Pet Friendly Wineries and Vineyards

We are adding a new section to our website Pet Friendly Wineries and Vineyards. Since both our family's, many of our fans, and friends are pet owners; we wanted to start to list those wineries and vineyards which considered themselves pet friendly.
We have had several emails asking us which of the locations we have visited allow pets; so we thought important considering many pet owners enjoy wine that it would be something important to add to out site.
Look for this new feature on our "Your Journeys"page starting next week.

Flint Hill Vineyards

Thursday, June 17th, I had the pleasure to visit Flint Hill Vineyards. http://www.flinthillvineyards.com/index.html I began in Winston-Salem by following Old Reynolda Road out of town where it turns into Highway 67. The drive was short through picturesque scenery. Turning right off 67 onto Flint Hill Road, I was pleasantly surprised to find the scenery even more enjoyable. I knew I was there when I spotted the beautifully restored yellow Victorian styled farmhouse on the right.

Divine Llama Vineyards

On Thursday, June 17th, I headed out on the byways to East Bent, NC. My journey started in Oak Ridge, NC on Hwy 150 W to Kernersville, NC. There I took Hwy 66N through Winston-Salem, crossing Hwy 52 and turning right onto Hwy 67 (Reynolda Rd.) Folks, this is a very calming and scenic way to avoid the interstates.
After about 5 miles on 67 the sign for Divine Llama Vineyard

http://www.divinellamavineyards.com/home.html appeared on my right at the turn into their driveway.

Salute! Wine Festival, Winston-Salem

Well, this is terribly late, and apologies are in order. We had some rotten luck with our video gear, and lost a great deal of footage (namely, interviews with winemakers) of this year's Salute! wine festival in downtown Winston-Salem.

Horizen Cellars

Our trip to Horizon Cellars this past Friday was a true adventure of the byways.  Located off of Old US Hwy 421south of Siler City; our decision to begin the journey on the same route out of Greensboro was just beautiful. It is a great drive past sites of yesteryear's mixed with lush farmlands; we may have seen a total of 10 vehicles during the drive. Once at our destination of Vineyard Ridge Road, we turned right off of Old US Hwy 421 to begin our descent up the ridge. As we wandered through the forest on the gravel road; we were struck by how dense the foliage was just a mile or so outside of Siler City. At the crest we found the winery nestled in the middle of it all.