On site from 10:30am until 4pm both Saturday and Sunday

Voted BEST BBQ IN CHARLOTTE 2012
Menu selections include: Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Mac & Cheese, Pork Quesadillas, Pimento Cheese and Handmade Chips, Beef Brisket, etc…

There is nothing more American than BBQ and fixins!

Laurel Gray will be open all weekend and to celebrate the beginning of summer fun.
RootDown Food Truck will return! 11am until 5pm on Saturday.

RootDown is a wonderful NEW food truck from the Lake Norman area that will be serving up fresh and delicious Creole, Southern, Soul, and Street Food.

Menu items include: Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Pulled Pork and Pimento Cheese Sandwiches, Po’Boy Sandwiches, Pralines and many other delicious choices. Food Prices range from $1 for an authentic Praline to $8 for a huge Pulled Pork and Pimento Sandwich. Root Down’s food pairs wonderfully with Laurel Gray’s Dry Rose’ and NEW RELEASE UnOaked Chardonnay. Plan to eat lunch at Laurel Gray while relaxing with a glass of award winning estate wine.

Come for lunch and plan to stay all afternoon. This is peak season for our 73 Jackson Perkins Tea Roses along with our fragrant herb gardens, so enjoy a glass of wine and treat yourself to the fragrance of Laurel Gray. Let summer begin!!

What better way to show Mom how much you love her than spending the afternoon relaxing  with a picnic lunch at Laurel Gray Vineyards? You bring the food and we got the wine! As our tribute to motherhood, all moms taste free today! 

May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend

Laurel Gray will be open all weekend, so come celebrate the beginning of summer fun.

RootDown Food Truck will return on Saturday 11am until 5pm! Serving Creole style pulled pork and pimento cheese sandwiches, red beans and rice, gumbo, roast beef po’boy sandwiches and homemade pralines. Come for lunch and plan to stay all afternoon with a glass of our award willing wine. This is peak season for our 73 Jackson Perkins Tea Roses along with our wonderful herb gardens, so treat yourself to the fragrance of Laurel Gray. Let summer begin!!

In keeping with our theme of celebrating nature, a wonderful NEW food truck, RootDown, from the Lake Norman area will be onsite from 11am until 3pm serving up  fresh and delicious Creole, Southern, and Soul Food.

Menu items include:Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Shrimp Remoulade, Pulled Pork and Pimento Cheese Sandwiches, Bread Pudding and Pralines along with many other delicious choices.

Food Prices range from $1 for an authentic Praline to $8 for a huge Pulled Pork and Pimento Sandwich. Root Down’s food pairs wonderfully with Laurel Gray’s Dry Rose’ and NEW RELEASE UnOaked Chardonnay.

Plan to eat lunch at Laurel Gray this Saturday, April 13th, while enjoying some local entertainment with a glass of award winning estate wine!

April 5, 6 and 7 - Spring Herb Festival

Visit each of the Swan Creek Vineyards tasting room and sample an appetizer, or dessert prepared with a vineyard specific herb along with a 2 oz. pour of delicious wine, and receive a 4” potted herb. One ticket entitles holder two samples of food and wine and one potted herb from each vineyard. Tickets available from any Swan Creek Wine Trail Vineyards for the price of $25. Our most popular event, these limited tickets sell out quickly so call ASAP to get yours! Participating wineries include: Laurel Gray, Raffaldini, Dobbins Creek, Shadow Springs and Windsor Run.

Noon until 5pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

April 13 “Celebrate the Farm” at Laurel Gray with RootDown Food Truck

It is time for bud break and a very exciting phase in the life of the vineyard. During the winter our exposed vines sleep, but their roots continue to grow and store nourishment for the spring push. Every season has its unique elements in the vineyard, and this weekend we invite you join us in celebrating the beauty of new spring life. FREE educational vineyard tours will be given by owner Ben and Kim Myers, at 11am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm and 3:30pm. Tastings and glasses of wine will be discount priced at $5.

