The Sandhills Wine Trail

Fans of the native and healthy muscadine grape will find a lot to like on this wine trail, which winds its way fromInterstate 95 near Smithfield through Goldsboro and down to the I-40 corridor near the town ofWarsaw. You’ll start at the largest muscadine vineyard in North Carolina at the Hinnant Family Vineyards andWinery, where you can tour the facilities, taste the wine, or just sit on the large wrap-around porch and enjoy the day. Then you’ll head east to A Secret GardenWinery, whichmakes its wines without any chemicals and is in the process of becoming certified “organic”. From there, it’s south to The Country Squire Winery, which also boasts a popular restaurant and inn on the property.

 The Vineyards

HINNANT FAMILY VINEYARDS AND WINERY

www.hinnantvineyards.com
826 Pine Level-Micro Road, Pine Level, NC 27568
919-965-3350

Amenities: Tasting room, gift shop, picnic area, rental facilities.
Wines: SouthernWhite, Scuppernong, Tarheel Red, Southern Red, Muscadine Blush, Strawberry, Blackberry, Noble, Carlos, Norton, Peachy Two, Chardonnay, Magnolia, CarolinaWildflower, Pack House Gold.

A SECRET GARDENWINERY

www.asecretgardenwinery.com
1018 Airport Road, Pikeville, NC 27863
919-734-0260

Amenities: Tasting room, gift shop.
Wines: Mary Rose Red, Southern Breeze, Golden Harvest, Hush Hush Blush, Strawberry Squeeze, Blueberry Hill.

THE COUNTRY SQUIREWINERY

www.countrysquireinn.com/winery.html
748 NC Highway 24/50,Warsaw, NC 28398
910-296-1727

Amenities: Tasting room, gift shop, restaurant, vintage inn.
Wines: Baronial Red, Court Yard Maiden, Jester’s Folly, Rustic Tavern Red, Sunken Garden Thistle, Squire’s Best, Apple Orchard Riesling, Black Knight Cabernet, Highlander, Pride of Scotland.