![]() Click for more details.īurntshirt produces classic varietals, such as merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, chardonnay, and riesling. Set amidst the backdrop of apple blossom season in this Blue Ridge Mountain town. Visit the Hendersonville area for a celebration of food and drink! Wineries and cideries partner with other outdoor venues for a signature four-day event featuring tours, tastings, food trucks, music in the vineyards, wine releases and more. Sweeter wines crafted from muscadine and scuppernong grapes native to North Carolina are also found here.īoutique-style tasting rooms invite visitors to taste wines just steps from where the grapes were grown and enjoy sweeping mountain views while soaking in the Blue Ridge terroir. ![]() Vineyards produce classic wines from European vinifera and French-American hybrid grapes, including cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, petit verdot, riesling and vidal blanc. ![]() Warm days and cool nights, along with the right soil and water quality, provide favorable conditions for grape growing. Only regions with distinctive soil, climate and elevation - such as Napa Valley and Sonoma - earn this designation. The Crest of the Blue Ridge Wine Trail (about 25 miles south of downtown Asheville) includes six vineyards producing high-quality wines.Ĭrest of the Blue Ridge received federal designation as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in 2019. Beckstoffer Vineyards’ goal is to produce the highest quality grapes in Northern California that form the foundation of exceptional wines, as well as a passion for preservation of the land and viticultural expertise.Hendersonville’s Crest of the Blue Ridge Wine Trailįor a romantic afternoon outing, head to the Hendersonville area for North Carolina's newest wine country! Sample dozens of award-winning wines while enjoying beautiful settings with vineyard and Blue Ridge Mountains views. Beckstoffer Vineyards is firmly rooted in the soil of Northern California’s wine country, with Andy Beckstoffer playing an integral role in the evolution of the wine grape industry since 1970. Named “ Napa’s most powerful grape grower” by both the Wall Street Journal and Wine Spectator, Beckstoffer Vineyards was founded in 1970. Brandon Axell, General Manager, Mendocino Andy Beckstoffer, Leonel Soto Mora, Viticulturist, Red Hills Leonel Soto Mora, Viticulturist, Red Hills Blake Wood, Vineyard Manager, Napa Valley Dave Michul, President & CEO, Beckstoffer Vineyards It is the only program to emphasize the three major elements of the wine industry: viticulture, enology, and wine business. Every wine and viticulture student will gain invaluable learn-by-doing experiences in the Hall, preparing them for a successful career in this ever-changing industry.Ĭal Poly has the largest undergraduate wine and viticulture program of its kind in the nation with nearly 300 students enrolled. Here they will produce Cal Poly’s commercial wines as well as their own experimental varieties and blends. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture, and it provides a place for students to gain hands-on winemaking experience using state-of-the-art equipment and industry practices. The Beckstoffer Vineyards Fermentation Hall in the Winery is the largest space inside the JUSTIN and J. We made this gift to honor the program, the four Cal Poly graduates that form the major part of our viticulture team and all of the Cal Poly graduates who contribute so much to the premium wine business.” Cal Poly has produced some of the most talented viticulturalists and vineyard managers in the world, and we are especially proud that they allowed us to be to be a part of this program. This new facility will further enhance that program. This is the largest completely donor-funded capital project in CSU history.īeckstoffer Vineyards employs four graduates of Cal Poly who are key members of the management and viticulture teams: Dave Michul, President & CEO (1984), Brandon Axell, General Manager, Mendocino(1998), Blake Wood, Vineyard Manager, Napa Valley(2006) and Leonel Soto Mora, Viticulturist, Red Hills(2018).Īndy Beckstoffer commented, “Cal Poly is a wonderful university, and their viticulture program is excellent. ![]() LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture to fund the Beckstoffer Vineyards Fermentation Hall. The Center, completed in September 2021, will open to students in the winter quarter. Andy Beckstoffer of Beckstoffer Vineyards today announced that he and his wife, Betty, have donated $1 million to the Cal Poly JUSTIN and J. ![]()
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