More and more mountain wineries are springing up in the Georgia and Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains at such old money locations as The Biltmore Estate or Chateau Elan as well as newly minted gated enclaves for the retiring boomer in the Cliffs Communities as for instance. 
Not to be outdone, our own coastal low country wineries are doing just fine thank you. Though we have fewer in number and are limited to a handful of varieties of grape due to the coastal growing conditions, wine connoisseurs none the less seek out our coastal wineries. Day trippers enthusiastically sample award winning renderings and even take dedicated coastal wine tasting tours. There are two wineries that are diligently pursuing their craft while dabbling in spirits more identified with Russia, vodka.
Wine enthusiasts and their families have been familiar with the Irvin-House Vineyards on Wadmalaw Island south of Charleston since their 2001 opening. Billed as Charleston’s only vineyard and winery, they have a Blessing of the vineyard Festival every November 11 which borrows heavily from the coastal tradition of blessing of the fleet in harvesting of fresh seafood in our lowcountry waters.
Butterducks Winery is located just a piece up the road out of Savannah along Interstate 16 in Guyton, Georgia. Though younger than Irwin-House Vineyards, their wines have done well in wine tasting competition over the past few years. Make it a point to visit these and other low country wineries on your next visit to coastal Georgia and South Carolina. And by the way, we were yanking your chain a wee bit with the Jerry Lee Lewis blast from the past about drinking wine, wine, wine.
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