a great value at $13 and all of the things a great North Carolina Rose should be.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

according to the North Carolina Wine Ratings Scale

Price: $13

Availability: Directly from the winery. E-mail info@skullcampwines for purchasing information.

About Skull Camp Wines Confusion:
Confusion is a semi-dry rose wine produced from grapes grown in the Yadkin Valley, AVA in North Carolina.

About Skull Camp Wines:
Skull Camp Wines are a second label being produced by Round Peak Vineyards. The focus of Skull Camp Wines is the off-dry wine market. The wines are currently only available from the winery directly, which is located in Mount Airy, NC.

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North Carolina Wine TV Review:
From the first sniff of this Round Peak Dry Rose you can tell that it is completely dry. The nose of this wine comes through with lots of watermelon peel, followed by strawberries and red raspberries. This wine is very well balanced, with just a touch of tartness from the Cabernet Franc. The flavors from the nose transition into the mouth, where the wine also shows excellent body and mouth feel. This wine lack complexity that would really make it a show stopper, regardless it is a summer wine worth trying.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

according to the North Carolina Wine Ratings Scale

Price: $14

Availability: Directly from the winery and at select wine shops in North Carolina.

About Round Peak Vineyards 2008 Dry Rose (from the winery):
The 2008 Round Peak Vineyards Dry Rose is made from 100 % Cabernet Franc grapes.

About Round Peak Vineyards (from the winery):
Round Peak Vineyards is located in the rolling hills of the Yadkin Valley in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Visitors to the vineyard will see Fisher’s Peak, Saddle Mountain, and Round Peak, for which the vineyards are named. The vineyards sit at an ideal elevation of 1300 feet. The rocky soil is similar to the soil of European vineyards. The rolling hills provide good French and Italian varieties. Twelve acres of vines produce Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo and Sangiovese.

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