10 North Carolina Wineries Where You Can Also Eat

It’s no secret food and wine are a match made in North Carolina wine country heaven, and a number of our wineries and vineyards offer dining options that make for a perfect pairing during your visit. Here are several tasty options:

1 Old North State Winery

1 Old North State Winery

Mount AirySee on map

Situated in a downtown 1890s mercantile building, Old North State Market at Old North State Winery offers up gourmet sandwiches, specialty pizzas, salads, elevated entrees and more for both lunch and dinner. The meat, cheese and fruit trays are a great way to celebrate the spot’s wine and beer harvest with friends.

Website(336) 789-9463Directions

2 JOLO Winery & Vineyards

2 JOLO Winery & Vineyards

Pilot MountainSee on map

Open Thursday through Sunday, EndPosts Restaurant at JOLO Winery & Vineyards invites you to stop in for a casual but delicious lunch, dinner or snack. Take your pick from small plates such as pommes frites and Thai sweet chili fried shrimp, soup, salad, flatbreads, wraps, entrees such as beer-glazed meat loaf and lobster ravioli, and desserts. Pair your choices with one of JOLO's award-winning wines as you take in the picturesque view of Pilot Mountain in the distance.

Website(336) 614-0030Directions

3 Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery

3 Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery

BoonvilleSee on map

The kitchen at Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery is a shared commercial kitchen where the winery turns its produce and herbs into fresh salsas, dips, soup mixes and much more. It also offers a daily mix of snacks and small plates to enjoy while you sample award-winning wines all produced from grapes grown on its 15-acre vineyard.

Website(336) 677-1700Directions

4 Perry's Berry's Vineyard and Winery

4 Perry's Berry's Vineyard and Winery

MorgantonSee on map

For years, this family farm has been a favorite destination for its U-pick blueberries and sweet wines made from fruit grown on-site. Now they produce hard ciders too. Sip on concoctions such as apple-blueberry, peach-mango or pear-apple cider at Blueberry Bistro, the winery's restaurant serving crepes, sandwiches and charcuterie boards for lunch and early dinner.

Website(828) 432-7631Directions

5 Shelton Vineyards

5 Shelton Vineyards

DobsonSee on map

Located down Cabernet Lane, The Harvest Grill at acclaimed Shelton Vineyards in the Yadkin Valley features upscale dining with a bistro atmosphere. Enjoy stunning views of the vineyards and kitchen garden from the patio and make it a more intimate, romantic evening in the sophisticated dining room. The menu focuses on creative bistro cuisine, artisan cheeses and locally sourced ingredients.

Website(336) 366-4724Directions

6 The Country Squire

6 The Country Squire

WarsawSee on map

Serving lunch, brunch and dinner since 1961, family-owned and -operated Country Squire Restaurant, Inn & Winery attracts a discerning clientele far beyond its Duplin County location. Lunch is a casual affair, with soups, salads, sandwiches and creative lunch-sized entrees, while dinner is more elaborate and romantic.

Website(910) 296-1727Directions

7 Biltmore Winery

7 Biltmore Winery

AshevilleSee on map

Biltmore Winery remains America’s most-visited winery for good reason. Pair the award-winning wines with a variety of dining options and you will feel like a Vanderbilt for the day. Biltmore’s Antler Hill Village encompasses the winery, farm and kitchen garden. Dining options at the Village include Bistro, with seasonal menus featuring the bounties of Biltmore’s own fields, farms and vineyards; hearty meals like Shepherd’s Pie, tavern sandwiches, and fish and chips at Cedric’s Tavern; and sweets that celebrate Biltmore’s history in the dairy business at the Creamery.

Website(800) 411-3812Directions

8 Childress Vineyards

8 Childress Vineyards

LexingtonSee on map

The Bistro at Childress Vineyards furthers NASCAR legend Richard Childress’s passion for wine – and food. Lunch is served seven days a week on the enclosed terrace, which is adjacent to the tasting room and sprawling retail shop and overlooks the rolling hills of the vineyard. The menu features creative, wine-friendly dishes with a Southern twist.

Website(336) 236-9463Directions

9 Duplin Winery

9 Duplin Winery

Rose HillSee on map

With a focus on fresh and local ingredients, native muscadine grapes and Duplin wines, The Bistro at Duplin Winery offers lunch Monday to Saturday, including gourmet soups and sandwiches, fresh salads (the chicken summer salad comes with a muscadine orange poppy seed dressing) and made-from-scratch desserts. Pair your meal with a glass of refreshing and fruity muscadine wine or a specialty drink, and your lunch becomes a special meal to remember.

Website(910) 289-3888Directions

10 Laurel Gray Vineyards

10 Laurel Gray Vineyards

HamptonvilleSee on map

With a rotating food truck schedule, the folks at Laurel Gray Vineyards are pairing varied tastes with its award-winning wines (check its website for an up-to-date schedule). In addition to the food trucks, enjoy samples of sauces that come with a wine tasting such as chocolate cabernet wine sauce or chardonnay caramel sauce.

Website(336) 468-9463Directions

Enjoy North Carolina’s wineries and vineyards, and remember to drink responsibly. Please designate a driver.