Glasses awaiting wine on the 2019 Yadkin Valley Grape Competition.
Wineries from Yadkin and Surry counties and past might be represented this weekend on the annual Yadkin Valley Grape Competition in downtown Yadkinville. The occasion is scheduled for 11 a.m .to five p.m. within the parking zone on the nook of Elm and Jackson streets.
Jaime Johnston, of the Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce which hosts the occasion, mentioned there are round 16 space wineries anticipated to be on the pageant this 12 months together with, Sanders Ridge, Weathervane, Hanover Park, Grassy Creek, Shadow Springs, Windsor Run, Haze Grey, Surry Cellars, Native Vines, Stony Knoll, Hidden Vineyards, Carolina Heritage, Barely Askew, Candy Dwelling Carolina, Brandon Hills and Star Mud Cellars.
The pageant will characteristic meals and craft distributors in addition to reside music from 60 Watt Combo from Midday to 2p.m. and Huge Daddy Mogo from 3 to five p.m.
This 12 months’s pageant is sponsored by First Nationwide Financial institution, Jonesville Tourism Growth Authority, Skyline Nationwide Banks, Yadkin County Tourism Growth Authority and the Yadkinville Tourism Growth Authority.
Yadkinville’s Grape Competition is without doubt one of the smaller wine festivals and that’s simply positive with organizers and attendees.
”We don’t need to be the largest, simply the perfect,” mentioned Bobby Todd of the Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce on the 2019 pageant.
The candy sixteen for the pageant, held in 2019, was definitely successful with many company returning to benefit from the day in Yadkinville.
“Yearly we see the identical faces. They actually take pleasure in coming right here,” mentioned Jim Drum, talking on behalf of Yadkinville Mayor Eddie Norman. “They arrive for the leisure and the wine.”
