A holiday getaway in one of the Topsail Island beach rentals means lazy afternoons by the beach and tours to several wineries within the neighboring cities and towns. Many of these wineries are family-owned, offering different kinds of wine ranging from the sweet ones to the French-style, Scuppernong or Muscadine varieties. An hour drive from your own Topsail rental, local vineyards welcome tourists who want to sample their age-old wines or newly harvested concoctions during autumn.
The Country Squire Winery
The Scottish-themed Country Squire Winery is a recent addition to the original Country Squire Restaurant that has been in existence for more than 40 years. The winery is conveniently located between Warsaw and Kenansville on Business 24 and Highway 50. Iris Lennon and her daughter Lorraine Smith, owners of County Squire, hail from Scotland and both have personally contributed to the winery's new creations.
The majority of the wines in the winery are made from varieties of Vinifra grapes such as the Pride of Scotland Chardonnay, Courtyard Maiden Riesling and the Jester's Folly Pinot Grigio. Other house wines that were popular during the recent Muscadine Festival in Kenansville include the Squire's Best Chardonnay, Sunken Garden Thistle White Zinfandel and the Rustic Tavern Red Merlot. Premium Wine choices like The Apple Orchard Riesling, Black Knight Cabernet and Highlander Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot are also available.
Bannerman Vineyard
A 10-minute drive from Topsail Island will take you to Bannerman Vineyard, one of the oldest Muscadine vineyards in North Carolina. The winery takes pride in how they process their creations using handpicked quality grapes instead of the usual winery machines.
The Bannerman Vineyard offers 11 different varieties of Muscadine wines such as the Red Oak Sweet, White Oak Sweet, Strawberry Wine and Sweet Bay Blush. The NC Strawberry and NC Peach wines are the vineyard's recent additions. Wine tastings are available from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturdays. Locals can also visit the family-owned vineyard that used to be a tobacco barn a hundred years ago. Picking different varieties of grapes for free is allowed anytime after 9 a.m. on weekdays during the harvesting season in September and October.
Duplin Winery
If you drive all the way to downtown Rose Hill, make it a point to drop by Duplin Winery, the largest Muscadine winery in the world and the oldest in North Carolina. Offering 30 different wines, the winery produces approximately 260,000 cases of wine in a year. Duplin Winery bestsellers include their Magnolia varieties, Hatteras Red and their award-winning Scuppernong wine.
Production tours are offered daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where visitors can learn the basics of winemaking and how each bottle is derived from its humble vineyard beginnings. Wine tasting schedule is from Mondays to Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6.p.m.
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The Country Squire Winery
The Scottish-themed Country Squire Winery is a recent addition to the original Country Squire Restaurant that has been in existence for more than 40 years. The winery is conveniently located between Warsaw and Kenansville on Business 24 and Highway 50. Iris Lennon and her daughter Lorraine Smith, owners of County Squire, hail from Scotland and both have personally contributed to the winery's new creations.
The majority of the wines in the winery are made from varieties of Vinifra grapes such as the Pride of Scotland Chardonnay, Courtyard Maiden Riesling and the Jester's Folly Pinot Grigio. Other house wines that were popular during the recent Muscadine Festival in Kenansville include the Squire's Best Chardonnay, Sunken Garden Thistle White Zinfandel and the Rustic Tavern Red Merlot. Premium Wine choices like The Apple Orchard Riesling, Black Knight Cabernet and Highlander Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot are also available.
Bannerman Vineyard
A 10-minute drive from Topsail Island will take you to Bannerman Vineyard, one of the oldest Muscadine vineyards in North Carolina. The winery takes pride in how they process their creations using handpicked quality grapes instead of the usual winery machines.
The Bannerman Vineyard offers 11 different varieties of Muscadine wines such as the Red Oak Sweet, White Oak Sweet, Strawberry Wine and Sweet Bay Blush. The NC Strawberry and NC Peach wines are the vineyard's recent additions. Wine tastings are available from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturdays. Locals can also visit the family-owned vineyard that used to be a tobacco barn a hundred years ago. Picking different varieties of grapes for free is allowed anytime after 9 a.m. on weekdays during the harvesting season in September and October.
Duplin Winery
If you drive all the way to downtown Rose Hill, make it a point to drop by Duplin Winery, the largest Muscadine winery in the world and the oldest in North Carolina. Offering 30 different wines, the winery produces approximately 260,000 cases of wine in a year. Duplin Winery bestsellers include their Magnolia varieties, Hatteras Red and their award-winning Scuppernong wine.
Production tours are offered daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where visitors can learn the basics of winemaking and how each bottle is derived from its humble vineyard beginnings. Wine tasting schedule is from Mondays to Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6.p.m.
VacationHomes.com provides a detailed listing of Topsail Island beach rentals. Browse and sort the listings by prices, amenities, location details and proximity to Topsail wineries.