North Carolina to Take Out California?

Start drinking North Carolina wines in the coming months and someday you’ll be able to say you remember when.You remember when a tasting tour meant being able to chat with winemakers face-to-face.

You remember when the grapes that survived 2007’s wild weather yielded some of the best wines you’ve ever sipped.

You remember when North Carolina’s wine country was just taking off.

What’s pushing the state’s wine culture to the next level? A little bit of national buzz and a run of rough weather that winemakers are making the best of.

Late last month, “Today” show food editor Phil Lempert proclaimed Napa Valley winemaking out — doomed by global warming — and said North Carolina was poised to claim Napa’s crown. And while wine boosters in our state aren’t ready to agree that Napa is kaput, they are happy to get Lempert’s nod.

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Source: The News & Observer

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  1. Global Warming » North Carolina to Take Out California? Says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 5:42 pm

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