In keeping with our theme of celebrating nature, a wonderful NEW food truck, RootDown, from the Lake Norman area will be onsite from 11am until 3pm serving up fresh and delicious Creole, Southern, Soul, and Street Food.  Menu items include: Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Shrimp Remoulade, Pulled Pork and Pimento Cheese Sandwiches, Bread Pudding and Pralines along with many other delicious choices. Food Prices range from $1 for an authentic Praline to $8 for a huge Pulled Pork and Pimento Sandwich. Root Down’s food pairs wonderfully with Laurel Gray’s Dry Rose’ and NEW RELEASE UnOaked Chardonnay. Plan to eat lunch at Laurel Gray while relaxing with a glass of award winning estate wine.

May 4 and 5 - Spring Wine Release

You been waiting for it and now it is finally here! NEW RELEASE WINES FOR 2013. All five Swan Creek AVA vineyards will release the new vintages this weekend. At Laurel Gray come sample our wonderful 2012 Pinot Gris and Viognier.

May 5 - Barrel Tasting

This is a new event for the Vineyards of Swan Creek Assoc. Visit each tasting room and sample a red wine straight from the barrel! You will also enjoy a perfect cheese pairing and get to experience the fun of tasting wines that are not available for purchase. These wines will be bottled within the next 6 months, so it is a sneak preview of things to come.  Ticket price $25.00 per person.  Participating wineries include: Laurel Gray, Raffaldini, Dobbins Creek, Shadow Springs and Windsor Run. Noon until 5pm

May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend

Laurel Gray will be open all weekend and to celebrate the beginning of summer fun, RootDown Food Truck will return! 11am until 5pm on Saturday. (See details above) Come for lunch and plan to stay all afternoon. This is peak season for our 73 Jackson Perkins Tea Roses along with our fragrant herb gardens, so enjoy a glass of wine and treat yourself to the fragrance of Laurel Gray. Let summer begin!!

Come join us March 2nd and 3rd for a “Wine & Cheese Weekend”

Along with wine release at Laurel Gray Vineyards

Saturday 11am until 5pm Sunday 1pm until 5pm

Another annual event from the Vineyards of Swan Creek Wine Trail. Visit each tasting room and enjoy a FREE sample of award winning wine paired with a delicious local cheese from Ashe County Cheese in Jefferson, NC.

Laurel Gray will premier our first offering of an unoaked Chardonnay for this event. Delightfully clean and refreshing with flavors of green apple, lemon, and juicy fresh pear. We have selected Ashe County Cheese Mountain Sharp Cheddar to pair with this new 2011 Chardonnay.

Participating wineries include: Laurel Gray, Raffaldini, Dobbins Creek, Shadow Springs and Windsor Run. A great way to get out of the house and enjoy our scenic Swan Creek AVA countryside and sample the newest wine from Laurel Gray.

This is just one of the many procedures we use here at Laurel Gray to ensure the highest quality of wines possible. Once the Cabernet has been pruned the vineyard team will move on to the remaining red vines, saving the white varieties until last. Pruning will not be completed until the end of March, hopefully just prior to bud swell.

Winter months in the winery are busy blending, cold stabilizing, and filtering wines in preparation for bottling later this month. Ben and I have tasted several of the 2012 vintages and feel they are some of the best we have ever produced. Our new winemaker, Erik Murphy and assistant, Dustin Whiten are doing a great job!

On a personal note, Ben and Jack are having a big birthday this month. On February 16^th, Ben turns sixty and our grandson, Jack turns one. What a wonderful year we had enjoying Jack, he is such a joy. I just told Ben this week he has laughed more during the last year than he has in the past ten. Jack is walking now and runs from me every time I tell him not to do something. Talking is coming a little slower, but he does say a few things; mama, dada, dirt, stinky, and tractor. So funny! We are looking forward to enjoying every milestone of his growth. Ashley, Matt, Taylor and Rebecca are all doing well and excelling in their individual professions.

Our family continues to receive daily blessing and we love sharing them with you. Hope to see you soon. Stay warm!

Kim

On Feb 9th and 10th, Join the Vineyards of Swan Creek Wine Trail for our annual “For the Love of Chocolate and Wine” Weekend.

• Visit each tasting room and enjoy a FREE sample of award winning wine paired with a decadent chocolate.
• Saturday 11am until 5pm and Sunday 1pm until 5pm.
• What a perfect way to show someone special who much you love them while enjoying it all for FREE!
• Participating wineries include: Laurel Gray, Raffaldini, Dobbins Creek, Shadow Springs and Windsor Run.

Happy Holidays!!!